Detective Clayton Gonzalez was the lead detective on a juvenile sexual assault investigation. During the interview of the victim, Gonzalez was hostile and used harsh and profane language, and the record states he traumatized the juvenile victim. He also lacked candor during the Internal Affairs investigation, and the Camden PD terminated his employment.
or Failure to Perform Duty Inability to Perform Standards of Conduct Obedience to Laws and Regulations Truthfulness Performance of Duty Work Expectation Withholding Information Respect Compromising Criminal Cases Conduct Towards the Public Code of Ethics
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Detective Gonzalez was the lead detective of a juvenile sexual assault investigation. During the interview of the victim, Detective Gonzalez was hostile, utilized harsh and profane language and traumatized the juvenile victim. Additionally, during the Internal Affairs Investigation Detective Gonzalez lacked candor.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Clayton Gonzalez's major discipline record?
Detective Clayton Gonzalez was the lead detective on a juvenile sexual assault investigation. During the interview of the victim, Gonzalez was hostile and used harsh and profane language, and the record states he traumatized the juvenile victim. He also lacked candor during the Internal Affairs investigation, and the Camden PD terminated his employment.
What is Clayton Gonzalez's major discipline record at Camden Police Department?
Clayton Gonzalez has one major discipline record at Camden Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Clayton Gonzalez's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Clayton Gonzalez's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.
How large is Camden Police Department, the department Clayton Gonzalez worked for?
Camden Police Department reported 359 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Clayton Gonzalez individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2124. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8241. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩