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Jodi Smith

New Jersey Department Of Human Services · 1 record · 2023

Other sanction2023 · as reported

Officer Jodi Smith was the subject of sustained findings by the NJ Department of Human Services in 2023. On October 20, 2022, Smith failed to act or intervene while an active assault occurred in her presence, an incident that was captured on video. Smith was also sustained for falsification after her statements conflicted with the footage and her written report. The agency initially sought her removal, and the matter was settled as a general resignation.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2023[1]

Other sanction
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Falsification
  • Negligence in performing duty
  • of a Public Employee
  • False/Misleading Statements
  • Performance- or
  • Serious mistake due to carelessness which would result in danger and/or injury to persons or property
  • Failure to take police action.
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On October 20th 2022, while during the course of her duties, Officer Jodi Smith failed to act and/or intervene while an active assault occured in her presence. This incident was captured on video. Officer Smith was also sustained for falsification as a result of her internal investigation based on her statements in contrast to footage of the incident and written report. The agency initally sought removal of officer smith which was settled as a general resignation.

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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.

Compensation and pension

Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Monthly pension allowance
$3,822.66
Monthly total (incl. cost-of-living)
$3,822.66
Final salary basis
$91,744
Retired
December 2023
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
20 years, 3 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.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Jodi Smith's major discipline record?

Officer Jodi Smith was the subject of sustained findings by the NJ Department of Human Services in 2023. On October 20, 2022, Smith failed to act or intervene while an active assault occurred in her presence, an incident that was captured on video. Smith was also sustained for falsification after her statements conflicted with the footage and her written report. The agency initially sought her removal, and the matter was settled as a general resignation.

What is Jodi Smith's major discipline record at New Jersey Department Of Human Services?

Jodi Smith has one major discipline record at New Jersey Department Of Human Services in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Jodi Smith's pension on record?

Jodi Smith's reported monthly pension allowance is $3,822.66, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Jodi Smith has 20 years, 3 months of reported service.

How large is New Jersey Department Of Human Services, the department Jodi Smith 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 Jodi Smith individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1959. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 350076 (member 44332254), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [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/. ↩