Trooper Christopher S. Scales was a front-line partner in the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey’s brain injury prevention efforts. Trooper Scales was struck and killed on December 3, 2002 while conducting a seatbelt enforcement detail on the New Jersey Turnpike.

The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey honored State Trooper Christopher Scales posthumously in May 2003 by introducing the Trooper Christopher Scales Memorial Award. This award is presented each year to a member of the law enforcement community who has demonstrated exemplary efforts in promoting public safety and brain injury prevention.

2010 Recipient

Chief Anthony Parenti

The Trooper Christopher Scales Memorial Award is presented to a member of the law enforcement community who has demonstrated exemplary efforts in promoting public safety and brain injury prevention. This year’s recipient is Chief Anthony J. Parenti. Chief Parenti’s long time career in law enforcement, in particular his work in raising awareness for prevention of brain injuries, began in the late 1960s and continues today, years beyond his retirement.
He served as Chief of Police in Fanwood, New Jersey from 1975 through 1998 when he became director of the John H. Stamler Police Academy until his retirement in 2007. Chief Parenti served on Governor Byrne’s New Jersey Driver Education Task Force and the Highway Safety Policy Advisory Council through the terms of five New Jersey Governors.
The chief has been honored for his work promoting bicycle, motorcycle, and traffic safety, with at least 20 awards. He has written manuals, newsletters, articles, guidelines, and legislation—all to help make New Jersey a safer state. Chief Parenti has supported the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey’s programs for many years and lived its mission before it was drafted and adopted by our Board of Trustees.

Past Recipients

2009 - Officer Douglas Higgins, Manchester Police Department
2008 - Lt. Colonel Juan Mattos Jr.
2007 – Chief William J. Cicchetti, Washington Township Police
2006 – Lieutenant Paul Vereb, Long Beach Township Police
2005 – Detective Sergeant Peter Ziegler
2004 – Officer Mary Ann Collura
2003 – Trooper Christopher S. Scales

Make A Nomination

If you know a law enforcement officer dedicated to the prevention of brain injuries and deserving of the Trooper Scales Memorial Award, please take the time to nominate them. The deadline is April 1 every year.