Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
County Correctional Police Officer William Beckenstein received a 90 day suspension and a demotion from Senior Investigator to County Correctional Police Officer on 4/30/2025, the Monmouth County Department of Corrections reported. An internal affairs investigation sustained that Beckenstein failed to provide all evidence to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office for multiple criminal cases, causing the cases to be merged and the defendant offered 8 months time served instead of 3-5 years for each of the 8 cases. Sustained charges included incompetency, neglect of duty, and conduct unbecoming a public employee.
On 4/30/2025, CPO Beckenstein received a 90 day suspension and demotion from Senior Investigator to a County Correctional Police Officer, after an internal affairs investigation sustained that he failed to provide all the evidence to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, for multiple criminal cases regarding the destruction of county property and several assaults on staff, causing the cases to be merged and the defendant being offered 8 months time served instead of the 3-5 years imprisonment for each of the 8 separate cases.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of William Beckenstein's major discipline record?
County Correctional Police Officer William Beckenstein received a 90 day suspension and a demotion from Senior Investigator to County Correctional Police Officer on 4/30/2025, the Monmouth County Department of Corrections reported. An internal affairs investigation sustained that Beckenstein failed to provide all evidence to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office for multiple criminal cases, causing the cases to be merged and the defendant offered 8 months time served instead of 3-5 years for each of the 8 cases. Sustained charges included incompetency, neglect of duty, and conduct unbecoming a public employee.
What is William Beckenstein's major discipline record at Monmouth County Corrections?
William Beckenstein has one major discipline record at Monmouth County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does William Beckenstein's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for William Beckenstein at Monmouth County Corrections.
How does Monmouth County Corrections score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Monmouth 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 William Beckenstein individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 469. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩