New Jersey § 52:4b-60

§ 52:4b-60.

a. The Attorney General shall establish an Office of Violence Intervention and Prevention

in the Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance in the Department of

Law and Public Safety under the supervision of either a Director or Chief of the Office

of Violence Intervention and Prevention. The office shall promote and facilitate the performance or provision of violence

intervention and prevention services set forth in section 3 of P.L.2023, c. 167 ( C.52:4B-60.6 ) and manage and oversee the State's violence intervention and prevention work. The office's responsibilities shall include: (1) managing and overseeing violence intervention and prevention programs maintained

and operated by the department, including, but not limited to, any hospital-based

or community-based violence intervention program; (2) developing, and supporting the effectuation of, policies and projects related

to violence intervention and prevention, including, but not limited to, a Statewide

infrastructure of violence intervention and prevention services; (3) assisting and advising community-based programs and local entities in their development

and implementation of violence intervention and prevention programs and strategies,

including, but not limited to, promoting, supporting, and facilitating, through the

provision of training, guidance, and technical assistance, community-based violence

intervention and prevention programs that adhere to or incorporate a public health

approach to public safety, identifying best practices and evidence-based interventions,

and recommending programs and services to be supported by local governing bodies which

address community violence; (4) developing or providing support for the development of a network of community-based

organizations and health and mental health providers within the community that offer

outreach that supports communities and individuals who experience or are at risk of

experiencing community violence; (5) supporting school-based opportunities to incorporate violence intervention and

prevention strategies that address community violence; (6) promoting the use of peer support services, such as credible messengers or other

individuals with lived experience to serve as mentors or role models for individuals

who are at risk of engaging in criminal activity or who have a high risk of involvement

in violence; (7) identifying, developing, and prioritizing approaches to violence intervention

and prevention that are trauma-informed and promoting solutions that are supportive

of and incorporate mental health services; and (8) establishing partnerships with institutions of higher education and research centers

to identify and develop tools for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of violence

intervention and prevention strategies and partnering on grant applications studying

or implementing the same. b. The office may apply for and accept on behalf of the State any grants from the

federal government or any agency thereof, or from any foundation, corporation, association

or person, and may comply with the terms, conditions, and limitations thereof, for

any of the purposes of the office. Any money received may be expended by the division, subject to any limitations imposed

in the grants, to effectuate any of the purposes of the office upon warrant of the

Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting of the Department of the Treasury

on vouchers certified and approved by the director. c. The Attorney General may establish a local, county, or regional structure for the

execution of violence intervention and prevention services set forth in this section.