{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1b-6.13","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 30:1B-6.13","heading":"Additional training for correctional police officers.","body":"1. a. In addition to the duties of the commissioner set forth in section 6 of P.L.1976, c.98 (C.30:1B-6), the commissioner shall institute a mandatory, annual in-service training program of at least 40 hours for each correctional police officer in every State correctional facility.  The commissioner shall establish and incorporate in the in-service training program curriculum the concept that the core mission of a State correctional police officer is to treat every inmate with dignity, fairness, and respect.\nb.\tAt least four hours of the mandatory 40 hours of training required by subsection a. of this section shall include training in:\n(1) sexual assault, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment prevention as required pursuant to the provisions of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), including, but not limited to:\n(a)\trelevant terminology set forth in the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act;\n(b)\tthe methods available to report incidents of sexual abuse or sexual harassment of an incarcerated person;\n(c)\tconfidentiality requirements related to reports of sexual abuse or sexual harassment of an incarcerated person; and\n(d)\thow to access emotional support services for incarcerated persons who are victims of sexual abuse or sexual harassment;\n(2)  non-fraternization and undue familiarity; and\n(3)  conditioning and manipulation awareness.\nc.\tSixteen hours of the training required by subsection a. of this section shall be dedicated to topics chosen by the training department of each State correctional facility from a list of approved courses developed by the commissioner.\nd.\tThe training required in subsection a. of this section shall be in addition to firearms qualification training and use-of force training.\ne.\tTwenty hours of the training required by subsection a. of this section shall include training in:\n(1)\tde-escalation, including training in interacting with combative or threatening inmates and inmates experiencing mental health crises;\n(2)\tminimization of use of force;\n(3)\tcultural diversity and implicit bias;\n(4)\tappropriate methods of engaging with inmates of diverse cultures and religions and inmates who are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community and gender-nonconforming inmates;\n(5)\tthe rights of inmates;\n(6)\tlifestyle stressors, self-awareness, and self-regulation;\n(7)\tofficer and inmate safety;\n(8)\tcommunication skills; and\n(9)\tany other topic deemed necessary by the commissioner to advance the core mission of treating inmates with dignity, fairness, and respect.\nL.2019, c.410, s.1; amended 2021, c.305, s.2; 2025, c.305, s.7.","path":["TITLE 30 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"94e2c79e2a6155c3984614f27273b373be2a963a74d0aaa21e64a8e3b734cc67","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1b-6.12","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-30-1b-6.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}