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.
Nov 8, 2024 | Community Education Initiative on Restorative Justice | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | healing and accountability | New Jersey Office of the Public Defender | New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (NJOPD) | Office of Trial and Criminal Justice Process (OTCJP) | resolution process | survivors of violence | Crime Victims | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | Violence Intervention | VIVA
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance (VIVA) announced that VIVA’s Office of Trial and Criminal Justice Process (OTCJP) has partnered with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender (NJOPD) to launch a community education initiative aimed at increasing the public’s understanding of restorative justice principles.
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.
Dec 6, 2023 | (CBVI) | Community-Based Violence Intervention | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Grant Funding | Violence Intervention and Prevention | violence prevention services | VIVA | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | Violence Intervention
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that $15 million in grant funding will be distributed to 29 organizations to support New Jersey’s Community-Based Violence Intervention (CBVI) Program and expand it into new communities.
