Mar 8, 2024 | concealing misconduct | Essex County | failing to perform background checks | failing to perform drug tests | Guilty Plea | hiring unqualified drivers | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | operating unsafe buses | OPIA | School Bus Company | Child Protection | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced today that an Essex County-based school bus company and one of its owners pleaded guilty, after hiring unqualified drivers, failing to perform drug tests and background checks, operating unsafe buses, and attempting to conceal their misconduct.
Feb 2, 2024 | New Jersey Police Licensing Act | OPIA | proposed new rules | Social Media | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Police Training Commission | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity | Statutes, Regulations & Rules
The Police Training Commission (PTC) has proposed new rules for the review of law enforcement officers’ social media under New Jersey’s Police Licensing Act.
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.
Aug 21, 2023 | Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2023-03 | Multidisciplinary Response to Strangulation and Smothering | Division of Criminal Justice | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | VIVA
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...
Jun 13, 2023 | charges | Criminal Justice Data Dashboard | Demographic Data | dispositions | Division of Criminal Justice | fines | Office of Justice Data | restitution | warrants | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Justice Data | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity
Comprehensive data warehouse is a unique statewide view into criminal justice data For Immediate Release: June 13, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Justice Data- Kristin Golden, PhD, Chief Data Officer For Further...
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...