Sergeant Dwayne Wilcox was disciplined by the NJ Department of Human Services in 2024, and the record lists a 10-day suspension. On April 30, 2024, Wilcox mishandled a domestic violence incident by failing to act on information presented to him during the encounter. He also lacked knowledge of the legal weight of marijuana and made an arrest despite the substance being less than 6 ounces. The sustained charges included inefficiency and conduct unbecoming of a public employee.
Police Officers shall take appropriate action to enforce all federal, state and local laws coming within agency jurisdiction
Police Officer shall take appropriate action to detect and arrest violators of the law
of a public employee
Other sufficient causes
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On April 30, 2024 Sergeant Wilcox mishandled a domestic violence incident; specifically by failing to act on information presented to him duirng the encounter. Furthermore, Sergeant Wilcox did not have the knowledge of the legal weight of marijuana (legal substance), and proceeded to make an arrest despite the substance being less than 6-ounces of marijuana.
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John Harris · New Jersey Department Of Human Services · 2024
Sanctions not reported
Sustained charge(s): Standard Operating Procedures of Use of Force Policy-Core Principal#2; Critical decision-making and tactical deployment techniques include…
same agency · same year
Tommy Hom · New Jersey Department Of Human Services · 2024
Sanctions not reported
Sustained charge(s): Standard Operating Procedures- Office of Internal Affairs shall receive immediate notice of Agency personnel in the hiring process or…
same agency · same year
Daved Tropper · New Jersey Department Of Human Services · 2024
Separated while IA pending
Sustained charge(s): Verbal abuse of employee; Any improper conduct which violates common decency; Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or…
TerminatedSuspended 1,812 daysSeparated while IA pending
Sustained charge(s): NJAC.4A:2-2.3(a)(6)-Conduct unbecoming a public employee; NJAC. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12)-Other sufficient cause; 4:08 E.1.-Violation of rule…
same agency
Jodi Smith · New Jersey Department Of Human Services · 2023
Other sanction
Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty; Falsification; Negligence in performing duty; Conduct Unbecoming of a Public Employee; False/Misleading Statements;…
same agency
Other officers at New Jersey Department Of Human Services
5 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, "Dwayne Wilcox, New Jersey Department Of Human Services," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/dwayne-wilcox-nj-department-of-human-services/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Dwayne Wilcox's major discipline record?
Sergeant Dwayne Wilcox was disciplined by the NJ Department of Human Services in 2024, and the record lists a 10-day suspension. On April 30, 2024, Wilcox mishandled a domestic violence incident by failing to act on information presented to him during the encounter. He also lacked knowledge of the legal weight of marijuana and made an arrest despite the substance being less than 6 ounces. The sustained charges included inefficiency and conduct unbecoming of a public employee.
What is Dwayne Wilcox's major discipline record at New Jersey Department Of Human Services?
Dwayne Wilcox has one major discipline record at New Jersey Department Of Human Services in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Dwayne Wilcox's base salary on record?
Dwayne Wilcox's reported base salary is $95,484, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Dwayne Wilcox has 19 years, 4 months of reported service.
How large is New Jersey Department Of Human Services, the department Dwayne Wilcox worked for?
New Jersey Department Of Human Services reported 72 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Dwayne Wilcox individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1416. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 216357, 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 8384. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩