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The New Jersey Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board (DVFNFRB) resides within the department but is independent of the department. DVFNFRB allows the community to honor victims of domestic violence-related fatalities and learn from their deaths in an effort to improve systemic and community responses to domestic violence.

The New Jersey Domestic Violence Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board is authorized under New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 52:27D-43.17a.

The responsibilities of the Board include the following:

• Review and investigate fatalities and near fatalities for trends and patterns
• Evaluate the responses of government and nongovernment service delivery systems to fatalities and near fatalities and offer recommendations for improvement of these responses;
• Identify and characterize high-risk groups in order to develop public policy;
• Collect statistical data, in a consistent and uniform manner, on the occurrence of fatalities and near fatalities; and
• Improve collaboration between State and local agencies and organizations to develop initiatives to prevent domestic violence.

The Board Membership is multi-disciplinary, and membership consists of ex-officio members and 8 public members with expertise in domestic violence that are appointed by the Governor.

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