Press Releases : Office of Justice Data

Attorney General Platkin Updates How Forensic Evidence is Processed in Sexual Assault Cases

Aug 20, 2024 | AG Directive 2023-01 Amended | Bureau of Justice Assistance National Sexual Assault Initiative grant | child abuse offenses | collection | criminal prosecution | Division of Criminal Justice | DOJ | domestic violence | evidence of a defendant’s commission of prior sexual assault | Forensic Evidence | Law Enforcement | Office of Justice Data | OJD | proposed legislation | retention | Rule of Evidence | SAFE Kits | Sexual Assault Cases | State Assembly | State Senate | subsequent similar offense | survivors of sexual violence | testing of SAFE Kits | the New Jersey State Police Regional Operations & Intelligence Center (NJ ROIC) | trauma | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims | Violence Intervention | VIVA

Requires All Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Kits Turned Over to Law Enforcement Be Tested, Supports Change to Rule of Evidence.

AG’s Office Releases Information Regarding Major Discipline Taken Against Law Enforcement Officers in 2023

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.

AG Platkin Issues Bias Incident Report for 2021 and 2022 and Releases 2023 Preliminary Bias Data

Mar 7, 2024 | 2021 | 2022 | anti-Arab | anti-Black | anti-Jewish | anti-Muslim | Antisemitism | Bias Crimes Public Awareness Campaign | Bias Incident Dashboard | Bias Incident Report | bias intimidation | Black | hate | Hispanic | Islamophobia | Jewish | Latinx/e | No Hate in the Garden State | Office of Justice Data | Preliminary Data | statistics | The Department of Law and Public Safety (LPS) | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Division of Criminal Justice | Division on Civil Rights | Office of Justice Data | Press Release | Racial Justice

Public Awareness Bias Campaign and Interactive Public Bias Data Dashboard Launched to Help Combat Rising Number of Bias Incidents For Immediate Release: March 7, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For Further Information: Media...

Racial Justice Initiative, Now in Its Third Year, Continues to Expand Across New Jersey’s Department of Law and Public Safety

Oct 16, 2023 | Attorney General's Advocacy Institute | Combating Bias | Discrimination | Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Juvenile Justice Commission | Office of Justice Data | Promoting equity | Racial Justice Initiative | Racial Justice Speaker Series | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release | Racial Justice

AG Announces first-of-its-kind Racial Justice Speaker Series with Prominent National Scholars and Leaders.

Attorney General Platkin Announces the Launch of the “Criminal Justice Data Dashboard”

Jun 13, 2023 | charges | Criminal Justice Data Dashboard | Demographic Data | dispositions | Division of Criminal Justice | fines | Office of Justice Data | restitution | warrants | Division of Criminal Justice | Office of Justice Data | Policing Policy | Press Release | Public Integrity

Comprehensive data warehouse is a unique statewide view into criminal justice data For Immediate Release: June 13, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Justice Data- Kristin Golden, PhD, Chief Data Officer For Further...

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