Nov 15, 2024 | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of an individual from Manchester Township, New Jersey who was fatally shot during an encounter on December 5, 2023 with police officers in Manchester, in Ocean County.
Nov 14, 2024 | bipartisan legislation | Burglary Laws | cross-jurisdictional burglary suspects | Department of Law and Public Safety | deter | Division of Criminal Justice | Home Invasions | information sharing | investigate and prosecute | Law Enforcement Leaders | Newark | NJPBA | NJSACOP | Residential Burglaries | Statewide Burglary Task Force | Strategy Meeting | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | Policing Policy | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court | Tackling Auto Theft | Violence Intervention
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin held a meeting in Newark with law enforcement leaders from across the state to discuss how officers and prosecutors can best use the newly enacted laws that heighten criminal penalties for residential burglaries.
Oct 18, 2024 | 20 Year Anniversary | community-led justice models | family and youth voice | healing-centered approaches | JDAI | Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative | Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) | Partners in Progress: Celebrating 20 Years of JDAI and Youth Justice Reform in New Jersey | restorative justice | Youth Justice Conference | Youth Justice Reform | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | Juvenile Justice Commission | Policing Policy | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) celebrated 20 years of implementing the groundbreaking Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). The JJC hosted its 2024 Youth Justice Conference on Thursday, October 10th and Friday, October 11th.
Jul 31, 2024 | Attorney General Directive 2022-14 | demotion | destroying evidence | discrimination or bias | domestic violence | Excessive Force | false certification | filing a false report | improper arrest | improper search | improper seizure | indictable crimes | Major Discipline | Misconduct | Office of Justice Data | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OJD | OPIA | reporting requirements | suspensions | termination | untruthfulness | use of force | Advancing Innovative Policing Policies | Office of Justice Data | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office today released information regarding New Jersey law enforcement officers who faced major disciplinary action from their agencies in 2023. The release is part of the Office of the Attorney General’s ongoing effort to increase transparency and public access to information about police discipline and use of force.
Mar 20, 2024 | 2021 Gubernatorial Primary | Campaign Manager | Election Offenses | Gubernatorial Candidate | Hunterdon County | Indictment | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent and the officers involved in a fatal police-involved shooting, in which an officer was injured, on March 8, 2024 in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The decedent has been identified as Vincent Correa, 44, of Hamilton.
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.
