The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Aniya Brooks for 10 days in 2024. On February 6, 2024, Brooks was relieved for a meal break and left her radio at her post at the Local Control Point. She took the break in an unauthorized area for about 110 minutes, exited the secure perimeter without supervisor approval, and failed to respond to several emergency codes while out. Brooks signed a settlement agreement on May 23, 2024.
or willful failure to devote attentions which could result in danger to persons or property. D6b: Loss of careless control of radios
mace or handcuffs. D7: Violation of Administrative procedures an/or regulations involving safety and security.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On February 6, 2024 Officer Brooks was relieved for a meal break. Officer Brooks left her radio in her post at the Local Control Point. Officer Brooks was on break for approximately 110 minutes and she took her break in an unauthorized area. Officer Brooks exited the secure perimeter without approval from her immediate supervisor and she failed to respond to several emergency codes while out on her extended meal break. Officer Brooks signed a settlement agreement on this matter on May 23, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. B2: Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) (7) Neglect of Duty N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause B2: Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Aniya Brooks, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/aniya-brooks-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Aniya Brooks's major discipline record?
The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Aniya Brooks for 10 days in 2024. On February 6, 2024, Brooks was relieved for a meal break and left her radio at her post at the Local Control Point. She took the break in an unauthorized area for about 110 minutes, exited the secure perimeter without supervisor approval, and failed to respond to several emergency codes while out. Brooks signed a settlement agreement on May 23, 2024.
What is Aniya Brooks's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Aniya Brooks has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Aniya Brooks's base salary on record?
Aniya Brooks's reported base salary is $102,876, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Aniya Brooks has 10 years, 9 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Aniya Brooks worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Aniya Brooks individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1336. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213090, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩