Law Enforcement Policy and Procedures Expert

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I am a retired Captain of the Delaware State Police with over 32 years of service, retiring in September 2017 after concluding my career as Director of Human Resources. My assignments included command-level leadership and progressively responsible roles in policy and procedure development, compliance monitoring, internal and external investigations, training and development, program management, and executive leadership. In addition to my operational work, I conducted approximately six sensitive internal affairs investigations for the Delaware State Police and served on disciplinary review boards both as an officer and as a commanding officer. These responsibilities gave me practical experience in applying standards of conduct, evaluating officer candor, and recommending discipline in complex cases. As Director of Human Resources, I was responsible for all hiring and separation decisions concerning the Division’s civilian employees and made hiring recommendations for sworn troopers. My responsibilities also included oversight of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigations, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and fitness-for-duty evaluations. This experience gave me a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between workplace standards, employee wellness, and disciplinary systems. I also have significant experience in accreditation and policy compliance. I served as Accreditation Manager for the Delaware State Police, responsible for two meritorious re-accreditations with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), and later supervised a third meritorious re-accreditation as a commander. Since 2014 I have been a certified CALEA assessor, traveling nationally to evaluate agencies against best-practice standards. I am a graduate of the FBI National Academy, a premier executive leadership program accredited by the University of Virginia, and hold a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Wilmington University (summa cum laude). Since retirement, I have remained active as a law enforcement consultant and expert witness. I have provided expert opinions in approximately ten cases, preparing reports and rebuttals on matters involving police operations, internal affairs, and policy compliance. In addition, for nearly eight years I have conducted dozens of workplace investigations in the private and public sectors through Campanella Consulting Group. These investigations often involve allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and misconduct, and are functionally equivalent to police internal affairs inquiries in their methodology, fact-finding, and impartial analysis. I have also conducted at least one formal Internal Affairs investigation for a Pennsylvania police department. (www.campanellaconsulting.com)