Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant James Bowe was suspended for 10 days by the Princeton University Police Department on sustained charges of neglect of duty and command staff and supervisor duties. The record states that on November 4, 2025 Bowe responded to a report of a suspicious individual trespassing inside a university-owned living space, and that after the individual was confirmed to be trespassing, Bowe failed to issue a complaint until later directed by his supervisor.
(1:4.21) Command Staff and Supervisor Duties (2:1.2(1) )
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Summary of Allegations On November 4, 2025, Sgt. Bowe responded to a report of a suspicious individual trespassing inside a university-owned living space, an area that is not open to the public. During the on-scene investigation, the individual was confirmed to be trespassing, and the sergeant's actions were inconsistent with departmental guidance for handling such cases because he failed to issue a complaint until later directed by his supervisor. An Internal Affairs investigation was conducted and resulted in sustained violations of two DPS rules and regulations Summary of Factual Findings DPS Rules and Regulations Violations: • 1 :4.21 - Sustained • 2:1.2(1) Command Staff and Supervisor Duties - Sustained Finding: Sustained Discipline Imposed: 10-Day Suspension without pay (Progressive Discipline)
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of James Bowe's major discipline record?
Sergeant James Bowe was suspended for 10 days by the Princeton University Police Department on sustained charges of neglect of duty and command staff and supervisor duties. The record states that on November 4, 2025 Bowe responded to a report of a suspicious individual trespassing inside a university-owned living space, and that after the individual was confirmed to be trespassing, Bowe failed to issue a complaint until later directed by his supervisor.
What is James Bowe's major discipline record at Princeton University Police?
James Bowe has one major discipline record at Princeton University Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does James Bowe's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for James Bowe at Princeton University Police.
How large is Princeton University Police, the department James Bowe worked for?
Princeton University Police reported 43 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about James Bowe individually.
How does Princeton University Police score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Princeton University Police in the highest 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 James Bowe individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 421. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8385. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩