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Established
under the Criminal Justice Act of 1970, the Division
of Criminal Justice (DCJ) exists within the Department
of Law and Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General,
and is charged with the responsibility to detect, enforce
and prosecute the criminal business of the State. Under
the Attorney General’s leadership, New Jersey
has set a national standard for tough enforcement of
the State’s criminal laws and innovative leadership
in the law enforcement community.
The
Division investigates and prosecutes crimes of statewide
significance and supersedes county prosecutions when
necessary. In addition to its direct law enforcement
operations, the Division provides oversight, coordination
and training standards for New Jersey law enforcement
at the state, county and municipal levels, to ensure
the safety and security of all New Jersey citizens.
Post-conviction, the Division of Criminal Justice
possesses primary responsibility for all New Jersey
Supreme Court litigation involving criminal cases,
handles all appellate work generated by DCJ prosecutions
and litigates appeals of statewide significance.
The Division of Criminal Justice has volunteer assignments
within a variety of bureaus and units including:
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Appeals - including Federal, NJ
Supreme Court and Appellate Division litigation
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Insurance Fraud - including Civil
Penalties in Auto and Medical Insurance, and Medicaid
Fraud
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Major Crimes - including Bias Crime,
Labor, Human Trafficking, Forfeiture and Motor Vehicle
Commission Initiative
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Prosecutors Supervision
– including Police Training Commission, DCJ
Training Academy, State Office of Victim-Witness
Advocacy, State Medical Examiner’s Office,
State CODIS-DNA Program, and Grants Administration
Volunteer
Associates will be exposed to a variety of substantive
areas of the law, and are expected to have excellent
legal research, legal writing, and interpersonal communication
skills.
Beyond
performance of the responsibilities assigned by each
Volunteer Associate’s supervisor, associates
are provided opportunities to observe Deputy Attorneys
General appearing before the Criminal Division, Law
Division, Appellate Division, and, occasionally, the
New Jersey Supreme Court.
Volunteer
Associate applicants should express their interest
in multiple specific Bureaus within the Division as
well as any geographic preference. Those preferences
will be shared with the Volunteer Associate coordinators
within each Bureau. Effort will be made to accommodate
mutual interest, but no particular assignment is guaranteed.
Participants
will be asked to make a commitment to the program
for a minimum of three months, for at least 20 hours
a week – sufficient time to assure the objectives
of the program are met, while allowing flexibility
to seek other employment. Participants able to commit
to longer periods of time or who decide to stay on
for a longer duration may be afforded greater opportunities
to assume responsibility in litigation assignments.
Participants who have fulfilled the commitment and
obtain full time legal employment or decide to leave
for other reasons will be expected to give reasonable
notice and to act as responsible professionals in
the finalization or transfer of work responsibilities.
Voluntary Associates are subject to the Rules of Professional
Conduct and other ethics standards of the Department,
including the Conflicts of Interest Law. Assignments
will be made in a manner to avoid potential conflicts
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DCJ
Geographic Locations /Bureaus
Richard
J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street
Trenton, New Jersey
Cherry
Hill
5 Executive Campus
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Whippany
1 Apollo Drive,
Whippany, New Jersey |
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