NJ A3514

Requires judges, court personnel, and law enforcement officers to receive training on recognizing indicators of coercive control as part of existing domestic violence training requirements

Coercive control indicators under New Jersey law include isolating victims from support systems, depriving them of basic necessities, monitoring movements and finances, and threatening immigration-related reports or harm to relatives and pets

Law enforcement officers must complete initial training within 90 days of appointment and annual in-service training of at least four hours, with in-person instructor-led training required every three years

The Division of Criminal Justice and Administrative Director of the Courts must review and update the domestic violence training curriculum at least every two years

Amends P.L.1991, c.261 (N.J.S.A. 2C:25-20) and takes effect immediately upon enactment