The NAACP New Jersey State Conference has called for the removal of New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan and immediate implementation of reforms. The demands materialized after Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin released two negative reports about the New Jersey State Police. One identified discriminatory hiring practices while the second showed a need for transparency and accountability within NJSP ranks. A NAACP statement noted that while Platkin offered information that revealed a “nefarious, biased underbelly of the New Jersey State Police”,  the reports simply corroborated chronic complaints made against the law enforcement group. “The NAACP New Jersey State Conference has been screaming from the mountaintops for years now about the discrimination that permeates the New Jersey State Police,” a release explained. Richard T. Smith, NAACP president, signed off on a blistering communication that called for intervention by Gov. Phil Murphy. “The Report and Memo released by Attorney General Platkin is not news to us, but is simply confirmation of what we know: the New Jersey State Police is an institution consumed with bias against anyone who does not look like the Colonel,” Smith wrote. Callahan lists as Caucasian. The group applauded Platkin for his courage and his transparency, yet, emphasized a need for immediate action on reforms presented by the attorney general. “We also are encouraged by his attempts to rectify and clean up this mess. However, the problems now exposed are not new and the remedies the Attorney General proposes need teeth,” that deliver results. “Similar remedies have been tried in the past with limited to no success. The Report cites attempts to clean up the State Police in 1999 as an example,” the NAACP statement noted. The group accused the New Jersey State Police administration, “uses every tactic available to avoid following the law. Report after report, lawsuit after lawsuit has not stopped the State Police from making a mockery of laws that We the People and the New Jersey State Legislature have enacted.” The organization called for Platkin to oversee “the State Police employment practices because the State Police leadership cannot follow New Jersey law. “Be reminded that the same leaders have been scolded and exposed over and over again, not just by the NAACP, but by U.S. Attorney’s Office, the New Jersey State Comptroller, the press, and through countless lawsuits, costing the taxpayers money. They’ve continued their pattern of discriminating against their employees throughout these exposures, seemingly without a hint of embarrassment or regret, and using every means at their disposal to avoid meaningful change.” While Callahan recognized the need for reform and has agreed to accept recommended changes, NAACP officials expect no significant improvement can occur without a change in leadership.