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RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CONTEMPORARY LAW ENFORCEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CONTEMPORARY LAW ENFORCEMENT
WHO WE ARE
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Consent Decree Monitoring
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LE Subject Matter Expert
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Certified Training Evaluator
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DHS WMD Instructor
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FEMA recognized ICS & IMT TTT
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TS Clearance
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Panel Arbitrator / Mediator
WHO WE ARE
Competencies
Alfred D. Peters Principal of ADP Consulting
Forty-six years of relevant experience, as a subject matter expert in law enforcement operations, homeland security, emergency management, and arbitration/mediation.Serves on the monitoring team for compliance with the Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres Court Order, Arizona, CV-07-2513-PHX-GMS.Compliance consultant with Warshaw Associates to the Puerto Rican Police Department in response to the consent decree U.S. v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Police Department, No. 3:12-cv-2039 (GAG).Commanded the Office of State Police Affairs, NJ Office of Attorney General, in response to the New Jersey 1999 Consent Decree, U.S. v. State of New Jersey and the Division of State Police, Civil No. 99-5970 (MLC) related to Racial Profiling.Skilled Arbitrator/Mediator.Training development and delivery.
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Training development and delivery.
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Early Intervention system design and evaluation, oversight for implementation projects for Computer Aided Dispatch, Records Management, and Internal Affairs.
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Drafts and reviews fiscal impact of proposed and adopted legislation and regulations.
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Emergency management and homeland security projects.
Expert litigation assistance for racial profiling, use of force, retention, and training.
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Subject matter presentations and training sessions.
Led efforts to achieve Consent Decree compliance for the New Jersey State Police as the Unit Head, Captain, for the Office of State Police Affairs within the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.
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Experienced Command and Control of Level 1 Special Security Events such as World Cup Soccer, National Governors Conference and the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
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Commandant of the New Jersey State Police Academy, providing structure for the improvement of lesson plans and delivery.
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Development and delivery of on-line training courses such as a video training program entitled “The Elimination of Racial Bias in Law Enforcement Decision Making”that has been distributed nationally and supported by the Community Oriented Policing Office, U.S. Department of Justice.
Director of Public Safety for the Township of Lakewood implementing computer aided dispatch systems, records management systems and internal affairs systems.
DHS certified Weapons of Mass Destruction instructor and a FEMA certified ICS and NIMS ICS All-Hazard Incident Management Team Positional Instructor assisting cities and states nationally to achieve NIMS compliance through his affiliation with the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, AL.
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Contractor for the City of Baltimore and the State of New Jersey for the delivery of Homeland Security and Law Enforcement training. Assisted the Cities of Newark and Jersey City Urban Area Security Initiative Project, providing project management support and serving as lead consultant and subject matter expert. Intimately familiar with the Department of Homeland Security programs and initiatives.
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Compliance Consulting
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Law Enforcement Operations
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Expert Litigation Support
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Training Development & Assessment
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Homeland Security
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Panel Arbitrator / Mediator
WHAT WE DO
WHERE WE WORK
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International
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National
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State
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County
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Local
ALFRED PETERS
Major Alfred Peters, CEO, is a recognized subject matter expert overseeing law enforcement and police practice issues. He currently assumes this role on the monitoring team for the Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres Court Order for oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and previously on a consultant team for the Puerto Rican Police Department in response to the United States of America v. the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Police Department. Major Peters previously commanded the Office of State Police Affairs for oversight and implementation of the United States of America v. the State of New Jersey, Division of State Police, Civil No. 99-5970 (MLC) for Racial Profiling. Major Peters was the Director of Public Safety for the Lakewood Police Department (2005-2007), after retiring as Troop Commander of the New Jersey State Police with over 27 years of service. Majors Peters responsibilities with the NJSP included serving as Unit Head of the Office of State Police Affairs in Office of the Attorney General, Commandant of the Training Academy, Executive Officer of the Human Resources Section, Troop “A” Troop Commander, and Assistant Bureau Chief, Emergency Management Section, Training and Program Support Bureau. Major Peters has extensive experience conducting internal affairs investigations, background investigations, criminal investigations, and training evaluations, as well as implementing community oriented policing grants. He is an accomplished Arbitrator and Mediator. Major Peters earned a B.S.H.S. in Human Services and an M.S.M in Management from Thomas Edison State College.
ROBERT CICCHINO
Major Robert Cicchino was previously the Director of the Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance and the Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning for the New Jersey Department of Education. There he oversaw all investigations and audits relating school districts, including the two state operated school districts of Newark and Paterson. He also oversaw security operations for school districts throughout the state. Major Cicchino served in the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) for 29 years, and his past responsibilities included being assigned as the Commanding Officer of the Office of Professional Standards (OPS). As Commanding Officer of OPS, he oversaw all internal investigations and incidents involving use of force by members of the NJSP. Major Cicchino also worked in conjunction with the Office of State Police Affairs for oversight and implementation of the United States of America v. The State of New Jersey, Division of State Police, Civil No. 99-5970(MLC) for Racial Profiling. During his career, he was assigned as the Executive Officer of the Investigations Section of the NJSP, as well as being assigned to the Management Review Unit, which was responsible for conducting audits, program reviews and staffing analysis of units, bureaus and sections within the NJSP. Major Cicchino earned a Masters Degree in General Education from Seton Hall University, a BS in Criminal Justice from Rowan University and attended the School of Police Staff and Command conducted by Northwestern University.
SABRINA HARPER
Major Tapp-Harper holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Coppin State University and a Master of Science Degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University. Major Tapp-Harper has been a guest at the White House, during President Obama’s Administration, concerning the Violence Against Women Act, and worked with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on identifying and preventing gender bias in law enforcement response to sexual assault and domestic violence. She was a research fellow at the International Association of Chiefs of Police in 2008. During 2005-2008 Major Tapp-Harper was assigned by the BPD commissioner to serve as a liaison and provide needed leadership to the Baltimore School Police Force Major Tapp-Harper retired from the Baltimore Police Department, at the rank of Major, after serving in that agency for 26 years. While with the Baltimore Police Department Major Tapp- Harper worked with the Internal Affairs Division, Education and Training Division; commanded the Special Investigations Section, and served as commander of Northern Police DIstrict; and worked in 5 out of 9 of the City police districts. Major Harper now commands the Domestic Violence Unit of the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office. She also supervises in-service training, and provides training on use of force and ethics for the Sheriff’s Office.
DR. MICHAEL POLAKOWSKI
Associate Professor Michael Polakowski has been with the University of Arizona since 1990 and has assisted local offices of Police, Prosecutor, Pretrial Service Bureaus, Drug Courts and the Arizona Department of Corrections with the creation, implementation and evaluation of innovative programs. Professor Polakowski holds a Doctorate in Sociology with an emphasis in criminology, statistics and organizational theory from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Professor Polakowski has consulted with criminal justice, and non-profit, groups in the areas of hiring, reorganization, crime prevention issues and creative limitation of services, among others. Professor Polakowski is renowned for his academic leadership and teaching, as well as the publication of papers in leading journals in his field. Professor Polakowski served six years on the Governor’s Commission for Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training, which oversees certification, and educational issues for both law enforcement and correctional officers in Arizona. Prior to his academic career Professor Polakowski worked for eight years in law enforcement ranging from patrol duties to detective sergeant. During this period, Professor Polakowski created and participated in a liaison program with the local High School, instituted cross-collaborative SWAT training with adjoining communities and conducted Internal Affairs investigations. Professor Polakowski led the research team investigating Drug Court options in Pima County, Arizona for both adult and juvenile offenders. As such, Professor Polakowski reviewed and designed implementation strategies for these Specialty Courts and conducted the evaluations which culminated in papers published by both the National Institute of Justice and refereed journals. Michael Polakowski, Ph.D., has also designed and created risk assessment instruments for Pima County, Arizona Pre-trial Services and Pre-Trial Service organizations in Newark, New Jersey. Each of these efforts led to the adoption of new processes aimed at reducing the population of pre-trial detainees as well as the ability of Pre-Trial Service staff to conduct their own ongoing evaluation of bail and pre-trial release without any increase in crime or failures to appear for released detainees.
JEFFERY ROMEO
Commander Jeffrey Romeo served 27 years in the Detroit Police Department, retiring at the rank of commander in 2013. From December 2007 through June of 2013, his assignment was the Office of Civil Rights, where he served as the liaison to the United States Department of Justice and the court appointed Monitor in relation to two consent decrees. The consent decrees required comprehensive reforms in the areas of supervisory accountability; span of control; arrests; witness detention; interviews and interrogations; uses of force/detainee injury reporting and investigations; investigatory stops and frisks; internal affairs investigations; citizen complaint investigations (which were conducted by the Office of the Chief Investigator, which is the investigative arm of the civilian oversight Board of Police Commissioners); discipline; seeking community reviews and comments on any new and revised policies; development and implementation of an early intervention system; custodial detention practices and safety and sanitary practices in holding cells.
As part of his responsibilities, he participated in the following consent decree mandated activities:
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Command Level Force Review Team, which reviewed all incidents where officer discharged a firearm and any in-custody deaths.
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Quarterly meetings between the Detroit Police Department and the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. His position required him to coordinate efforts with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office by meeting quarterly to identify and attempt to resolve any potential issues that may exist between the two agencies.
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Quarterly meetings between the Detroit Police Department and the City’s Law Department. These meetings were held to discuss any lawsuits that were concluded to identify any issues that may relate to training, officer tactics or conduct.
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Holding Cell Compliance Committee. This committee was responsible for meeting and working to facilitate compliance with the requirements specific to the department’s detention facilities including detainee and employee safety procedures, food service and cleanliness.
JOSEPH LYNCH
Joseph Lynch holds significant experience in Exercise Support and Control. Mr. Lynch is a subject matter expert on the Incident Command System and has served in numerous command positions. He has served as a court-appointed Remedy Subject Matter Expert to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation for alleged violations of civil rights and discrimination against people with disabilities. Mr. Lynch holds several certifications to include Master Instructor, Master Exercise Practitioner, and Certified Emergency Manager. He has been an instructor with the Center for Domestic Preparedness since 2004. Mr. Lynch holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from Samford University of Birmingham, AL.
THOMAS BARRY
Thomas Barry has significant experience in emergency management, Continuity of Government and Operations planning, and Exercise Design, Delivery, and Evaluation. He has been employed by the New York City Fire Department, Montgomery County, MD, OEM, CACI, and the Center for Domestic Preparedness. Mr. Barry is a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), and a Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP), and a DHS certified instructor. In his current position, Mr. Barry supports FEMA Headquarters with the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). While with the Montgomery County OEM he was responsible for the development of Continuity of Operations Plans for the county and the US Army. He has been responsible for the management, development, and delivery of advanced fire and police emergency response training, especially in the areas of incident command. Mr. Barry has published the book, New York’s Bravest – Lives on the Line and has written articles on CERT and Hazard Mitigation. He retired as Battalion Chief from the New York City Fire Department. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry from PACE University and an MS in Chemistry from C.W. Post College of Long Island University