Feb 21, 2025 | adult diagnostic | aggravated assault | assault of corrections resident | Corrections Officer | special treatment unit | treatment center | Woodbridge N.J. | Excellence in Policing | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Office of Public Integrity & Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a former New Jersey Department of Corrections officer was sentenced to a three-year term in state prison after using excessive force and assaulting a resident of the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center (ADTC)’s Special Treatment Unit (STU) in Woodbridge.
Dec 18, 2024 | Attorney General Statement | Excellence in Policing | Policing Policy | Press Release
For Immediate Release: December 18, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.gov We are deeply disappointed with today’s ruling — which comes nearly two years after the State took...
Nov 4, 2024 | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | AG Priorities 2024 | Excellence in Policing | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Office of Policing Strategy and Innovation, Led by Executive Director Isa Abbassi, Will Bring Statewide, Centralized Approach to Policing Policy, Research, and Technology For Immediate Release: November 4, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin,...
May 9, 2024 | “Hate Has No Home in Ocean County” Initiative | Attorney General’s Initiative Award | Detective Joseph Seals Valor Award | Excellence in Policing Awards | Franklin Police Department | Greater Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church Outstanding Youth Engagement Award | Hackettstown Police Department | Lakewood Community Coalition | Lakewood Police Department | Lifetime Achievement Award | Milltown Police Department | Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office | National Police Week | Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office | Outstanding Community Partnership Award | Pablo Santiago Resiliency Award | Plainfield Police Department | Police Chaplain of the Year | Queen City Mentoring Academy | Salvation and Social Justice | Excellence in Policing | Policing Policy | Press Release
For Immediate Release: May 9, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Mariluz Garcia-DiazOAGpress@njoag.gov View Livestream TRENTON — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the...
Jan 31, 2024 | continuing education for police officers | Licensing Committee | N.J. Police Licensure Act | OPIA | Police Training Commission (PTC) | public trust | standards of professionalism | Excellence in Policing | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Police Training Commission | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
A new state law went into effect this month requiring New Jersey’s approximately 40,500 police officers to hold valid, active licenses issued by the Police Training Commission (PTC) in order to serve as law enforcement officers.
May 12, 2023 | Excellence in Policing Award | National Police Week | Excellence in Policing | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
For Immediate Release: May 12, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-OAGpress@njoag.gov View Livestream TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the winners of the...
