Apr 19, 2024 | Alleged Sexual Misconduct | Division of Consumer Affairs | Female Patients | gross malpractice | North Jersey Cardiologist | professional misconduct | Revokeed License | sexual misconduct | State Board of Medical Examiners | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Licensing & Permits | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Sexual Assault Victims
Board Action Follows Resolution of Criminal Charges Filed in Passaic County in Connection with Patient Allegations of Inappropriate Touching.
Apr 18, 2024 | Attorney General Directive 2024-02 | Forensic Science | Hamilton | Law Enforcement Guidelines | New Jersey State Police Forensic Technology Center | Sexual Assault | Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) | Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) | Sexual Assault Responses | Sexual Violence Prevention Symposium | Trenton | Division of Criminal Justice | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims | Violence Intervention
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced he has issued a Directive to law enforcement that expands the standard Sexual Assault Response Team activation period from five to seven days from when the incident is reported to have occurred, providing survivors of sexual assault more time to access the trauma-informed services consistent with enhancements in medical and forensic science.
Apr 15, 2024 | Division of Consumer Affairs | observers | patient protections | patients' rights | preventing sexual misconduct by physicians | professional settings | Proposed Rules | sexual misconduct and abuse | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Sexual Assault Victims | Statutes, Regulations & Rules
Advancing New Jersey’s ongoing efforts to combat sexual misconduct and abuse in professional settings, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) today announced the publication of proposed rules to enhance and expand patient protections and help prevent sexual misconduct by physicians.
Jan 18, 2024 | Burlington County | captive | commercial sex abuse or a minor | Conspiracy | criminal restraint | Division of Criminal Justice | engaging in prostitution with a minor | facilitating human trafficking | human trafficking | Indictment | Missing Persons and Human Trafficking Unit | New Jersey State Police | NJSP | NJSP Special Investigations Unit | Pennsylvania | promoting organized street crime | prostitution of a minor | sex trafficking | Sexual Assault | South Jersey Horel | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Human Trafficking | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) today announced that a state grand jury voted to file criminal charges against a suspect who was allegedly operating a human trafficking network in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Nov 21, 2023 | Anti-Violence Programs | community-based violence intervention (CBVI) | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance (VIVA) | Federal Funds | Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program | Office of Violence Intervention and Prevention (OVIP) | Trauma Recovery Centers | U.S. Department of Justice | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims | VIVA
U.S. Department of Justice issues award to support Department of Law and Public Safety’s community violence intervention strategies.
Nov 3, 2023 | advanced tracking system | Criminal Justice | federal grant funding | SAFE Kit tracking system | Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Kits | Survivors of Sexual Assault | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims | VIVA
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the receipt of $2 million in competitive federal funding to establish an advanced tracking system for the state’s Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Kits.
