CONTENTS
CONTENTS
New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police
Board of Officers 2025— 2026
President
Immediate Past President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Chief Andrew Caggiano Montville Police Department
Chief John Russo Rutherford Police Department
Chief Kevin Carey Collingswood Police Department
Chief Giacomo Sacca Elizabeth Police Department
3rd Vice President
Chief Matthew Brenner East Greenwich Township Police Department
4th Vice President
Chief Frank LoSacco East Brunswick Township Police Department
Vice President At-Large
Treasurer
Executive Director
Chief Anthony G. Manna Fairfield Police Department
Chief Matthew Geist Middlesex Police Department
Mitchell C. Sklar
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FEATURES
4 From the President’ s Desk Chief Andrew Caggiano
5 Executive Director’ s Report Mitchell C. Sklar
6 From the NJSACOP Archives... February
9 New Police Chiefs Orientation Program Registration Now Available
11 Department of Homeland Security Launches New Office to Advance Drone and Counter-Drone Technologies
13 Leadership Bookshelf
14 A Chief’ s Perspective: Turning the Corner on Traffic Fatalities – and the Work Ahead
16 Training Requests: The Overlooked Danger of Denials
20 Soft Targets, Hard Truths: The Crisis Facing University Law Enforcement
25 SCOTUS in Barnes v. Felix Clarifies Use-of-Force Analysis but Leaves Open an Unresolved Question
29 NJSACOP Legends & Pioneers Chief Philip Bell [ Kearny Police Department ]
32 Enhancing Procedural Justness of Encounters Through Substantiation( EPJETS): Improving Citizens’ Perceptions of the Police Through an Innovative Interaction Protocol
34 NJ Police Chiefs Foundation Valor Awards Nominations 38 Association Business
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Vol. 32, No. 6, February 2026 © 2026 New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police