Executive Summary:
Writing reports is one of the most important tasks that a law enforcement officer can perform. Gone are the days when a report is just to refresh the officer’s recollection. Now, until an incident is recorded in a report, nothing has happened. Reports now need to be comprehensive, covering not only the event that occurred, but the officer’s actions during the event, the motives behind those actions, and a timeline of what happened. Leaving any detail out can lead to misinterpretations that can create a triable issue of fact. An accurate and comprehensive report not only explains the officer’s understanding of the incident at the moment it occurred but also serves to either verify or challenge the evidence when it is questioned with the advantage of hindsight (Bowden, 2025). Where a poorly written report can lead to civil or criminal action against the officer, or the failure to file criminal charges against the criminal, a well-written report can have long-lasting effects on the world of law enforcement in general.
This course is designed to address the issues confronting law enforcement agencies across the country. The recruiting pool of new officers is less educated and less skilled at communication. In an era where law enforcement actions are under ever-increasing scrutiny, it is critical that officers be able to explain to those outside the profession why the officers’ actions fell within the law.
Biography:
Jennifer Bowie is a Senior Deputy at the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO). Since she began her career with VCSO in 2000, she has worked a variety of assignments, including custody, patrol, field training, bicycle patrol, detective bureau, and courts. She is a member of VCSO’s Tactical Negotiations Unit, where she is a Team Leader. Jennifer has been educating academy recruits at the Ventura County Criminal Justice Training Center since 2005. As an academy instructor, Jennifer taught Learning Domain 18, Investigative Report Writing. She revitalized report writing instruction, improving outcomes for the academy recruits. In addition to report writing, she was also a Firearms Instructor and is currently teaching Cultural Diversity.
Hashtags & Handcuffs- Navigating Social Media for Law Enforcement
Executive Summary:
Social media is one of the most prevalent aspects of 21st-century culture and is essentially inescapable in today’s world. An estimated 253 million people in the United States use social media every day (Singh, 2025). Today, law enforcement agencies are expected to have a presence on social media, and the best agencies are expected to have a presence that is not only informative, but also entertaining and unique. The question then becomes how the most successful law enforcement agencies leverage their social media accounts to engage the public, generate interest in their agencies, and attract followers.
By establishing a strong presence online, not only does an agency promote its brand, but it can also attract candidates who want to work somewhere exciting, while simultaneously connecting effectively with the public they serve. Social media has become a critical tool for recruiting and retaining law enforcement candidates. Social media also allows law enforcement to maintain a connection with the public, while providing the world with a window into what law enforcement does on a day-to-day basis.
This course will present students with the basics of using social media, pitfalls to avoid, best practices, and effective strategies for improving and increasing a department’s social media presence to be more effective and interesting. Students will have the opportunity to work hands- creating media in class, utilizing various applications and methods. The ability to work interactively during the course will give students the confidence to create effective social media on their own. Upon completion of the course, students will have a solid understanding of policies and laws governing social media use, the benefits of establishing a strong social media presence, and tools they can use to make their agency's social media a success.
Biography:
Angus Chambers is a Sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department. After earning a Bachelor of Arts from the George Washington University, he moved to San Francisco and joined the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) in 2006. He fell in love with police work and thrived on patrol as a police officer. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2013 and completed the department’s Academy Instructor Certification Course, after which he spent three years at the San Francisco Police Academy teaching report writing full-time. During his tenure at the Academy, Sergeant Chambers completed the Instructor Development Institute (IDI) Level II, as well as the IDI Leadership, Mentoring, and Coaching course.
Sergeant Chambers currently works as a patrol supervisor at Northern Station. He also serves as a Field Training Officer Sergeant, Terrorism Liaison Officer, and training coordinator. In addition to his assigned duties, he serves as a Peer Support member, as well as a member of the department’s Critical Incident Response Team and a Police Officer’s Association (POA) representative.
Use of Force: Before, During and After
Executive Summary:
California peace officers are granted the authority to use force; this authority is used frequently and may pose the greatest liability of any law enforcement function. It is imperative that law enforcement professionals remain vigilant in their understanding of use-of-force law, policy, and proper supervision. Current training for entry-level officers includes a minimum of 16 hours of use-of-force training during the academy, culminating in a scenario-based test. In 2021, legislation mandated that use-of-force be included as a Perishable Skills Program (PSP) requirement, requiring all California peace officers to complete four hours of refresher training every two years. Although this has been a significant advancement for law enforcement, for such a high-liability topic, there is still a need for more, especially with our leaders in the field.
This course aims to build upon existing knowledge and dissect a use-of-force incident through the lens of the supervisor. Supervisors will be guided through all three phases of a use-of-force incident: before, during, and after.
Biography:
Ryan Dunn has been employed as a Peace Officer in California since 2011. Ryan started his law enforcement career with Monterey County Parks as a sworn Park Ranger. Ryan continued his Law enforcement career with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office in 2013. He currently supervises the Force Training Unit within the Training and Professional Development Division at the Sheriff’s Office.
Ryan has a passion for training and education in the law enforcement profession. Ryan’s first introduction to Law enforcement training was in Arrest and Control. Drawing on his division one wrestling experience and coaching, Ryan began teaching Arrest and Control after his first year in Law enforcement. Ryan continued this training at the Academy, where he eventually became the lead Arrest and Control instructor and curriculum designer for the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.
Ryan’s passion for training expanded to his role as a Field Training Officer and eventually a Recruit Training Officer at the academy. During his time at the academy, Ryan gained certifications as a Firearms Instructor, Use-of-force Instructor, and Force Science Certification. His teaching experience, at the time, was primarily motor skills until he was brought in for policy consultation. In 2021, Ryan was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, where he is now focused on advanced officer training.
Impaired Driving Report Writing and Courtroom Testimony
Executive Summary:
If someone has driven on a major freeway in California, they have most likely seen the digital alert signs containing curated messages such as ‘Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving’ or ‘Drive High Get a DUI.’ Yet, nearly 45 years after Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) started their campaign to stop drunk driving, driving under the influence is still one of the largest societal issues in the state. Impaired driving is one of the primary causes of serious injury and fatal crashes in California and poses a significant threat to overall public safety (Office of Traffic Safety, 2025).
Peace officers encounter impaired driving offenders every day while on shift. Every new police officer is recommended to attend both the driving under the influence (DUI) Detection/standardized field sobriety test (SFST) and Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) courses due to the prevalence and dangers of impaired driving. These courses are generally grant objectives for a police agency through the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). While the classes are essential and scientifically sound, they fall short in what follows the vehicle stop or crash: report writing and court testimony.
This course empowers California peace officers to write comprehensive impaired driving reports and provide confident court testimony, with the goal of enhancing the prosecution of impaired drivers. Furthermore, this course promises to be interactive in design, with retention of skills and strategies in mind.
- Officers will build their own statement of qualifications and curriculum vitae (CV), establishing their expertise in the realm of impaired driving.
- Officers will compare mental and physical impairment while learning how to effectively document their respective effects on driving while supporting DUI CalCrim instructions.
- Officers will deconstruct an impaired driving report, focusing on interview techniques, enhancing detail, and writing with defense strategies in mind. This culminates in writing a full impaired driving report from a video case study.
- Officers will use effective testimony strategies learned and participate in a mock trial using their previously written impaired driving reports.
Biography:
Spencer Greenlee has been a sworn police officer with the Citrus Heights Police Department since January 2018. He is currently assigned to the department’s Traffic Unit as a Traffic Officer dedicated to DUI enforcement. His primary duties include directed traffic enforcement, driving under the influence enforcement, and assisting the unit with major traffic crash investigations. Spencer additionally leads the department’s Preliminary Alcohol Screening (PAS) devices program and is integral in supporting the department’s mission to reduce impaired driving through organized DUI/driver’s license checkpoints.
Through his career, Spencer has arrested over 250 subjects for DUI and has conducted driving under the influence evaluations on over 400 subjects. He has been a certified Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) since 2022 and has conducted 35 evaluations in either enforcement or instructor-observation capacities. Spencer has also attended courses on Seated SFSTs and DUI Checkpoint Management. He has testified as an expert five times in the Sacramento Superior Court: three times as an expert in PAS devices, once as a DUI expert, and twice as a Drug Recognition Expert.
Since 2023, Spencer has served as a department Field Training Officer and has trained several officers in standard police training concepts, specifically in DUI enforcement. He is an SFST Instructor as well as a Seated SFST Instructor and hosts both the DUI Detection/Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and the Seated SFST Transition courses. Spencer is also a certified Drug Recognition Expert Instructor. He has assisted the California Highway Patrol in instructing both the Drug Recognition Expert class course and subsequent field certifications and has also instructed the ARIDE course.
The Use of California State Bar Association Special Masters in Criminal Investigations
Executive Summary:
Special master attorneys are officers of the California Superior Court that are appointed to assist and perform specific tasks on its behalf. This is true in family law, civil lawsuits and criminal court cases that come before the state courts. In 1980, the California State Bar Association, in conjunction with the California Legislature, established the current special master program, with the intent of assisting the courts with managing litigation in a timely and cost-effective manner. One specific duty of California special masters is to assist sworn peace officers who are seeking documentary evidence in the possession or control of a lawyer, physician, psychotherapist, or a member of the clergy, ordered seized via a search warrant.
Despite services of special masters are free and widely available to law enforcement agencies in every county in the state, many sworn investigators and prosecuting attorneys are unaware of this resource. Sworn peace officers who are subject to seizing documentary evidence from certain professionals run the risk of inadvertently seizing privileged communications and, upon investigative review, having it potentially excluded as a violation of the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This is a result of a lack of training in the law enforcement and general legal communities. A cursory survey of current law enforcement training in the state yielded no training was provided by either private training organizations or California Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) about special masters. Special masters are not covered in any of the California POST academy learning domains.
Extensive research on the duties and use of special masters has been conducted for California sworn law enforcement officers. Participants who successfully complete this comprehensive course will be able to:
- Define what a special master is.
- Illustrate situations in which special masters should be used.
- Explain which four professions can assert privilege when a search warrant is served.
- Select a special master for a criminal search warrant.
- Write a court order requesting the use of a special master.
- Know the specific duties and procedures of special masters when a search warrant is served.
Biography:
Brian James is a Sergeant with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, currently assigned to the Criminal Division. He also works as a Forensic Latent Fingerprint Examiner for the Santa Monica Police Department. He was previously employed as a Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and was assigned to the department's Scientific Services Bureau, Latent Prints Unit. He has twenty-seven years of law enforcement experience working in the sheriff's department’s jails, the courts, patrol, and at the crime lab as a latent print examiner, a crime scene investigator, and a crime scene training officer. He taught as a guest lecturer, teaching various law enforcement topics at Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Fullerton, and La Sierra University.
He has been an adjunct professor at Los Angeles Mission College in Sylmar, California, since September 2014. He has taught various law enforcement courses such as Introduction to Criminal Investigations, Concepts of Criminal Law, Advanced Forensic Science, and Homicide Investigations. He has completed Level III of the Instructor Development Course and is currently assisting with the development of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office bureau-wide evidence tracking system training program.
He earned a Bachelor of Science from Dillard University, New Orleans, LA, and a master's degree from Keller Graduate School of Management. He completed the Cal State University Long Beach Forensic Identification Course. He has taken additional continuing education advanced coursework in shoe and tire impression evidence documentation and collection, forensic photography, Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), and latent print examination and identification.
Expert Testimony: Domestic Violence
Executive Summary:
This course is a challenging next step for law enforcement officers with a strong background in domestic violence and an interest in providing expert testimony on domestic violence in court. Students should have substantial experience in domestic violence investigation prior to taking this course. Students must complete the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) 40-hour Institute of Criminal Investigations (ICI) Domestic Violence course before taking this course. Students will explore topics related to domestic violence, including laws, emerging trends, abuser tactics, and victim behavior, and use that information to provide expert testimony about domestic violence in a mock trial setting. Students will learn how to provide testimony to educate a jury about domestic violence investigations and dynamics.
Students will draw from their own training and experience to explore methods of explaining common tactics used by abusers and the effect on the victim to a jury. They will examine the best ways to provide testimony within the context of their experience working in domestic violence. Students will learn about laws governing expert testimony. They will explore rules and guidelines for providing effective and ethical testimony in court. Every student enrolled in this course will benefit from participation in mock expert testimony. This mock testimony will be taught by experienced trial attorneys and by people who have testified in court as expert witnesses. The mock testimony will include qualifying as a witness, direct examination, and cross-examination. Each student will receive constructive feedback on their testimony from professionals in the field.
Biography:
Melissa Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a minor in art from the University of California at Berkeley. She graduated from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Academy in 1999 and became a police officer with the University of California Police Department at Berkeley. While there, she was promoted to detective in the Threat Management Unit, where she investigated crimes that had an impact on the greater campus community, including stalking, criminal threats, and domestic violence. From 2002 to 2017, Melissa was a police officer with the Berkeley Police Department, where she worked patrol, bicycle patrol, and held ancillary positions as a Field Training Officer (FTO) and a hostage/crisis negotiator, before working for over four years as a detective in the Special Victims Unit. She investigated crimes including domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, crimes against children, kidnapping, and human trafficking.
In 2017, she became an investigator with the Napa County District Attorney’s Office, where she was assigned to domestic violence, sexual assault, child abduction, and elder abuse. Since 2018, she has testified as a court expert in domestic violence, domestic violence investigation, and/or strangulation over thirty times in Napa, Marin, and Solano Counties. Melissa has maintained her expertise in domestic violence through training, including: ICI domestic violence investigations, trauma informed interviewing, California District Attorney Association (CDAA) strangulation investigation and prosecution, ICI sexual assault investigation, ICI human trafficking investigation, National District Attorney Association (NDAA) domestic violence multi-disciplinary conference, domestic violence in the LGBTQ+ community, domestic violence and hostage negotiations training courtroom testimony for expert witnesses, officer involved domestic violence, and the CDAA strangulation summit. Melissa has completed levels I through III of the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Instructor Development Institute (IDI) training program for instruction, leadership, and course design.
Immediate Emergency Response
Executive Summary:
Mass casualty incidents without an active threat present some of the most complex and high-stakes challenges faced by law enforcement. While officers routinely train to operate within an established Incident Command System (ICS), many arrive with uncertainty when they are the first to arrive on scene and must act before supervision and command have been fully established. This gap in training places both responders and the public at risk during the critical first moments of an incident.
This course is designed to bridge that gap by equipping law enforcement personnel with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to take immediate, decisive action in the aftermath of a mass casualty incident. Through a combination of classroom instruction, tabletop exercises, and case studies, participants will learn to conduct rapid scene size-ups, initiate mass triage, establish initial incident command functions, and coordinate with fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and other responding agencies. Emphasis will be placed on adaptability, preparing officers to operate effectively even when traditional resources are delayed or unavailable as a result of the disaster.
The interactive design of the course ensures that students are not only exposed to the concepts but are given the opportunity to practice decision-making in dynamic, evolving environments. This hands-on approach enhances retention, builds confidence, and allows officers to refine both their individual skills and their ability to function as part of a multi-agency response team.
Biography:
Deputy Loman is a 12-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, where he has served in a wide range of assignments, including Custody Deputy, Custody Training Officer, Patrol Deputy, Patrol Field Training Officer, and Instructor.
While assigned to patrol, he contributed to community preparedness by participating in teams that trained civilians on how to effectively respond to mass casualty incidents. These trainings emphasized clear communication with law enforcement and emergency resources, delivering basic medical aid, and understanding the procedural steps required before, during, and after an event. Many of the sessions incorporated realistic, scenario-based exercises that highlighted the need for civilian assistance in large-scale mass casualty incidents.
As an instructor, Deputy Loman has earned numerous certifications, including Use of Force Instructor, Taser Instructor, and First Aid/CPR/AED/TCCC Instructor. He has also completed the POST-certified Instructor Development Institute at the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced levels, further solidifying his instructional expertise.
Patrol Considerations for Multimodal Transportation Hubs
Executive Summary:
International terminals are changing, but are law enforcement agencies that patrol these airports keeping up with those changes? Airports are not just terminals and taxiways. Today’s airports, specifically Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), are undergoing a modernized facelift, adding autonomous vehicles, elevated people movers, metro trains, train stations, newly constructed consolidated rental-car facilities, and economy parking garages. As Los Angeles prepares to host the World Cup in 2026, the Super Bowl in 2027, and the Summer Olympics in 2028, the modernization of LAX is needed to improve the public’s convenience. Still, police officers who must respond to calls involving modern technology will face many challenges related to safety, coordination, and established procedures if they do not receive training on managing these changes in technology involving multimodal transportation hubs.
When officers lack the proper training to resolve problems during calls, it increases liability for the officer and their agency and lowers the officers’ confidence in their ability to perform their duties. This training course helps solve those problems by introducing problem-solving concepts for officers to consider when faced with situations involving modern technology. As LAX and other airports across the United States modernize, it is important for officers to receive this training to effectively resolve problems.
Biography:
Felix Medina currently works as a police officer for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). He has been working with LAWA for over six years and is currently assigned to the Airport Police Division’s (APD) training unit. Before working for LAWA, Felix worked as a sworn police officer for the City of Riverside Police Department (RPD) for over 21 years. He spent three of those years in RPD’s training unit. Felix was a Field Training Officer (FTO) for 14 years, training police academy graduates and/or lateral police officers new to RPD.
Felix has an extensive background as a law enforcement instructor, teaching courses related to Tactical/Strategic Communications, Response to Active Shooter, Civilian Response to Active Shooter, Less-Lethal Munitions, Media Relations, and California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Perishable Skills Program (PSP) training courses, such as Driver Awareness, First Aid/CPR, and Arrest and Control. Additionally, Felix worked as a College Adjunct Instructor for Platt College in Riverside, California, and Fremont University in Cerritos, California. Some of the classes Felix taught at the college level include Criminal Investigations, Crime Scene Investigations, Report Writing, Corrections, and Juvenile Justice. Felix taught both in-person and virtually.
Felix also has experience in curriculum development at law enforcement and college levels. He assisted in developing a course titled Integrating Communications Assessment and Tactics Training while working at RPD. He also spent over 60 hours developing an in-service Media Relations course for watch commanders while at APD and spent over 40 hours creating a Crisis Intervention course for Fremont University.
Workplace Harassment Prevention and Professional Standards
Executive Summary
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou.
In order to create an environment where personnel like what they do and how they do it, it is imperative to provide well-informed and engaging training opportunities. In order to help reduce the $7.8 million a year in settlements and the number of violations involving professional staff, there is a need to redevelop two mandatory courses: ‘Workplace Harassment Prevention’ and ‘Professional Standards’. Currently, the presentations contain heavily worded presentation slides, videos, and too few interactive components. This redevelopment will include adult learning for all learning domains through short, relevant case studies, scenarios, and role-playing. The more personnel actively engage in their learning and understanding of the legislation and policy that are the foundation of the training courses will be more likely to use systems more appropriately, as well as engage in proactive behaviors from the skills they will learn to avoid complaints being filed.
Biography:
Operations Assistant II, Victoria Pacheco, works for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). She has been employed by the Sheriff’s Department since 2016. In April of 2023, she transferred to the Civilian Training Unit. She was immediately enrolled in the Academy Instructor Certification Course (AICC), which was completed in September 2023. Ms. Pacheco adjusted the Sheriff’s Department Orientation to include new modules such as ‘Intradepartmental Collaboration’, Career Planning’, and ‘LASD University with East Los Angeles College (ELAC)’. These additions to the 40-hour Sheriff’s Department Orientation for Professional Staff are based on trends seen within the department, as well as the inquiries and interests of the current population of new hires to the department.
Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Investigations
Executive Summary:
A critical need exists for an “Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Investigations” course for officers and detectives to address training gaps in this complex area. There have been specific requests from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Training Unit, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Adult Protective Services (APS), and the District Attorney’s Office to develop an in-depth course (SME Saeger). The proposed three-day course is designed to provide training that not only fulfills these individual requests but also meets LAPD’s Core Values of “Service to Our Communities” and “Respect for People” by promoting restorative justice for one of our most vulnerable populations.
The course content and themes are based on expert opinions and recommendations from a group of subject matter experts, including a prosecutor, detectives, an APS supervisor, and medical professionals. Current laws and research materials have also been examined to ensure that instruction directly addresses the most urgent gaps in current practice. Key elements of the curriculum will be detailed documentation, gathering of evidence, understanding and assessing an elder's decision-making ability, managing powers-of-attorney issues, identifying neglect, and exploring emerging trends in financial crimes. There will be a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration, so that officers will leave the training with strategies for working effectively with APS, medical professionals, legal aid workers, and prosecutors.
Biography:
Jennifer Ward is a dedicated law enforcement professional and instructor with over twenty years of experience in policing. She serves as a Detective Supervisor in the Los Angeles Police Department’s Commercial Crimes Division (CCD), where she leads the Valley Financial Section (VFS). Her team investigates complex cases, including identity theft, forgery, embezzlement, and cybercrimes. At VFS, detectives handle a significant number of elder and dependent adult financial abuse cases, which include internet and phone scams, as well as family or caregiver abuse. These cases involve theft or financial exploitation and are sometimes linked to physical abuse, emotional abuse, or neglect.
Over the past decade, Jennifer has developed expertise in many aspects of elder abuse investigations and discovered her true passion for educating and training law enforcement professionals. Her enthusiasm inspired her to complete the Instructor Development Courses, from Beginning to Advanced levels, and to pursue the Master Instructor Certification Course (MICC) as a candidate in MICC 16. Jennifer studied at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering with a minor in Spanish Literature. Her education provided a solid foundation in analytical and problem-solving skills, which she applies to both investigative work and the design of training programs. Jennifer is dedicated to enhancing officer training and encouraging professional growth. She has served as an instructor for various specialized in-service training programs, facilitating courses for police officers at all levels. Her teaching portfolio includes the Impaired Driver Apprehension Program (IDAP), Drug Recognition Expert (DRE), the Interviewing Victims and Witnesses module for the Robert Presley Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) Core Course, Supervisor School, and Leadership for Women in Law Enforcement. Jennifer consistently creates engaging, practical, and impactful training sessions that arm officers with the skills they need to succeed in investigations, report writing, courtroom testimony, interviews, and other key areas.
Financial Fundamentals for Law Enforcement
Executive Summary:
Modern law enforcement agencies face a combination of challenges that impact their ability to serve the community. Social unrest has cast the law enforcement profession as part of society’s problems. As a result, potential organizational members with good qualities are choosing other careers, and staffing shortages are leading to burnout and low morale. Beyond recruiting, retention is the most critical factor that decides whether an agency will succeed or struggle going forward. To keep organizational members feeling valued and motivated to stay in the profession and with their agency, improvements in training, a clear sense of purpose, and the right tools, such as this class on financial fundamentals for law enforcement, are essential.
To date, wellness efforts have focused on physical fitness, such as gym memberships, perks like massage therapy, or providing nutritious meals. Very little thought or consideration is given to the effects of financial concerns for law enforcement organization members. Through extensive research and discussions with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), economic issues are central to misconduct, poor performance, and burnout. An organizational member with financial problems may work excessive overtime, strain relationships, distract from personal safety, and lead to low performance and health issues. It can also result in addiction to substances and criminal behavior.
Biography:
Michael Zabarsky is a 23-year veteran of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, having worked as both a deputy and supervisor in the Custody and Patrol Divisions. In addition to responding to calls for service, his Patrol Division duties included supervising critical incidents, training shift personnel, managing follow-up investigations, and conducting Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) follow-up contacts. His responsibilities in the Custody Division included training, mentoring, and coaching staff, coordinating investigations, ensuring proper documentation of incidents, and supporting the development of new officers and professional staff.
Michael has over a decade of experience as an instructor, working with academy recruits, in-service personnel, professional staff, and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. POST recognizes Michael as an SME in bias-based policing and cultural diversity, which is part of a 1070-course of instruction. His work with mental health consumers and people with disabilities informs his teaching in the 40-hour Crisis Intervention Team Academy. He has also trained chaplains as a certified instructor of the International Conference of Police Chaplains (I.C.P.C.) on hate crimes and their impact on the public. Michael has traveled across the United States to instruct law enforcement officers and security personnel on de-escalation and crisis intervention for Get Safe USA.