Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Robert Dawkins was terminated by the Cumberland County Department of Corrections. On October 9, 2024, during Dawkins' tour of duty, one inmate threw liquid at another inmate in his presence, and video surveillance captured Dawkins shaking another inmate's hand. He failed to log the event, notify a supervisor and inform his relieving officer, and did not write a report until instructed by his shift commander. He was terminated on May 1, 2025.
(a) (1) , or failure to perform duties.(12). Cumberland County Department of Corrections Policy 3.02 also know as 84-17 III. Personal Conduct (T). Violation of a rule
regulation
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order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On October 9,2024 during Officer Dawkins tour of duty an incident took place were one inmate threw liquid at another inmate in his presence. At the end of the incident video surveillance captured Officer Dawkins shaking another inmates hand. Officer Dawkins failed to log the event, notify a supervisor and inform his relieving officer of the incident. He also did not write a report until instructed by his shift commander. On May 1, 2025 he was terminated.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Sustained charge(s): 4A:2-2.3 (a) (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee. Cumberland County Department of Corrections Policy 3.02 also know as 84-17 III.…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Anthony Brown · Cumberland County Corrections · 2024
Terminated
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a): I. Attendance, B. Abandoment without permission for five consecutive days
Sustained charge(s): 4A:2-2.3 (a) (12).Other sufficient cause Cumberland County Department of Corrections Policy 3.02 also know as 84-17 III. Personal Conduct…
same agency · same year
Jorge Tucker · Cumberland County Corrections · 2025
Suspended 10 days
Sustained charge(s): 4A:2-2.3(a): 12.Other sufficient cause Cumberland County Department of Corrections Policy 3.02 also know as 84-17 (I). Attendance (B).…
same agency · same year
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Robert Dawkins's major discipline record?
Officer Robert Dawkins was terminated by the Cumberland County Department of Corrections. On October 9, 2024, during Dawkins' tour of duty, one inmate threw liquid at another inmate in his presence, and video surveillance captured Dawkins shaking another inmate's hand. He failed to log the event, notify a supervisor and inform his relieving officer, and did not write a report until instructed by his shift commander. He was terminated on May 1, 2025.
What is Robert Dawkins's major discipline record at Cumberland County Corrections?
Robert Dawkins has one major discipline record at Cumberland County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Robert Dawkins's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Robert Dawkins's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How does Cumberland County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Cumberland County Corrections in the second-lowest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Robert Dawkins individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 268. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩