On 12/5/23, Senior Correctional Police Officer Javier Gonzalez questioned a lieutenant's order to secure a door on his unit and became argumentative, shouting "What's the big deal" at the lieutenant. The Department of Corrections sustained charges of conduct unbecoming an employee and insubordination. Gonzalez signed a settlement agreement on 6/5/24.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C9: : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order
assaulting or resisting authority
disrespect
or use of insulting or abusive language to supervisor.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 5, 2023, Officer Gonzalez questioned the orders of a Lieutenant to secure a door on his unit and became argumentative by shouting "What's the big deal" at the Lieutenant. The Lieutenant provided Officer Gonzalez with the proper Internal Management Procedures for the facility showing that several of the Incarcerated Persons housed within Officer Gonzalez's unit were acting improperly during mass movement. Officer Gonzalez signed a settlement agreement on this matter on June 5, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other sufficient cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9- Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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433 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, "Javier Gonzalez, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/javier-gonzalez-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Javier Gonzalez's major discipline record?
On 12/5/23, Senior Correctional Police Officer Javier Gonzalez questioned a lieutenant's order to secure a door on his unit and became argumentative, shouting "What's the big deal" at the lieutenant. The Department of Corrections sustained charges of conduct unbecoming an employee and insubordination. Gonzalez signed a settlement agreement on 6/5/24.
What is Javier Gonzalez's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Javier Gonzalez has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Javier Gonzalez 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 Javier Gonzalez individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1301. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]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/. ↩