NJ divided on police license plate readers. Most want safeguards
New Jerseyans are divided over whether police should use automated license plate readers in their communities, but there is much broader agreement that limits should be placed on how law enforcement uses the technology, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Half of New Jerseyans oppose the use of automated license plate readers for local law enforcement, while 44% support them, according to the statewide poll released Oct. 28. Thirty percent strongly oppose their use, while 20% somewhat oppose it. But when asked about safeguards surrounding the cameras, large majorities supported requiring warrants, conducting more frequent audits and shortening the amount of time license plate reader data can be stored. "New Jerseyans don't agree on whether they want these cameras in their communities, but they largely agree on how they should be governed if they are there," Ashley Koning, director…