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Melissa Doktor

Department Of Corrections · 2 records · 2024

Suspended 10 daysmost recent record, 2024 · as reported

Doktor has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2024. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. B2: Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks that could result in danger to persons or property. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 10 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Melissa Doktor, a Senior Correctional Police Officer with the Dept Of Corrections, was suspended for 10 days. On July 31, 2024 and August 6, 2024, Doktor was mandated to work but refused to complete the mandated eight hour shift. Doktor also did not supply the proper documentation within the allotted time frame. The sustained charge was other sufficient cause for refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse.

Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse.
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On July 31, 2024 and August 6, 2024 Officer Doktor was mandated to work however refused to complete the mandated eight hour shift as required. Furthermore, Officer Doktor did not supply the proper documentation within the allotted time frame.

Major discipline · 2024[2]

Suspended 10 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

In a separate matter, Senior Correctional Police Officer Melissa Doktor received a 10-day suspension from the Dept Of Corrections. After an investigation by the department's Special Investigations Division, the record found that Doktor failed to report issues and deficiencies regarding the former Administrator and Assistant Superintendents homes on the grounds of EMCF through the proper chain of command, and instead reported the issues to the Department of Justice. Sustained charges included neglect of duty and violation of a rule or policy.

Rank as reported
Senior Correctional Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . B2:
  • loafing
  • idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks that could result in danger to persons or property. E1: Violations of a rule
  • regulation
  • policy
  • procedure
  • order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

After an investigation by the NJDOC Special Investigations Division - Professional Standards Unit due to allegations of staff misconduct, it was revealed that Officer Doktor failed to report issues and deficiencies to the Ngoc regarding the former Administrator and Assistant Superintendents homes on the grounds of EMCF and instead Officer Doktor reported the issues to the Department of Justice. This was a failure of utilizing the proper chain of command to report issues that could be a security threat to the facility to the proper superior authorities within EMCF.

Similar records

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    Suspended 60 days

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  • Michael Bonafiglia · Department Of Corrections · 2024

    Suspended 45 days

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  • Aniya Brooks · Department Of Corrections · 2024

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  • Duane Dare · Department Of Corrections · 2024

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Other officers at Department Of Corrections

433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 433 at the Department Of Corrections page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[3]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$114,697
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
23 years, 4 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 Melissa Doktor's major discipline record?

Doktor has 2 sustained major discipline records from Dept Of Corrections, all from 2024. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse; N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. B2: Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks that could result in danger to persons or property. E1: Violations of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision.

What is Melissa Doktor's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?

Melissa Doktor has 2 major discipline records at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Melissa Doktor's base salary on record?

Melissa Doktor's reported base salary is $114,697, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Melissa Doktor has 23 years, 4 months of reported service.

How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Melissa Doktor 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 Melissa Doktor individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1374. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1375. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 212163, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  4. [4]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/.