Complaint forms may be found at the Lawrence Township Police Department or downloaded here or ( Arabic, Chinese, Haitian, Hindi, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Tagalog, Vietnamese ). Complainants are asked to complete a complaint form, which includes a statement of the facts known to the person at that time. Complaints may be registered at the police department, via phone, by the mail or e-mail, or by completing a complaint form. Anonymous complaints are accepted with the understanding that a follow-up investigation is more difficult when the complainant is unknown. All Internal Affairs matters are kept confidential.Ī complaint may be filed by any individual, including anonymous complaints.Because of the nature of administrative personnel investigations the Internal Affairs process takes time.The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey has issued guidelines for police departments to follow in matters of internal police investigations.The Internal Affairs function is governed by State of New Jersey law, specifically N.J.S.A.

These procedures ensure fairness and protect the rights of both citizens and police officers. The Lawrence Township Police Department has formal procedures for investigating your complaint. It is in the best interest of everyone that your complaint about the inappropriate performance of an individual officer is resolved both fairly and promptly.

The members of the Lawrence Township Police Department are committed to providing law enforcement services that are fair, effective and impartially applied.

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