A commission created by the state’s legislature to study violence in the Garden State is holding a meeting to seek public input inside the Passaic County Community College on Monday October 27.

Chairwoman of the commission Passaic County prosecutor Camelia Valdes will begin the session at 6 p.m. Valdes and a panel of academics, health and law enforcement officials want public input to examine violence as a public health issue in order to find solutions to address violence in the state.

Passaic County Community College
One College Blvd. (Ellison Street Entrance)
Monday, October 27, 2014
Paterson, N.J. 07505
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

This is the second hearing held by the commission. Last month the commission held a similar hearing in William Paterson University.

The prosecutor’s office is asking members of the public to attend.