Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Christopher Ebanks was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2024. The record states that on April 17, 2023, Ebanks was convicted of an amended charge of domestic violence petty disorderly persons harassment. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee and violation of departmental rules and regulations.
(a)(6) a public employee (a)(12) : Violation of Department Rules and Regulations – 3:1.1 Standard of Conduct
3:1.9 Performance of Duty
3:1.13 Obedience to Laws and Regulations
3:1.23 Knowledge of Laws and Regulations
3:1.32 Withholding information or giving false information
3:1.33 Reporting Violations of Law, Ordinances, Rules or Orders
3:1.34 Reporting Unusual Incidents or Occurrences on Duty
3:10.5 Truthfulness
Separated while IA pending
not reported
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On April 17, 2023 Officer Ebanks was convicted of an amended charge of domestic violence petty disorderly persons (harassment) in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:33-4c.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause; Violation of Department Rules and Regulations –…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(4) Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness;
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Christopher Ebanks's major discipline record?
Officer Christopher Ebanks was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2024. The record states that on April 17, 2023, Ebanks was convicted of an amended charge of domestic violence petty disorderly persons harassment. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee and violation of departmental rules and regulations.
What is Christopher Ebanks's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Christopher Ebanks has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Christopher Ebanks's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Christopher Ebanks's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Christopher Ebanks individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1063. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩