Criminal Justice Expert Witnesses in Wisconsin

A 3rd generation Gunsmith. This expert has over 15 years of experience as an authority on firearm and related subject. He currently provides his expertise to a variety of clients in need of accurate assessment of firearm analysis, GSR, accidental discharge, and bullet trajectory. In addition, he teaches a course on firearms and deadly force law, and has extensive experience reviewing evidence and speaking to the impact of firearms on the outcome of cases.

Instructor for a regional training institution for police officers, providing training in Field Training and Evaluation Program, PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor, PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor and cadre member for the First Line Supervisory Skills course. Adjunct Faculty for a regional law enforcement academy. Providing export training in Instructor Development, Use of Force Instructor, Field Training and Evaluation Program (San Jose Model), FTO Update/Transition, FTO Supervisor. Defensive Tactics Instructor fora regional law enforcement academy. Guest Lecturer for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Use of Force, Below 100 and Field Training Officer Refresher Workshop. Author and edityor for a major law enforcement association journal. Training Courses: Field Training and Evaluation Program, The Adaptive FTO, FTO Supervisor, PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor Trainer, PPCT Spontaneous Knife Defense Instructor Trainer, PPCT Threat Pattern Recognition Firearms Instructor Trainer, Use of Force Instructor. Instructor Development and Below 100 Instructor Trainer.

This expert is nationally recognized as a school bus expert who has been working in the industry since 1978. He has successfully taught Fire, Law Enforcement, and EMTs for 25 years about the characteristics of the school bus so they can respond to a crash and rescue scene with more confidence in their response. He established a school bus training consultancy in 2000 to specialize in training the school bus industry, the fire and rescue industry, and law enforcement on the construction and design of the school bus. He has trained over 14,000 fire and rescue and EMT workers, and scores of law enforcement have learned about the school bus, what they need to know to be successful in a rescue effort, and how to enter or breach a school bus more effectively for 25 years. He is recognized by the industries as an expert on school buses. In 1985 was the Supervisor of Transportation Equipment (Fleet Manager) for Minneapolis Public Schools. He has worked with Minnesota legislation concerning school buses for many years, served on two governor's task forces, 1994 and 2006. He has served five National Congress on School Transportation conferences, as a delegate from Minnesota, served on the Body Committee, the Chassis Committee, Chaired the Chassis Committee, Vice-Chaired the Special Education Committee, and the Safety and Security Committee. He also has presented annually at the School Transportation News (STN) EXPO conference and at the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) every year since 1999. He currently presents at state and regional conferences on a regular basis.

This highly qualified and board certified expert has over 40 years of experience in Security Management. He received his BA, MA and PhD from Wayne State University and is board certified in the American Society for Industrial Security and Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology and is also a Licensed Social Worker. He has published 75+ Journal Articles on security, safety and criminal justice. He is currently serving as Emeritus Professor in the Sociology and Criminal Justice department for a University in Midwest and is the Principal Consultant at a Consulting Firm.

This highly qualified expert has a BS from the University of Illinois, a MPA from Governors State University, and a PhD from Walden University (residency performed at Indiana University). Dr. Henson is an independent drug and alcohol testing consultant, providing drug and alcohol testing evaluations, research, and expert testimony. He has been qualified as an expert in field sobriety testing, drug and alcohol testing, physiology, and pharmacology in criminal, civil, and employment law cases across the United States. Dr. Henson has served as a police officer, police administrator, a police academy instructor supervising the alcohol testing program at the University of Illinois, a college professor at multiple institutions, and as a Dean of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences. He has served on several advisory and research committees related to law enforcement and drug and alcohol testing using breath, blood, urine, saliva, and field sobriety testing. Clients have included fortune 500 companies, professional athletes (NBA & MLB), employee unions, and government entities.

This expert been retained as an expert in more than one hundred (100) cases and has been qualified and testified at several civil trials in state and federal courts. This expert most frequently has been retained on cases regarding use of force, false arrest, police pursuits/emergency vehicle response but has also been retained in several other areas. He has conducted several Sensitive Internal Investigations as an independent investigator for numerous municipalities and other entities regarding allegations of Police Misconduct. He also serves as an assessor for the Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and have conducted assessments of over thirty (30) law enforcement agencies throughout the United States, including reviewing agency policies, practices and training.

This expert received his AS in Science from Lincoln Trail College and is an Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstructionists. He has certifications in Bosch EDR, Level I Event Data Recorder Use in Traffic Crash Reconstruction, and is a Crash Reconstruction Specialist. He is an active member in the Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators and the Illinois Traffic Safety Leaders. Currently, he is a police officer and the Chief of Police at a police department in Illinois, as well as an owner and lead crash reconstruction investigator at a large accident reconstruction firm in Illinois.

This qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement. His expertise includes strong organizational management and extensive knowledge of public safety administrative policies and operational procedures. He previously worked for the Michigan State Police in various positions including major and regions commander of the field services bureau. At the Field Service Bureau, he was responsible for managing quality control and operational direction of all Michigan state police law enforcement services in Michigan's 83 counties. His most recent position was chief of police for the city of Lowell where he performed employee performance reviews, investigated alleged employee misconduct, and violations of personnel rules.

This highly qualified expert has been working in video and audio forensics for over 35 years. After earning his BA in communications with a minor in criminal justice, this expert worked as a probation officer for the city of Troy, Michigan. He then began work as an audio engineer and investigator at Ambience Recording Studio where he began consultancy work with the FBI, local police departments, and other governmental entities. As a certified forensic consultant and registered investigator, this expert is now the CEO, president, and lead consultant at an audio and video forensic consultancy in Michigan. He has extensive experience working on both criminal and civil cases by enhancing video and audio files for a variety of applications. He is a member of several associations and committees in the field of audio and video forensics and remains active in the educational field by attending and speaking at conferences, teaching courses, and attending continuing education opportunities.

This well-credentialed security expert has over 20 years of experience as a security executive, leader, advisor, and strategist. He earned his BS in criminal justice from Western Illinois University before completing his MA in business and security management at Webster University. He is a certified protection professional, risk assessment methodologist, building security professional, security consultant, and crisis prevention instructor. This expert has authored over and presented over 50 articles and informative sources throughout his career, several of which directly addressed security issues in parking garages. He formerly worked as a security manager at Gage Babcock, as a project designer at Teng and Associates, and as a project designer at Sako and Associates. He also worked as a senior security consultant and project manager at AON Global Risk Consultant. This expert is currently the global practice leader and manager of security consulting and design at a risk assessment consultancy in Illinois.