On April 8, 2025, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility Senior Correctional Police Officer Robert Tourre coordinated and participated in a social function on the grounds of Central Office Headquarters without permission from his supervisor, the Department of Corrections reported. During the investigation, Tourre knowingly provided the Special Investigations Division with false information about the function. On a separate date, he met with an outside party on facility grounds for about 20 minutes while on duty without permission. Tourre signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (7) (12) HRB 84-17
as amended B2 -
loafing
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property B8 - Serious mistake due to carelessness which may result in danger and/or injury to persons/property C8 - Falsification: intentional misstatement of material fact in connection with work
employment application
attendance or in any record
report
investigation or other proceeding C11 - an employee D7 - Violation of administrative procedure and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 4/8/25, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Robert Tourre coordinated and participated in a social function on the grounds of Central Office Headquarters. SCPO Tourre did not obtain permission from his supervisor to participate in the social function. During the course of the investigation, SCPO Tourre knowingly provided the New Jersey Department of Correction’s Special Investigations Division with false information concerning the details about the social function. Finally, on a separate date, SCPO Tourre met with an outside party on the Garden State Correctional Facility grounds for approximately 20 minutes while SCPO Tourre was on duty and did not properly obtain permission from his supervisor to do so. SCPO Tourre signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 7/11/25.
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N. J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing,…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Robert Tourre, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/robert-tourre-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Robert Tourre's major discipline record?
On April 8, 2025, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility Senior Correctional Police Officer Robert Tourre coordinated and participated in a social function on the grounds of Central Office Headquarters without permission from his supervisor, the Department of Corrections reported. During the investigation, Tourre knowingly provided the Special Investigations Division with false information about the function. On a separate date, he met with an outside party on facility grounds for about 20 minutes while on duty without permission. Tourre signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension.
What is Robert Tourre's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Robert Tourre has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Robert Tourre's base salary on record?
Robert Tourre's reported base salary is $114,697, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Robert Tourre has 23 years, 3 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Robert Tourre worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Robert Tourre individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 746. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 215583, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩