The Dept Of Corrections suspended Sgt Tamika Walker for 15 days in 2023 on charges that included conduct unbecoming, neglect of duty, and violation of the workplace discrimination policy. The record states that on May 28, 2023 Walker chest bumped a fellow Sergeant and called him a gender slur, and did not give a full account until reviewing the record. Under a settlement agreement her original 35 day suspension was modified to 15 days for record keeping purposes only, with retraining to follow.
, loafing, idleness, or willfull failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property
Racial and/or sexual harassment, discrimination and/or retaliation
Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
Other sanction
Training, coaching, or counseling
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On May 28, 2023, Sergeant Tamika Walker violated Department policy and acted in an unprofessional manner during an encounter with a fellow Sergeant by intentionally "chest bumping" him and calling him a gender slur "b***," thereby violating the Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace. Furthermore, Sgt. Walker neglected to give a full account of the incident until reviewing the record once again. As per Settlement Agreement, Sgt. Walker's original disciplinary action of a (35) thirty-five working day suspension was modified to a (15) fifteen working days suspension of which all fifteen days shall be for record keeping purposes only. Additionally, Sgt. Walker will complete retraining relevant to policies and procedures as deemed necessary by the institution or Custody Staff Training Academy.
Sustained charge(s): Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property;…
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Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
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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, "Tamika Walker, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/tamika-walker-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Tamika Walker's major discipline record?
The Dept Of Corrections suspended Sgt Tamika Walker for 15 days in 2023 on charges that included conduct unbecoming, neglect of duty, and violation of the workplace discrimination policy. The record states that on May 28, 2023 Walker chest bumped a fellow Sergeant and called him a gender slur, and did not give a full account until reviewing the record. Under a settlement agreement her original 35 day suspension was modified to 15 days for record keeping purposes only, with retraining to follow.
What is Tamika Walker's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Tamika Walker has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Tamika Walker's base salary on record?
Tamika Walker's reported base salary is $111,450, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Tamika Walker has 21 years, 10 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Tamika Walker 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 Tamika Walker individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1921. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215174, 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/. ↩