Services:
Experienced 44-year police professional in areas of use of force, internal affairs, officer-involved shootings, supervision, wrongful convictions, police pursuits, practice, policy, discipline, mental health, auditing, staffing analysis, organizational assessments, investigations, and training. 34 years as an active law enforcement officer and ten of those years as chief of police of a 340 sworn/ non-sworn municipal police department.
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Qualifications:
MBA. 1999. Public Administration
Rockford University - Rockford, Illinois
B.S. 1991. Sociology/ Anthropology
Rockford University – Rockford, Illinois
A.A. 1986. Associate of Arts Degree
Rock Valley College – Rockford, Illinois
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Experience:
Experienced 44-year police professional in areas of use of force, internal affairs, officer-involved shootings, supervision, wrongful convictions, police pursuits, practice, policy, discipline, mental health, auditing, staffing analysis, organizational assessments, investigations, and training. 34 years as an active law enforcement officer and ten of those years as chief of police of a 340 sworn/ non-sworn municipal police department.
On-going experience for the past 9-years as a police practice consultant providing Federal Court-Appointed expertise in police Consent Decrees and a United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Police Consultant regarding police use of force. Expert in applying constitutional standards, state law, policy, practice, and training to police incidents. Retained in plaintiff and defense litigation incidents. Court approved expert in state and federal civil/ criminal trials. Court approved in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Louisiana, New Mexico, Illinois, Iowa, and New York. Experienced in deposition and trial testimony.
Instructs courses on police use of force, internal affairs, discipline, and risk-management issues. Performs police management assessments on staffing, operations, policy, auditing, investigations, and training.
Author of July 2023 release – “Managing the Blue Line.” The book focuses on how to implement, audit, and sustain effective policing standards, while policing the police.
President and Interim Executive Director, Americans for Effective Law Enforcement (AELE). Since formed in 1966, AELE is a research-driven educational organization that produces and disseminates legal information through traditional seminars, via electronic media and direct contact.
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Categories:
Death Investigations , Dogs Service Dogs , Drug Enforcement , Expert Witness/Services , Law Enforcement , Police Investigative Procedures , Police Management/Supervision , Police Practice/Procedure , Police Policy , Risk Management Consulting and Expert Witness , Security Consultant , Standard of Care , Use of Force , Vehicle Pursuits , Wrongful Death , Crowd Risks , Failure Investigation , Incident Investigation , Safety And Risk Management , Vehicle Accidents , Crowd Management , Event Liability , Risk Assessment and Management , Security School , Police Complaints , Police Use Of Force , Police Misconduct , Police 1983 Civil Rights , Police High Speed Pursuits , Police Use Of Deadly Force , Jail and Corrections Training , Police Training , Police Standards and Practices , Law Enforcement Malpractice , Fleet Safety Management , Police Bias, Discrimination, Harassment , Police Assessments and Diagnostics , Police Auditing , Police Pursuits , Evaluation and Retention, , Wrongful Convictions , Police Shootings , Use of Force: Restraint , K9 Policies , Police Internal Affairs , Legal Internal Audit , ADA Failure , Criminal Justice , Expert Witness Testominy , Police
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