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New Jersey Explores Data on Graves Act Criminal Cases The New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) compiled data to examine the rate at which judges detained and released defendants charged with Graves Act crimes from 2018 to 2021. The AOC also looked at the recidivism rate, precisely how many Graves Act defendants committed […]
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The Potential Use of Firearms Microstamping Technologies may Lead to More Arrests from Criminal Investigations in NJ. One way that police departments in some places are beginning to close the gap on investigating gun crimes and making more arrests for weapons-related offenses is by relying on advanced technologies, including things like microstamping. By using microstamping […]
Pretrial Risk Assessment Tool for Criminal Cases An arrest for a gun crime means you will in all likelihood go to the police station, get fingerprinted and processed, and then head to the local county jail on a warrant complaint. Within 48 hours, you face a judge to determine whether you stay in jail at […]
New Jersey’s latest legislative move means gun restrictions and regulations may soon become more stringent. Earlier this month, an Assembly committee approved several gun bills with the support of the state Assembly and Governor Murphy’s stamp of approval. Though gun activists regard the proposed legislation as a constitutional infringement on gun owners’ rights, supporters laud […]
Since stolen firearms are often illegally trafficked and used in the commission of crimes, New Jersey requires legal gun owners to report guns that have been stolen and countless people face criminal charges involving stolen weapons in NJ. It is estimated that nearly 250,000 to 400,000 guns are stolen every year in the United States. […]