Mar 13, 2025 | automated bulk expungement | Expungement processing | mediation | New Jersey State Police (NJSP) | New Jersey Supreme Court | Office of the Public Defender (OPD) | second chance | technology | timelines | New Jersey State Police | Press Release
Governor Phil Murphy, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), and the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) announced the terms of an agreement in principle to resolve ongoing class action litigation regarding the timely processing of judicial orders expunging records associated with arrests and convictions for certain low-level offenses
Feb 21, 2025 | assist law enforcement | autism and communications disorders | divers' license designation | law enforcement and residents | law enforcement interacting with residents | license with disability status | Motor Vehicle Commission | police interaction | the Department of Health and Human Services | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Mental Health | New Jersey State Police | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Police Training Commission | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and Acting Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Latrecia Littles-Floyd today announced new efforts underway to assist law enforcement officers to communicate effectively and avoid misunderstandings during encounters with individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a communication disorder.
Dec 3, 2024 | defendants indicted | facilitating human trafficking | human trafficking | human trafficking rings | human trafficking rings dismantled | seven defendants | Crime Victims | Division of Criminal Justice | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Human Trafficking | New Jersey State Police | Press Release | Victims of Crime Compensation Office
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) today announced that seven defendants were indicted in connection with two separate human trafficking enterprises in North and South Jersey. One human trafficking ring was based in Essex County, where a suspected female trafficker allegedly used beatings with an electrical cord and other acts of physical violence to control the teenage victims, subjecting them to sexual assaults by strangers and profiting from the abuse.
Oct 23, 2024 | act of violence | aggravated assault | assault | Body Worn Cameras | cumberland county | flashlight | Gibbstown | handcuffs | New Jersey State Police (NJSP) | New Jersey Superior Court | NJ State Trooper | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | punch | Sentencing | Upper Deerfield Township | New Jersey State Police | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced the sentencing of a former New Jersey State Police (NJSP) trooper for a September 2022 assault in Cumberland County, in which he punched a woman in the face while holding a metal flashlight, as the victim was handcuffed in the back seat of a police vehicle.
Sep 24, 2024 | accountability | anonymous reporting | anti-hazing policy | complaints | DEI | Discrimination | diversity in hiring | hiring process | Internal Affairs | Investigations | kaufman dolowich | mandatory in-service training | Memorandum | New Jersey State Police | nitti | NJSP | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | Reforms | Reports | retaliation | senior leadership | sexual harassment | transfers | transparency | New Jersey State Police | Press Release | Public Integrity | Statutes, Regulations & Rules | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Investigations by OPIA and Outside Law Firm Lead to More Than Two Dozen Recommended Changes That Will Be Implemented.
Jul 16, 2024 | accountability and transparency | ALPR Technology | Attorney General Directive 2022-12 | Audit | Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Data | foster trust between law enforcement agencies and communities | New Jersey Law Enforcement | New Jersey State Police | NJSP | promoting public trust | uniform standards | New Jersey State Police | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
For Immediate Release: July 16, 2024 Office of The Attorney General – Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General New Jersey State Police – Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent For Further Information: Media Inquiries- OAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON — Attorney...
