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Veterans
Court House
50 West Market Street
Newark, NJ 07102
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WHAT
WE DO
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The Prosecutor of Essex
County is a constitutional officer. According to the Constitution of the
State of New Jersey, "County prosecutors shall be nominated and appointed
by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Their term of
office shall be five years and they shall serve until the appointment and
qualification of their respective successors." (N.J.Constitution, Article
7, section 2, paragraph 1). New Jersey law also states that "Each prosecutor
shall be vested with the same powers and be subject to the same penalties,
within his county, as the attorney general shall by law be vested with or
subject to, and he shall use all reasonable and lawful diligence for the
detection, arrest, indictment and conviction of offenders against the laws."
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The Essex County Prosecutor's
Office is staffed by a team of dedicated men and women who support the Prosecutor
in fulfilling this duty. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is the largest
county prosecutors office in the State of New Jersey, handling approximately
one-quarter of all criminal prosecutions in the State. The prosecution of
crime in a densely populated, metropolitan environment such as Essex County
is itself a complex matter. The investigation, indictment, trial and appeal
process varies with the facts of each particular case. Most citizens read
or hear about the high-profile cases handled by this Office. However, these
represent only the "tip of the iceberg". Unseen to most law-abiding
citizens, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office operates a  comprehensive
organizational apparatus which works with local law enforcement to detect,
investigate and evaluate all reports of indictable crime within the County,
and thendetermines the most appropriate
avenue for disposition. In addition, an administrative staff supports the
day-to-day operating needs of the Office. And finally, the Office provides
a variety of pro-active services meant to aid victims and witness, and support
the communities that it serves. Please select a box to the right to obtain
further information about the ECPO's various units, functions and achievements.
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