State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

Press Releases : Brookings Institution

AG Platkin Issues a Directive Formalizing the Office of Alternative and Community Responses Within Department of Law and Public Safety

Mar 13, 2024 | | | | | | | Office of Alternative Community Responses | Press Release

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a groundbreaking step forward in addressing how New Jersey’s law enforcement agencies respond to mental health and addiction crises by issuing an Administrative Directive to formally establish the Office of Alternative and Community Responses (OACR).

AG Platkin Joins Brookings Institution for Fireside Chat After Study Finds ARRIVE Together Pilot ‘Highly Effective’ at Reducing Uses of Force, Arrests, Disparate Treatment of Residents

May 8, 2023 | | | | | | | | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Mental Health | Press Release

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today joined the Washington,...
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