Failure of a Parole Officer Recruit to complete the Academy due to conduct which results in dismissal.
Separated while IA pending
not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The NJ State Parole Board terminated Parole Officer Recruit Marissa Edwards in 2024. An investigation found that Edwards was observed recording test questions from an exam, and DCJ Academy staff who inspected her training binder found a document listing 40 questions and answers, which is prohibited. The sustained charge was failure of a recruit to complete the Academy due to conduct that results in dismissal.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
An investigation revealed that Edwards was observed recording test questions from an exam. DCJ Academy staff inspected her training materials binder and found a document listing 40 questions and answers was discovered in Edwards’ binder. Such materials are prohibited.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1419. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩