Indiana Department of Homeland Security/NM Institute of Mining and Technology 2009
School Bomb Threat Assessment
This course covers components of a school response plan; bomb incident response plan; threat assessment and warning signs of aggressive student behavior; types of threats and defines critical actions for documenting and responding; school security assessments and security measures that serve to increase security and safety; what schools can do to reduce or eliminate risk.
FEMA 2009
Incident Command System for Schools
The course is designed for school personnel to promote school safety by (1) familiarizing learners with how ICS principles can be applied in school-based incidents and (2) preparing learners to interface with community response personnel.
National Incident Management System
This course introduces and overviews the National Incident Management System (NIMS). NIMS provides a consistent nationwide template to enable all government, private-sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together during domestic incidents.
Virginia Annual School Safety Conference 2002
Dr. Bernie James, Pepperdine University :
Safe Schools and the Law:
Dr. Bernie James, Pepperdine University:
Successful Strategies and Model Policies:
Dr. Dewey Cornell, UVA:
Student Threat Assessment: A Model for Intervention
Department of Criminal Justice Services: Virginia Center for School Safety 2002
I-Safe Internet Safety Training
Crisis Management in Schools: Readiness, Response & Recovery
Emerging Trends in School Violence
Assessment and Prevention Tools
School Safety Audits
Student Threat Assessment Guidelines
Preventing and Addressing Bullying in Schools
Documentation and Tracking Techniques to Address Bullying
Case Study in Bullying
When Bullying Crosses the Line: A Law Enforcement Response
Department of Criminal Justice Services2002
CPTED
Crisis Campus: Preparation and Response
Managing the Media for Maximum Effectiveness
External Threats in a Time of War
Controlling Chaos: Critical Incident Response Model
Legal Implications of Crisis Planning and Response
Case Study: Lessons Learned
NAIS Professional Development Workshops 2000
Insurance Claims Investigations
Missing Persons Investigations
Pre-Employment Screening and Background Investigation Specialist
Online Search and Internet Investigation Specialist
VA Department of Criminal Justice Services 1999
Children's Justice Act Program
Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse
Book
Bowman, L. (2002) Self Defense for Survival: The Road to Empowerment. Amazon Kindle
Interviews/Articles
Woolsy, M. (2002). The problem with bullies. News For Kids. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"How to Burglar Proof Your Home" at AllParenting.com
Professional Experience
Private Security and Investigation
Process Service: served court summons to individuals and companies
Pre-Employment and Background Investigations: interviews; records and data research (character, finances, criminal/civil activities).
Physical Surveillance (local and out-of-town: business hours, overnight, weekend): digital cameras, video equipment, written hourly documentation.
Insurance Fraud: surveillance (university campuses, shopping malls, neighborhoods, workplace); video and eyewitness documentation; court testimony
Child Custody (suspected neglect): undercover interactive (neighborhoods, summer homes at beach/lake/river, school pick-up and drop-off, shopping malls, grocery stores, analyzing daily/weekly trash); video and eyewitness documentation; court testimony
Missing Persons: interviews; records and data research
Retail Asset Protection
Enforced company standards as they relate to security and safety procedures
Assisted in training new hire associates in matters of loss prevention
Conducted internal investigations, including locating surveillance equipment to detect and apprehend employee theft
Monitored closed circuit television systems
Implemented strategies to prevent theft by shoplifters, vendor representatives, delivery personnel and store employees
Conducted surveillance to detect and apprehend shoplifters
Conducted routine inspections of the facility to maintain physical security
Maintained and rotated daily video surveillance tapes
Conducted safety and physical security inspections of internal and external premises
CRJ 120 American Justice & Punishment (Corrections)
CRJ 210 LE & Community Relations
CRJ 220 Criminal Procedure
CRJ225 Criminal Law
SSM201 CyberCrime
Bullying in Schools: Intervention and Prevention
LTU Extension
Schiffman Institute, Ashkelon, Israel
Research and prevention/intervention plans: whole school education; support for the victims; counseling for the bullies; ongoing education and consistent enforcement of consequences for bullying behavior; targeting the cause of the problem, the bully him/herself, not the victim
Emergency Responder Courses for Online Homeland Security Certificate Program
Online Course Designer, Sonoma College
First Responder Courses: EMS Operations, Patient Assessment, Illness and Injury, Airway, Childbirth and Children, Circulation
Private Online Courses
Child Safety
Topics: Home Alone, Internet Use, Handling Stranger Encounters
Self-Defense
Topics: Three Strike Techniques; Hit and Run; Assault Defense
School Violence Prevention
Topics: Threat Assessment; Shelter in Place; Evacuation
Workplace Violence Prevention
Topics: Harassment; Stalking; Termination Procedures; Shelter in Place; Assault Defense
2009
