Jails & Prisons Expert Witnesses in New York

Police Practices & Procedures, Jails & Prisons - Pursuit Policy, Use-of-Force, Crime Foreseeability, Lethal Use-of-Force, Excessive Force, In-Custody Death, Firearms, Less-Than-Lethal, Reasonable Suspicion, Probable Cause, Searches, Internal Affairs, Crime & Arrest, Jail Policy, Jail Custody, Jail Suicide, Bars/Night Clubs, Security

POLICE PRACTICES, POLICY & PROCEDURE; JAILS AND PRISIONS EXPERT • HONORABLY RETIRED SERGEANT, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD) o Served from April 1980 to November 2013 o Extensive field experience: 18 years responding to tens of thousands of emergency calls o Certified Peace Officer (P.O.S.T.): Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory • CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTISE o Detective trainee, Southeast Division, Major Assault Crimes o Filed cases with District and City Attorneys o Testified 150+ times as fact witness and investigator in various courts o Specialized in Proposition 115 preliminary hearings and Peace Officer Hearsay Testimony • TRAINING & LEADERSHIP o Criminal Law Instructor, Los Angeles Police Academy o Designed curriculum and trained new recruits and seasoned officers o Promoted to Sergeant in 1998; trained and monitored officers daily o Conducted and reviewed thousands of investigations and reports • INTERNAL AFFAIRS; LEGAL AFFAIRS; ...

New York, New York

Jails & Prisons, Security - Correction Officer, Expert Witness, (CPP®), Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, Rikers Island East Elmhurst NY, Security Management, Conditions of Confinement, Physical Security, Jail & Prison Practices, Negligent Security, New York City, Certified Correction Executive (CCE), (PSP), (CPD), (CCE)

I am the Founder and Principal of Preventive Security Assessment Services, LLC in New York City. I founded the Preventive Security firm following a distinguished career in law enforcement and security operations spanning more than 35 years. I operate as an Independent Physical Security Consultant providing Litigation Support. Since retiring from the New York City Department of Corrections (NYCDOC) with Peace officer status in 2011, I've continued working in the field of security, while maintaining correction relevance. I bring a rare and specialized perspective to litigation support involving Adult Corrections and Negligent Security. As a retired NYCDOC officer, I have transitioned into a career as an Expert Witness–an uncommon path in this field. "One of the Few and Perhaps the Sole-former Rikers Island Correction officer providing Litigation Support across the United States." I am dual Board-Certified as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP®) and Physical Security Profes...