Jan 23, 2025 | “tertiary” services | 2022 Directive | At-Risk Youth | Cannabis Regulatory | combat gun violence | community-based organizations | Community-Based Violence Intervention (CBVI) Program | cycles of violence | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Enforcement Assistance | federal American Rescue Plan funds | financial funding | Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs | interventions | Marketplace Modernization Fund | shooting incidents | street intervention initiatives | Trauma Recovery Centers | violence prevention | VIVA | Crime Victims | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that up to $14.5 million in grant funding will be distributed to twenty-seven (27) organizations to support New Jersey’s Community-Based Violence Intervention (CBVI) Program.
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.
Dec 15, 2023 | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | NJHVIP | Victims of Crime Act | VOCA | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | VIVA
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that $5.2 million in funds allocated for the continued support of the New Jersey Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (NJHVIP) will be distributed among 11 recipients in 10 counties.
Dec 12, 2023 | Civil Complaints | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Eagle Shows | FSS Armory | ghost guns | Gun Violence Reduction Task Force | GVRTF | JSD Supply | New Jersey Gun Dealer Under | NJ Public Nuisance Law | Patriot Enterprises Worldwide LLC | Pennsylvania Gun Show Company | SAFE | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement | VIVA | Combating Gun Violence | Gun Violence | Press Release | Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the filing of civil complaints via New Jersey’s Statewide Affirmative Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Office against a New Jersey licensed gun dealer and two Pennsylvania-based gun companies.
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.
