The Dept Of Corrections suspended SCPO Brian Kennedy for 10 days in 2023 for neglect of duty and sleeping while on duty. The record states Kennedy appeared to be sleeping by closing his eyes during a 1 minute and 36 seconds video while assigned to a hospital detail in the care of an incarcerated person serving life for murder and kidnapping, a detail on which he was assigned a firearm. The finding was supported by Body Worn Camera video and Kennedy's own admissions.
SCPO Kennedy appeared to be sleeping on duty by closing his eyes during the 1 minute and 36 seconds video while assigned on a hospital detail in the care of an incarcerated person serving life for murder and kidnapping. This detail includes the officer being assigned a firearm. This was supported by Body Worn Camera video and the officer r own admissions.
Sustained charge(s): Conduct unbecoming a public employee; Other sufficient cause; Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness, or willfull failure to devote attention…
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Sustained charge(s): Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property;…
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Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
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Police Transparency NJ, "Brian Kennedy, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/brian-kennedy-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Brian Kennedy's major discipline record?
The Dept Of Corrections suspended SCPO Brian Kennedy for 10 days in 2023 for neglect of duty and sleeping while on duty. The record states Kennedy appeared to be sleeping by closing his eyes during a 1 minute and 36 seconds video while assigned to a hospital detail in the care of an incarcerated person serving life for murder and kidnapping, a detail on which he was assigned a firearm. The finding was supported by Body Worn Camera video and Kennedy's own admissions.
What is Brian Kennedy's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Brian Kennedy has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Brian Kennedy 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 Brian Kennedy individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1915. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]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/. ↩