Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

James Dickinson

NJ State Parole Board · 1 record · 2023

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Major discipline · 2023^[1]

Suspended 20 days

Rank as reported: Captain
Sustained charge(s): Capt. Dickinson was charged with falsification, failure to provide complete candor, an employee and Violation of the State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace ("State Policy") and intentional abuse or misuse of authority when an EEO/AA, policy violations and intentional misuse of authority.
Separated while IA pending: not reported

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

The NJ State Parole Board suspended Captain James Dickinson for 20 days in 2023. An investigation substantiated that Dickinson retaliated against another employee by reassigning them the day after that employee provided witness testimony in another matter, in violation of the State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace. The investigation also found he did not provide complete candor. Sustained charges included falsification, conduct unbecoming, and intentional misuse of authority.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

An investigation substantiated allegations of discrimination based on retaliation in violation of the State Policy; specifically, Capt. Dickinson retaliated against another employee by effectuating the employee’s reassignment the day after providing witness testimony in another matter. The investigation also revealed that he did not provide complete candor as required by the State Policy. He failed to perform his duties as a supervisor by providing a fair, inclusive, and respectful working environment free from retaliation and created and/or encouraged a hostile working environment for others.

Compensation and pension

Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[2]

This site: records-based match

Monthly pension allowance: $8,750.00
Monthly total (incl. cost-of-living): $8,750.00
Final salary basis: $150,000
Retired: May 2023
Pension fund: Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service: 31 years, 10 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.

Sources

[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1962. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 337807 (member 44311384), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩