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.
Feb 21, 2025 | assist law enforcement | autism and communications disorders | divers' license designation | law enforcement and residents | law enforcement interacting with residents | license with disability status | Motor Vehicle Commission | police interaction | the Department of Health and Human Services | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Civil Rights | Division on Civil Rights | Mental Health | New Jersey State Police | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Police Training Commission | Policing Policy | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, and Acting Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Latrecia Littles-Floyd today announced new efforts underway to assist law enforcement officers to communicate effectively and avoid misunderstandings during encounters with individuals who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a communication disorder.
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.
