In face of criticism, N.J. State Police to change training on mentally ill

TRENTON - The State Police will change its training program for troopers on how to handle people with mental illness after facing criticism it was not doing enough in response to the controversial 2008 death of a Newark man on the side of a highway. Members of the division's training academy recently met with officials from the National Alliance on Mental Illness New Jersey and the Mental Health Association in New Jersey to discuss improvements, a spokesman, Capt.

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