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Carvin Kennedy

Department Of Corrections · 2 records · 2022, 2025

Suspended 30 daysmost recent record, 2025 · as reported

Kennedy has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct unbecoming a public employee; Possession of contraband on State property; violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security; other sufficient cause; N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A11 - Leaving assigned work area without permission, creating a danger to persons or property D6a - loss or careless control of keys, pagers, beepers, or cellular telephone D6b - loss or careless control of radio, mace, or handcuffs D7 - Violation of administrative procedure and/or regulations involving safety and security.

Discipline timeline, 2022 to 2025

AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.

2 records, 2022 to 2025

Major discipline records reported for Carvin Kennedy, by year
YearRecordsMost serious sanction reported
20221Suspension
20230No record published
20240No record published
20251Suspension
  • Suspension

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 30 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

On 12/31/24, at the completion of his shift, Senior Correctional Police Officer Carvin Kennedy of the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center left his assigned post without having been properly relieved. Kennedy placed his security equipment, including his keys and radio, in a drawer, leaving them unsecured. He signed a settlement agreement on 1/23/25 for a 30-day suspension.

Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • (a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
  • as amended A11 - Leaving assigned work area without permission
  • creating a danger to persons or property D6a - loss or careless control of keys
  • pagers
  • beepers
  • or cellular telephone D6b - loss or careless control of radio
  • mace
  • or handcuffs D7 - Violation of administrative procedure and/or regulations involving safety and security
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On 12/31/24, Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Carvin Kennedy at the completion of his shift left his assigned post without having been properly relieved. SCPO Kennedy placed his security equipment including keys and radio in a drawer, rendering them unsecure. SCPO Kennedy signed a settlement agreement on 1/23/25 for a 30-day suspension.

Major discipline · 2022[2]

Suspended 60 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

SCPO Carvin Kennedy was suspended for 60 days by the Dept Of Corrections in 2022 for conduct unbecoming, possession of contraband on State property, and related safety and security violations. The record states that Kennedy introduced and stored contraband inside a locker within the STU security perimeter, including a MAP yard logbook, 87 DVDs and CDs, tools, a personal DVD player, and other items.

Rank as reported
SCPO (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • a public employee
  • Possession of contraband on State property
  • violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
  • violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security
  • .
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Suspended for 60 days for the introduction and storage of contraband inside a locker within the STU security perimeter (Special Treatment Unit Movement/MAP Yard). Contraband were: 1 MAP yard logbook; 87 DVDs/CDs; 2 Gorilla Tapes; 1 3m duct tape; 1 black and red Sceptre screwdrive; 1 Loctite super glue; 1 laser pointer; 2 TV splitters; 1 personal combination lock; 1 personal DVD player with remote and charger; 2 rolls of window tint; 1 super sonic radio; 1 resident fan; 1 wireless humidifier; 1 extension cord; 1 flute; 1 AC/DC adapter; 4 TV cables; 1 HDMI cable; 1 Rigid outlet extender; 1 Mohu black TV antenna with remote; 1 Insignia TV; 1 Laski personal heater; 1 Whirlpool personal microwave; 1 plastic container.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Michael Anello · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (4) Attendance HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive absenteeism

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Dominick Aneses · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 30 days

    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)

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Malcolm Austin · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Malcolm Austin · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Malcolm Austin · Department Of Corrections · 2025

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A1 - Unsatisfactory attendance, Chronic or excessive

    same agency · same year · 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.

All 433 at the Department Of Corrections page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[4]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$114,697
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
20 years, 11 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Carvin Kennedy's major discipline record?

Kennedy has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, spanning 2022 to 2025. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct unbecoming a public employee; Possession of contraband on State property; violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision; violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security; other sufficient cause; N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A11 - Leaving assigned work area without permission, creating a danger to persons or property D6a - loss or careless control of keys, pagers, beepers, or cellular telephone D6b - loss or careless control of radio, mace, or handcuffs D7 - Violation of administrative procedure and/or regulations involving safety and security.

What is Carvin Kennedy's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?

Carvin Kennedy has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Carvin Kennedy's base salary on record?

Carvin Kennedy's reported base salary is $114,697, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Carvin Kennedy has 20 years, 11 months of reported service.

How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Carvin 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 Carvin Kennedy individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 655. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2352. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 655. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 655, 2352.
  4. [4]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215030, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  5. [5]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/.