Professional Training and Experience:

Detective Aguirre is a recognized expert in street and prison gangs, and is a detective with the San Diego Police Department's street gang unit. He is the author of Parents Guide to Street Gangs, and is an instructor at Miramar College in San Diego, California. He has consulted extensively with the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other law enforcement agencies throughout California. He is a member of the California Gang Investigators Association and is a teacher for the California Peace Officer Standard and Training (POST) program. Detective Aguirre also lectures at various universities, medical centers, and schools, and is editor of The Gang Source newsletter, which is featured on the ProDev website. He has over 20 years on the San Diego Police Department, with over 14 years devoted to work in the gang unit.