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A2165 • 2026

Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.

Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Speight, Shanique
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.

Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.
  • Topic: Public Safety and Preparedness Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee

Official Summary Text

Requires specialized in-service training regarding crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.
Topic:
Public Safety and Preparedness
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A2165

ASSEMBLY, No. 2165

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires specialized in-service training regarding
crime victims for police departments in certain high-crime areas.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act

concerning law enforcement officer training and supplementing Title 52 of the
Revised Statutes.

����
Be It Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey:

���� 1.��� a� A reasonable
percentage, as determined by the Attorney General, of law enforcement officers
in every State, county, and municipal police department located in the six
urban municipalities with the highest crime index in this State, according to
the most recent Uniform Crime Report prepared by the New Jersey Division of
State Police, shall receive in-service training on the specialized needs of
crime victims and available services in accordance with subsection b. of
section 9 of P.L.1985, c.404 (C.52:4B-47).�

���� b.��� The Attorney General
shall ensure that the required number of law enforcement officers in each
police department in these municipalities have successfully completed the
required in-service training.�

���� c.���� The Division of
Criminal Justice shall provide assistance to law enforcement agencies in
implementing the training requirements of this act.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the seventh month next following the date of
enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires that a reasonable
percentage of law enforcement officers in each police department located in a
high-crime area in this State receive in-service training on the specialized
needs of crime victims and available services.

���� In New Jersey, all law
enforcement officers are required to undergo a basic training course which
consists, in part, of training regarding the knowledge and understanding of the
rights and the needs of crime victims and witnesses, the role of law enforcement
officers in providing victim assistance, and the resources and services
available to assist the victim.� In addition, current law requires that
in-service training is to be made available for police officers concerning the
specialized needs of crime victims and available services.� However, the law
does not require that law enforcement officers complete this in-service
training.�

���� This bill requires a reasonable
percentage, as determined by the Attorney General, of law enforcement officers in
every State, county, and municipal police department located in the six urban
municipalities in this State with the highest crime index, according to the
most recent Uniform Crime Report, to successfully complete the in-service
training concerning crime victims and available services.� The bill requires
the Attorney General to: (1) determine a reasonable percentage; and (2) ensure
that the required number of law enforcement officers in each police department
in these municipalities have successfully completed the required in-service
training.� The Division of Criminal Justice is required to provide assistance
to law enforcement agencies in implementing the training requirements of the
bill.