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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of New Jersey. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 507 law enforcement agencies employing 30,261 sworn police officers, about 341 for each 100,000 residents.
The department operates under the supervision of the New Jersey attorney general. The department is responsible for safeguarding "civil and consumer rights, promoting highway traffic safety, maintaining public confidence in the alcoholic beverage, gaming and racing industries and providing legal services and counsel to other state agencies."
The New Jersey State Police is responsible for general police services, general highway and traffic enforcement, statewide investigation and intelligence services, emergency management, support for state and local law enforcement efforts, maintenance of criminal records and identification systems and regulation of certain commerce such as ...
The New Jersey State Detectives are commissioned by the Governor of New Jersey as police detectives with statewide jurisdiction. All are members of the historic New Jersey Detective Agency (also referred to as the New Jersey State Detective Agency), a body politic created by the New Jersey Legislature in 1871. [ 1 ]
The New Jersey Civil Service Commission is an independent body within the New Jersey state government under the auspices of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The commission existed from 1908 to 1986, being reestablished in 2008. [1] The commission interprets, amends and adopts rules regarding civil service employment in New ...
The New Jersey Department of Corrections operates 13 major correctional or penal institutions, including seven adult male correctional facilities, three youth facilities, one facility for sex offenders, one women's correctional institution and a central reception and intake unit; and stabilization and reintegration programs for released inmates.
The New Jersey Civil Service Commission is an independent body within the New Jersey state government under the auspices of the department. Initially constituted in the late-1940s, pursuant to P.L. 1948, c.446, as the Department of Labor and Industry, the department is one of 16 executive branch departments in New Jersey state government.
In New Jersey, parole officers are sworn law enforcement officers who work within the State Parole Board's Division of Parole. [1] New Jersey parole officers, who have been or who may hereafter be appointed or employed, shall, by virtue of such appointment or employment and in addition to any other power or authority, be empowered to act as officers for the detection, apprehension, arrest and ...