The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Ronald McDowell for 15 days in 2024. On November 18, 2022, McDowell was arrested by the Millville Police Department after being found engaging in prostitution, and he was charged with engaging in prostitution as a patron. While being arrested, he repeatedly asked the officers for professional courtesy, told them he was a corrections officer, and said he knew the Millville police chief. McDowell signed a settlement agreement on January 3, 2024.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . C11: an employee. E1: Violations of a rule
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order or administrative decision. E2. Intentional abuse or misuse of authority or position.
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
On November 18. 2022, Officer McDowell was arrested by the Millville Police Department after being found engaging in prostitution. Whilst being arrested, Officer McDowell repeatedly pleaded with the officer to not arrest him due to him being a corrections officer and stated that he knew the Millville Police Chief. He repeatedly asked the officers for "professional courtesy". He was subsequently charged with the following: N.J.S.A.2C:34-1B(1). Engaging in prostitution as a patron. Officer McDowell signed a settlement agreement on this matter on January 3, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. C7: Fighting or creating a…
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Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "Ronald McDowell, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/ronald-mcdowell-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Ronald McDowell's major discipline record?
The Department of Corrections suspended Senior Correctional Police Officer Ronald McDowell for 15 days in 2024. On November 18, 2022, McDowell was arrested by the Millville Police Department after being found engaging in prostitution, and he was charged with engaging in prostitution as a patron. While being arrested, he repeatedly asked the officers for professional courtesy, told them he was a corrections officer, and said he knew the Millville police chief. McDowell signed a settlement agreement on January 3, 2024.
What is Ronald McDowell's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Ronald McDowell has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Ronald McDowell 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 Ronald McDowell individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1368. 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/. ↩