Separated while IA pendingmost recent record, 2023 · as reported
Finley has 2 sustained major discipline records from New Jersey State Police, all from 2023. The records include separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Abuse of Sick Leave, Theft; Disobey a Direct Order, Abuse of Sick Leave, Unauthorized Employment, Intentionally Providing False Information During a Misconduct Investigation.
Sergeant Shauna Finley was substantiated for failing to use accrued benefit time to take several out-of-state trips while assigned to Administrative Absence. The sustained charges were abuse of sick leave and theft. Finley resigned from the New Jersey State Police in 2023 before discipline was imposed.
Member was substantiated for failing to use accrued benefit time to take several out of state trips while assigned to Administrative Absence. The member resigned prior to the imposition of discipline.
In a separate 2023 matter, Sergeant Shauna Finley was substantiated for failing to obtain Division approval before working outside employment and failing to remain at her residence while on sick leave. According to the record, she also failed to complete a report as directed and was untruthful during her interview. Finley resigned from the New Jersey State Police before discipline was imposed.
Intentionally Providing False Information During a Misconduct Investigation
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member was substantiated for failing to obtain Division approval prior to working outside employment and failing to remain at their residence while on sick leave. The member was also substantiated for failing to complete a report as directed and for being untruthful during their interview. The member resigned prior to the imposition of discipline.
Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Sustained charge(s): Inappropriate Actions - On Duty, Left Assigned Area or Post Without Permission, Unjustified Motor Vehicle Stop, Unsafe/Improper Stop…
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows they resigned, retired, transferred, or otherwise separated from this agency while an internal affairs matter was pending, which can affect whether a current PFRS/SPRS record exists 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. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Shauna Finley's major discipline record?
Finley has 2 sustained major discipline records from New Jersey State Police, all from 2023. The records include separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Abuse of Sick Leave, Theft; Disobey a Direct Order, Abuse of Sick Leave, Unauthorized Employment, Intentionally Providing False Information During a Misconduct Investigation.
What is Shauna Finley's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?
Shauna Finley has 2 major discipline records at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Shauna Finley worked for?
New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Shauna Finley individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1883. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1884. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8645. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩