law and public safety d 257 department of overview under the direction attorney general handles very diverse complex responsibilities primarily focused on protection lives property new jersey citizens statewide enforcement emergency response services have become a critical area concern in light threat terrorism other equally important functions this are protecting civil rights enforcing consumer laws acting as legal representative state interests all matters including alcoholic beverage gaming racing boxing industries addition exercises oversight regarding numerous professions that licensed through division affairs also includes but not boards agencies which receive funding budget child advocate agency election commission executive ethical standards juvenile justice victims crime compensation board s goals objectives include providing maintaining police investigative intelligence counter support coordination local operating criminal records
