AG Platkin Issues New Law Enforcement Directive Establishing Multidisciplinary Response to Strangulation and Smothering

For Immediate Release: August 21, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today issued a Law Enforcement Directive establishing...

Attorney General Platkin Announces New Online Platform for Victim Compensation Payments

For Immediate Release: May 26, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance- Patricia Teffenhart, Executive DirectorVictims of Crime Compensation Office- Mary Ellen Bonsper, Director...

Department of Law and Public Safety to Host Crime Victims’ Rights Week Event to Honor Crime Victims and Those Who Support Them

AG Platkin Announces Recipients of OAG Excellence Awards for Victims’ Justice For Immediate Release: April 27, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance- Patricia Teffenhart,...

AG Platkin Announces Recipients of $2.9 Million in Federal Funds to Support Trauma Recovery Centers

New Jersey’s innovative crime victim centers provide assistance to underserved populations For Immediate Release: April 17, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance- Patricia...

AG Platkin Issues Statewide Directive Requiring Longer Retention of DNA and Other Evidence from Medical Exams in Sexual Assault Cases

Law Enforcement Directive 2023-1 Also Establishes Statewide Guidelines for Tracking, Storing, and Determining When Sexual Assault Evidence is Submitted to Labs for Testing For Immediate Release: March 13, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin,...
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