Campus Safety Subject Mater Expert
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- Company: COSECURE
- Phone: (732) 616-9213
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Police Practices & Procedures and Law Enf & Criminal JusticeKeywords/Search Terms:
Campus Safety, Public Safety, Policing, Event Management, Security, Threat Assessment, Physical Security, Emergency Communications, Clery Act, Title IX, Incident Command, Intercollegiate Sports, Collective Bargaining, Labor & Employee Relations, Accreditation, Shared Services, CCTVEducation:
M.A. Labor and Employee Relations, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey – School of Labor and Management Relations; B.A. Criminal Justice with a Minor in Political Science, Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyYears in Practice:
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Michael J. Rein is the Director of Organizational Assessment Services at COSECURE (formerly a part of The Healy+ Group and Margolis Healy and Associates), an ancillary business of Cozen O’Connor. Well-versed in law enforcement, emergency medical services, and fire service, Mike assists clients in assessing their public safety needs and developing and implementing improvement programs to increase the effectiveness of initiatives and achieve organizational goals. Mike is experienced in leadership and management with a demonstrated record of concern for the public and delivering exceptional public safety services. He is a forward-thinking leader who ensures leading-edge knowledge through a commitment to continual training and examination of contemporary best practices. Before joining COSECURE, Mike was a Rutgers University Department of Public Safety member, retiring in 2022 as the Deputy Chief of University Police. In this role, he served as the executive officer, primarily responsible for all functions of professional standards. Mike has extensive experience in the management of large events gained as the incident commander for NCAA Football and Basketball in the B1GTen Athletic Conference and other large-scale pre-planned events; as well as directed the University’s response to and recovery from hurricanes as well as supporting the University’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and numerous planned and spontaneous demonstrations. Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and a Master of Arts in labor and employee relations from Rutgers University. He is a graduate of West Point Command and Leadership Academy, the 264th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Academy in Quantico, Va., and Gavin de Becker’s Threat Assessment and Management Academy. Mike has served as the president of the New Jersey Public Safety College and University Public Safety Association, an executive board member of the New Jersey Public Safety Accreditation Coalition, and an elected fire district commissioner in Central New Jersey. Mike is a regular instructor at area police academies in the areas of ethics, police use of force, risk mitigation, employee and administrative investigations, and social media etiquette for public employees, as well as an adjunct instructor with the Rutgers Center of Government Studies and School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA). Mike is a recognized expert in campus safety, furthering professionalism by actively participating in numerous professional organizations.