which could result in danger to persons or property; a public employee; violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security; violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure order or administrative decision; .
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Senior Correctional Police Officer Michael Christen was suspended for 20 days in 2022. The Department of Corrections reported that Christen failed to conduct mandatory security checks, as documented in the unit logbook. Sustained charges included neglect of duty which could result in danger to persons or property, conduct unbecoming a public employee, and violations of safety and security procedures and department rules.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Suspended for 10 days due to failure to conduct mandatory security checks; as documented in the unit logbook.
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.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2367. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 214312, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩