Adam Bercovici is a retired LAPD Lieutenant and a nationally recognized police Policy Expert who offers 40+ years of proven law enforcement, security, investigative, and consultative experience and who serves as a subject matter expert across all facets of police initiatives in high-risk, high-demand environments. Adam has been retained as an expert in some of the most critical cases in the last decade. He is arguably one of the most sought-after police policy experts in the United States.
His areas of expertise include the following: Shooting Policy, Use of Deadly Force, K9 operations, Crowd Management, Use of Less Lethal Munition, Major Scene Management, law enforcement discipline, private security best practices, private security use of force, private security hiring and retention. During his 30-year career with the LAPD, Adam led some of the most elite units in that organization, including the Special Investigation Section and Homicide Special. Post, Adam commanded one of the most operational field elements assigned to the Joint Terrorism Task Force Los Angeles.
Adam has written and authored policy for his prior agency, the LAPD. Adam is a Highly Accomplished Leader who exhibits advanced knowledge of law enforcement trends, best practices, and protocols and contributes talent in working with national and international and/or public and private-sector clients with utmost confidentiality and professionalism.
30-Years with the Los Angeles Police Department, 1982-2012. Adam Bercovici held operational assignments in patrol, Metropolitan Division ( the elite command within the Los Angeles Police Department. As a supervisor, Adam Bercovici worked as a line supervisor, Gang Unit Supervisor, Vice, and Internal Affairs and Watch Commander. As a lieutenant, Adam Bercovici was patrol Watch Commander and commanded the FBI Violent Crime Task Force Los Angeles, The Joint Terrorism Task Force, Special Investigations Section, and Homicide Special Section, Robbery Homicide Division. Adam Bercovici was also the CEO of a security company based in Los Angeles, where he managed and trained armed and unarmed security personnel. Adam Bercovici has worked as an expert for the past ten years and has been involved with numerous high-profile cases. He has authored Rule 26 Reports and testified in Federal and State courts.
Adam Bercovici is a retired LAPD Lieutenant and a nationally recognized police Policy Expert who offers 40+ years of proven law enforcement, security, investigative, and consultative experience and who serves as a subject matter expert across all facets of police initiatives in high-risk, high-demand environments.