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Director
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Victims of Crime Compensation Office |
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Marsetta
Lee was appointed Director of the Victims of Crime
Compensation Office in February 2009 by Attorney
General Anne Milgram. Lee oversees a staff of
37 persons in the office, which is responsible
for distributing more than $10 million annually
to victims of crime. |
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Lee
graduated magna cum laude from Talladega College
in 1984 and received her law degree from Temple
University School of Law in 1987. She began her
legal career as a law clerk for Superior Court
Judge Joseph F. Greene Jr. in Camden County. She
joined the Division of Criminal Justice in 1988. |
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During
more than 20 years as a Deputy Attorney General
with the Division of Criminal Justice, Lee has
served victims in a number of capacities. Lee
served as Legal Counsel to the Office of the State
Medical Examiner and the Regional Medical Examiner’s
Office from 1993 to 1999. She played a pivotal
role in the reorganization of the State Medical
Examiner’s Office and creation of the Regional
Medical Examiner Office in Newark, which handles
nearly one-third of the forensic death investigations
in the State. In that capacity, she was involved
in assisting families who had lost loved ones
to crime. |
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Lee
was Supervising Deputy Attorney General in the
Policy and Planning Unit from 2000 to 2002. In
2002, she was promoted to Deputy Chief of the
Law Enforcement Services Bureau, where she was
responsible for managing the State Office of Victim
Witness Advocacy, Grants and Compliance Unit,
Medical Examiner Offices and the State Toxicology
Laboratory, which became nationally certified
for the first time during her tenure. She restructured
the Office of Victim Witness Advocacy in order
to maximize the use of grant funds for victim
services and instituted additional policies and
training requirements to ensure that victims were
receiving adequate services consistent with federal
and state regulations. |
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From
2006 to 2008, Lee served as Deputy Chief for Operation
CeaseFire, assisting in the development and implementation
of that program, which seeks to reduce gun violence
in New Jersey’s cities through coordinated
law enforcement efforts and community outreach. |
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In
addition to her memberships in various professional
and civic organizations, Lee is deeply engaged
in volunteer programs and mentoring youth. She
serves on the Governor’s Advisory Council
on Volunteerism and Community Service and co-chairs
its Awards Committee. She has mentored with Big
Brothers Big Sisters, and Camp Fire Boys and Girls.
She presents at career days in schools and teaches
Sunday School at Macedonia Baptist Church. She
also has spearheaded many initiatives to encourage
youth to volunteer at Trenton Soup Kitchen, visit
nursing homes and collect hygiene kits for the
homeless. |
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