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.
Sustained charge(s): 1. Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which would not result in danger to persons or…
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Police Transparency NJ, "Michael Christen, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-christen-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Christen's major discipline record?
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.
What is Michael Christen's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Michael Christen has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Michael Christen 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 Michael Christen individually.
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]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/. ↩