Edwin Torres

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT EDWIN TORRES

I am a 30+ year veteran of Law Enforcement in New Jersey. I started looking into gangs back in 1993 which led to the creation of the Gang Management Unit for the Juvenile Justice Commission under the Attorney’s General Office. I commanded the unit until my retirement in 2008. In my career, I have been involved in intelligence gathering, suppression efforts, community outreach that includes gang training, and speaking to juveniles in schools all across the state. To date, I have trained over people on Gangs and have spoken on the issue nationally as well. In the past I served as a liaison with the State Police Street Gang Bureau was assigned to the Essex County Anti-Crime Partnership and in 2005 was deployed with the NJ Hurricane Katrina relief effort, and sat on the Governors’ Gangland Taskforce. I am recognized as a gang expert by the New Jersey Court system and am a consultant for the National Gang Center. I am currently employed as a Special Agent for the NJ State Commission of Investigation Organized Crime and Street Gang Unit.