INTERNAL AFFAIRS
RESOURCE CENTER

FOP Legal Defense for Internal Affairs

The description of this plan requires more area than we have here, but the link below will take you to the National FOP Website which describes it in detail.  

• FOP Legal Defense

PBA Legal Protection Plan for Internal Affairs

• $15,000 Coverage on Administrative Hearings
• $30,000 Coverage on Criminal Cases
• $30,000 Coverage on Civil Cases

• List of Participating Attorneys

• Website with Info and Forms

Legal Resources for Internal Affairs

New Jersey AG Guideline on Internal Affairs 

New Jersey Criminal Code 2C

Rutgers Law School Case Law Finder

Title 4A for NJDOP Agencies

Garrity Statement

If an officer is read Miranda and he or she invokes one or more of the Miranda Rights, the agency can request that the Prosecutor's Office or AG's Office  grant "use immunity."  If use immunity is granted, the agency can require the officer to provide a statement, but the statement may not be used in a criminal prosecution.  It may only be used against the officer for departmental charges.  When this occurs, the "Garrity Statement" is first read to the officer.

Garrity Statement

Pension Information

New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits

PFRS (New Jersey Police and Fire Retirement System)

SPRS (New Jersey State Police Retirement System)

(PERS) Public Employees Retirement System 

(POPF) Prison Officers' Pension Fund 

(CPFPF) Consolidated Police and Firemen's Pension Fund 

Dealing with the Stress from Internal Affairs

• NJ Critical Incident Management Team

• Police Stressline

• Cop 2 Cop Hotline