Executive Officer, Investigations Branch Commanding Officer
New Jersey State Police
Port Norris, New Jersey, United States
Joe Brennan is a Lieutenant Colonel with the New Jersey State Police and the Branch Commander of the Investigations Branch responsible for 793 detectives, analysts, scientists, and civilian support staff. Prior to that Joe was assigned to the New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center (NJ ROIC), the state fusion center from 2008 until June 2022 ending his assignment as the Director/Commanding Officer. In 2008, Joe joined the NJ ROIC Analysis Element supervising the nascent statewide Gun Violence Analysis program. He spearheaded the NJ POP and NJ Trace initiatives, which established platforms for collecting and analyzing statewide shooting-hit information and crime gun recoveries. From 2012 to 2017, Joe coordinated the Corr-Stat Initiative, a regional information-sharing initiative comprised of jurisdictions between Paterson and Newark focusing on inter-jurisdictional, recidivist offenders and other public safety issues of mutual concern. Joe was selected as the Fusion Center Director of the Year for 2022 by the National Fusion Center Association.
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Using Forensic Evidence to Guide Serial Violent Crime Investigation and Prevention
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM PST
