In re Warren

In In re Warren, 117 N.J. 295, 566 A.2d 534 (1989), a prison guard case, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed a ninety-day suspension order of the Board despite the employer's claim that its order of dismissal should have been affirmed because the case involved neglect of duty rather than intentional misconduct. On the other hand, the Court reiterated that intentional falsification of a report by a prison guard would require removal from office: In the . . . context of a corrections officer's trial for intentional falsification of a report, there can be no doubt that the Board must consider this as an offense striking at the heart of discipline within the corrections system. Failure to accord due consideration to that factor in the prison setting would violate implied legislative policies regarding prison security. 117 N.J. at 299, 566 A.2d 534.