School Safety Expert Witnesses in North Carolina

Security, Premises Liability - schools, school safety, foreseeability, facial recognition, alarms, access control, surveillance, parking lots, bars, hotels, concerts, sporting events, apartments, retail, guards, lighting, risk assessments, security adequacy

Security consultant and expert witness. Masters degree in protection management, physical security. Diverse experience with security technology such as access control, facial recognition, and video surveillance. Significant teaching/training experience. Special experience in school security.

School Safety, Education & Schools - School Security, School Safety, School Shooting, School Wrongful Death, School Assault, School Sexual Assault, School Rape, School Student Supervision, School Bullying, Standard of Care, SRO, School Police, School Resource Officers, Security Officers, School Training & Drills, School Bus, School Gangs, Custody, School Crisis Emergency

Dr. Kenneth S. Trump provides school security expert witness and litigation consulting services for plaintiff and defense attorneys engaged in PreK-12 school safety cases. With over 40 years of experience in school security, Dr. Trump offers authoritative insights into incidents involving school violence, negligence, liability, safety protocol failures, and standard of care issues. Ken is experienced as a school security expert witness on mass school shootings, school active shooter and other wrongful deaths, violent assaults with serious injuries, rape and other sexual assaults, violence, security, crisis/emergency preparedness protocols, and other school safety and security cases. Litigation issues may include, but not necessarily be limited to: • PreK-12 school crime, violence, and serious disciplinary incidents • School shootings, school active shooter/mass shooter events, wrongful death, and related cases • Assaults, gang violence, and other injuries • Rape and other sexual...

Durham , North Carolina

School Safety, Police Practices & Procedures - Campus public safety, Police administration, Higher education, Traffic stops, Clery act, Law Enforcement data c, Law Enforcement staffing, Law-enforcement policies and procedures, Drug investigations, Police technical practices, Use of force, Law Enforcement policy and procedure, CALEA accreditation

Qualifications and Background Mr. Perry retired in September 2021 from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Police Department in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where he served as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Safety and Chief of Police for two years. Before this role, he was the Assistant Vice President for Campus Safety and Chief of Police at the Florida State University (FSU) Police Department from 2006 to 2019. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Perry held the position of Deputy Chief of Police at Clemson University, ultimately serving as Acting Chief of Police prior to his departure. He was also a contributor to the Final Report of The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, published in May 2015. At the age of 26, Mr. Perry became the Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. In this capacity, he was responsible for all facets of public safety, including staffing, budgeting, training, policy development, equipment procur...