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Internal Affairs Policy & Procedures | Appendix L
Pursuant to IAPP Section 9.11.2, every state, county, and local law enforcement agency in New Jersey is required to submit to the Attorney General and the County Prosecutor, and publish
on the agency's public website, a brief synopsis of all complaints where a termination, reducation in rank or grade, and/or suspension of more than five days was assessed to an agency
member. For the purposes of this report, please include all major disciplines in which a plea agreement was reached or final sanction was imposed during the time period listed below.
Instructions for completing this form can be found on the "Instructions" tab of the Excel version of this document.
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Disciplined Officer
Rank
NONE
January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
CARTERET POLICE
Middlesex
First Name
Last Name
Sanction
Terminated?
Demoted?
Suspended?
# Days Susp.
<-- Type agency name here
<-- Select county from dropdown menu here
Synopsis
Description
Instructions
Annual Major Discipline Reporting Form | IAPP Appendix L
COLUMNS
SAMPLE FORM
Time period
Agency
County
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Instructions
Column B
Column C
Column D
Column E
Column F
Column G
Column H
Column I
Disciplined Officer
Rank
Officer
Officer
Sergeant
Lieutenant
Detective
Provide information about all substantiated major disciplinary actions in which a plea agreement was reached or a final sanction was imposed during the time period listed. Major discipline
is defined as complaints resulting in the officer's termination, demotion, or suspension for more than five days.
Type the disciplined officer's rank (Officer, Lieutenant, Detective, Trooper I)
Type the officer's first name
Type the officer's last name
Select yes or no: Was the officer terminated?
Select yes or no: Was the officer demoted?
Select yes or no: Was the officer suspended for more than five days?
If the officer was suspended for more than five days, enter the numbers of days. Only include numerical digits (10, 30, etc.).
Type a brief summary of the officer's transgressions. Examples appear in the sample form below. Please note the following:
* The summary may not contain the identities of the complainant(s) or any victim(s). (IAPP 9.11.2)
* Agencies may not enter into an agreement with the officer concerning the content of the summary included in this form. (IAPP 9.11.3)
* Additional requirements apply when the discipline relates to domestic violence incidents. Most importantly, the summary may *not* disclose the relationship between the disciplined
officer and the victim(s). In addition, whenever practicable, the agency must provide notice to the victim(s) in advance of the agency's disclosure. In rare circumstances, the agency
may need to apply additional redactions to the summary to protect the identity of the victim before the summary is published as part of this form. (IAPP 9.11.2)
June 15, 2020 to December 31, 2020
Example Police Department
Mercer
First Name
Paul
Jennifer
Anthony
Dwanye
Daniel
Last Name
Jones
Smith
Bilco
Pride
Regan
Sanction
Terminated?
No
Yes
No
No
No
Demoted?
No
No
Yes
No
No
Suspended?
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
# Days Susp.
8
7
15
<-- Type agency name here
<-- Select county from dropdown menu here
Synopsis
Description
Officer Jones was suspended for 8 days for insubordination. The officer refused a direct order to complete a report.
Officer Smith was terminated for falsifying an incident report.
Sergeant Bilco was demoted for failing to take police action. The officer failed to arrest an individual who had an active warrant.
Lt. Pride was suspended for 7 days for attempting to collect a private debt while in uniform.
Detective Daniel Regan was suspended for 15 days for neglect of duty. He was found on three occasions to be absent from his post.
Yes
No
Atlantic
Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Gloucester
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren
Statewide or Regional LEA