Criminology Expert Witnesses

This security management expert has been in the field for more than 30 years. A Certified Protection Professional, he is extensively published and holds membership in both the American Society for Industrial Security and the International Association of Professional Security Consultants. He has lectured on security and criminology at the university level for multiple schools, including the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and he has served as corporate Security Director, Senior Security Director, and Chief Security Officer for three multi-national organizations. Currently, this expert is the Principal of his own consulting firm, specializing in identifying, avoiding, and mitigating and managing security related risk.

This highly qualified expert has years of experience in the field of premises liability. He received his PhD in criminology from Florida State University and is a certified protection professional by the American Society for Industrial Security. He is a member of various renowned professional associations, including the American Correctional Association, the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, the Florida Crime Prevention Association and the National Floor Safety Institute. He is a former adjunct professor of criminal justice, corrections and criminology at Florida International University and a former professor of criminal justice at Keiser College. He has also provided consulting services and conducted lectures and workshops for various government agencies. He lectures both nationally and internationally and has published 44+ journal articles focused on crime prevention, security, and jail design. He is the president and owner of a major security and safety design company in Florida.

This expert is recognized by CNN, FOX News, PIX 11 News, BBC, the United Nations Associated Press and a multitude of other media outlets as an expert in police tactics and procedures. He served 20 years in the NYPD, where he trained recruits in the Police Academy and investigated police corruption and misconduct as a Lieutenant in the Internal Affairs Bureau. He holds a doctoral degree from Fordham University and currently teaches Criminal Justice at two New York City colleges.

This expert has a 22 year career with the Houston Police Department demonstrating a vast range of skills and expertise in public safety, threat/crisis management, criminal investigation, and hostage negotiation. He has expertise as an interviewer/interrogator with more than 20 years experience conducting thousands of interviews or interrogations. He contributed to the development of a highly competent and principled investigative team with the Houston Police Department through various supervisory and training roles.He executed security for 7-day Super Bowl event with over 100,000 guests and 50 bands, including personal protection of high profile guests and dignitaries. He is currently an independent security consultant providing services nationwide regarding security policies and procedures for industries including property and apartment management, hospitality, entertainment, and sports.

This highly qualified expert has 25 years of law enforcement experience, ten of which included police management. Prior to retirement, this expert was Chief of Police of the Waterbury Police Department, where this this expert helped to develop crime prevention and community policing strategies and ended three consecutive years with a budget surplus. This expert has won several awards, including Humanitarian Award, Police Officer of the Year and Person of the Year Award, from local community organizations. Now, this expert serves as a liaison at a law enforcement consulting firm, while running a private investigations firm.

This veteran police over spent nearly three decades with the Los Angeles and Santa Rosa Police Departments. He was an Officer in Los Angeles until 1991 and then served in Santa Rosa until 2015, where he was a Lieutenant and Investigative Bureau Commander. The expert has obtained his B.S. in Criminal Justice from California Coast University and has delivered several presentations in the field. He is a certified SWAT/HNT Commander and a certified National Instructor.

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 qualified expert in criminology and controlled substances earned her BS in chemistry from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and her MS in forensic sciences from George Washington University. She is certified as a forensic alcohol analyst and a chemical analyst and is active in her field as a member of professional associations including the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors and the Association of Forensic Quality Assurance Managers. She formerly worked as a forensic scientist I and II at the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department and as a forensic lab director at the Wilmington Police Department. She is currently a consultant at a crime and controlled substances consultancy in NC.