On 2/9/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Raquel Dewitt was unaccounted for one hour while on duty at Northern State Prison. An investigation determined that Dewitt exited the secure perimeter without a supervisor's permission, and she admitted to being in her personal vehicle. Dewitt signed a settlement agreement for a 10 working-day suspension on 5/1/25.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
as amended C9 - : Intentional disobedience or refusal to accept order
assaulting or resisting authority
disrespect or use of insulting or abusive language to a supervisor C11 - an employee D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 2/9/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Raquel Dewitt was unaccounted for one hour while on duty at Northern State Prison. An investigation determined that SCPO Dewitt exited the secure perimeter without permission from a supervisor. SCPO Dewitt admitted to being in her personal vehicle. SCPO Dewitt signed a settlement agreement for a 10 working-day suspension on 5/1/25.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other sufficient cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9- Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended A9 - Refusal or failure to work overtime without a…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
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.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Raquel Dewitt, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/raquel-dewitt-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Raquel Dewitt's major discipline record?
On 2/9/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Raquel Dewitt was unaccounted for one hour while on duty at Northern State Prison. An investigation determined that Dewitt exited the secure perimeter without a supervisor's permission, and she admitted to being in her personal vehicle. Dewitt signed a settlement agreement for a 10 working-day suspension on 5/1/25.
What is Raquel Dewitt's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Raquel Dewitt has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Raquel Dewitt's base salary on record?
Raquel Dewitt's reported base salary is $85,090, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Raquel Dewitt has 5 years, 8 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Raquel Dewitt 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 Raquel Dewitt individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 600. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213157, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]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/. ↩