Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Kenneth Rivers was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. An investigation completed on February 3, 2022 found that Rivers knowingly provided false information or failed to disclose accurate information during the pre-employment process. The record states that a State Police letter reported Rivers had tested positive for a drug and was listed in the central drugs registry for the Irvington Police Department as of May 18, 2021. Rivers was terminated from employment.
On February 3, 2022, An Investigator completed an investigation into a false swearing claim against Officer K. Rivers. This investigation revealed Officer Rivers did knowingly and purposely provide false information or failed to disclose accurate information during the pre - employment process. In a letter from a State Police Major (Commanding Officer- Identification & Information Technology Section) of the Office of Attorney General, Department of Law and public safety, Division of State Police addressed to Internal Affairs Lieutenant stated "the person listed" Kenneth Rivers , who is applying for a law enforcement position, has tested positive for drug and is listed in the central drugs registry for Irvington Police Department on May 18, 2021. Therefore, Officer Rivers was terminated from employment.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(4) Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness;
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Kenneth Rivers's major discipline record?
Officer Kenneth Rivers was terminated by the Essex County Department of Corrections in 2022 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. An investigation completed on February 3, 2022 found that Rivers knowingly provided false information or failed to disclose accurate information during the pre-employment process. The record states that a State Police letter reported Rivers had tested positive for a drug and was listed in the central drugs registry for the Irvington Police Department as of May 18, 2021. Rivers was terminated from employment.
What is Kenneth Rivers's major discipline record at Essex County Corrections?
Kenneth Rivers has one major discipline record at Essex County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Kenneth Rivers's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Kenneth Rivers's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.
How does Essex County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Essex County Corrections in the lowest 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 Kenneth Rivers individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2148. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩