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.
Feb 20, 2025 | Atlantic City | Atlantic City Police Athletic League (AC PAL) | boxing skills | career paths | community-based organizations | instruction on nutrition | life skills | New Jersey State Athletic Control Board (SACB) | physical fitness | Schools | strengthening police-community relationships | the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office | The Ike Williams Boxing Academy | the Youth Services Commission | Trenton boxing gym mentoring program | wellness | youth boxing program | Athletic Control Board | Press Release | State Athletic Control Board | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Programs will Provide Fitness Training, Mentoring, Career Development in Boxing and Law Enforcement, and Life Skills to Youth Participants For Immediate Release: February 20, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralState Athletic...
Feb 4, 2025 | ARRIVE Together | ARRIVE Together Alternative Response Program | ARRIVE Together Initiative | Jersey's National Model | NJ Residents | Arrive Together | Attorney General Statement | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the adoption of the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program in Brick Township and Toms River Township makes the landmark program available to residents of the state’s 15 most populous municipalities. Both police departments will partner with Bright Harbor Healthcare for the provision of mental health services during ARRIVE interactions with the public. According to 2020 census data, Brick has a population of more than 73,000 residents and Toms River has more than 95,000 residents.
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,...
Oct 7, 2024 | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Policing Policy | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that Jersey City will be Hudson County’s second municipality – in addition to the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office – to participate in the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program.
