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.
Sustained charge(s): Incompetency, failure to perform duties, Conduct unbecoming a public employee, Neglect of duty, providing a false statement, filing a false…
Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty, Provide Inaccurate and False Information, Conduct unbecoming, Standards of Conduct, Performance of Duty, Obedience to…
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Police Transparency NJ, "William Beckenstein, Monmouth County Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/william-beckenstein-monmouth-co-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
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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.
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. ↩