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Larry J. Chavez, BA, MPA
Critical Incident Associates
Personal History


'Workplace Violence 101' - conducted by Larry J. Chavez, BA, MPA.

Photo: Larry J. Chavez, BA, MPA, Consultant and Trainer
Synopsis

Larry J. Chavez, B.A., M.P.A., is a nationally-known trainer and consultant on organizational violence. He is a retired 31-year law enforcement veteran and was the Senior Hostage Negotiator for the Sacramento Police Department. A graduate of the FBI Hostage Negotiations School at Quantico, Virginia, he has authored and published several articles on the subject of workplace violence awareness and prevention. He has been called upon by national news organizations for his expertise and has been featured on national television.

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Education and Credentials
  • Bachelor of Arts, CSU, Sacramento, 1974
  • Master of Public Administration, USC, 1976
  • Community College Full Service Teaching Credential
  • Expert Examiner, California State Personnel Board, 9 years
Career Experience
  • Adjunct Professor and Faculty Advisor, Union Institute and University, 2006
  • 31 years of experience in local law enforcement
  • 18 years in Crisis Negotiation, Senior Hostage Negotiator
  • 8 years as a trainer and consultant on workplace violence
  • Graduate, FBI Hostage Negotiation School, Quantico, Virginia
  • United States Marine Corps, Vietnam Veteran
Awards and Commendations
  • 1990: California Attorney General, Certificate of Commendation
  • 1991: Sacramento Police Dept, Letter of Commendation
  • 1992: Sacramento Police Dept, Certificate of Appreciation
  • 1992: Sacramento Police Dept, Certificate of Commendation
  • 1997: Sacramento Police Dept, Distinguished Service Medal
  • 1997: California Lieutenant Governor, Letter of Recognition
  • 1997: California Legislative Assembly, Certificate of Appreciation
Courses Taught

  • Workplace Violence 101 for Managers and Supervisors, awareness and prevention training for managers and supervisors

  • Workplace Violence 101 for Employees, a practical workforce training course

  • Sexual Harassment 101, a professional workshop that satisfies the requirements of AB-1825 (sexual harassment training for supervisors)

  • Crisis Communication, How to deal effectively with difficult [or even dangerous] people

  • Hostage Survival, a course designed to deal with an in-progress emergency

  • First Responders to Hostage Situations, for law enforcement & security professionals
Speaking Engagements
[Media Appearances] [International Venues] [U.S. Engagements]
MEDIA APPEARANCES

Contributing expert - "Fox News Live", Online interview by Martha MacCallum regarding police standoff with Southern California kidnap suspect Eduardo Medina who was taken into custody after the 4 1/2 hour incident. (Aired March 9, 2006)

Contributing expert - "The History Channel, "Shootout", SWAT and Hostage situations (Aired September 27, 2005)

Contributing expert to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - "Church official calls killing spree a 'satanic' act (click)," quoted in article by staff writer Steve Schultze in the aftermath of a church shooting. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Published March 17, 2005)

Guest and contributing expert for Fox News - "The Big Story", an interview of Larry Chavez by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano regarding "Ashley Smith, the woman responsible for the surrender of Brian Nichols - how did she survive?" New York, New York (Aired March 14, 2005)

Guest and contributing expert for KFNX Radio - "Workplace Violence Today", "The Meridian, Mississippi Incident" Phoenix, Arizona (Aired July 18, 2003)

Guest and contributing expert for MSNBC News - National Television, "The Meridian, Mississippi Incident" New York, New York (Aired July 8, 2003)

Guest and contributing expert for Fox News Network - National Television, "The Washington DC Sniper" Washington, DC (Aired October 24, 2002)

Guest and contributing expert, "The O'Reilly Factor" Fox News Network, New York, New York an interview in the aftermath of the Wakefield, Massachusetts workplace violence massacre (Aired December 28, 2000)

Featured guest, "The A & E Channel, Investigative Reports" with Bill Kurtis, Chicago, Illinois, "Special on Workplace Violence" (Aired March 5, 2001)

Guest and contributing expert on hostage negotiations, "The Preston Westmoreland Show" KTAR 620 FM Talk Radio, Phoenix, Arizona an interview in the aftermath of the Islamabad, Pakistan kidnapping of Wall Street Journal writer Daniel Pearl (Aired February 1, 2002)

Guest and contributing expert on The Xerox Workplace Violence Shooting, Honolulu, Hawaii, ABCNews.com, A moderated internet discussion (Aired Worldwide, November 3, 1999)

Guest and contributing expert on Workplace Violence, "The Steven Jay Show, AdrenalineRadio.com" an internet radio program," Los Angeles, California (Aired February 11, 2002)

Featured guest, "The Queen Latifah Show" New York, New York, "Special Focus on Workplace Violence" (Aired April 18, 2001)

Guest and contributing expert, "The Inside Track, with Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa" WTKK 96.9 FM Talk Radio, Boston, Massachusetts" an interview in the aftermath of the Wakefield, Massachusetts workplace violence massacre (Aired December 27, 2000)

Feature Story, "Hostage Crises call for artist's touch - Police veteran tries everything to save lives (click) "Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California" an interview in the aftermath of a hostage taking (Sunday, March 5, 1995, Front Page)

Feature Story, "Sacramento-Fresno Kidnap Drama - Capital cop's phone negotiations liberate woman in Fresno (click)" Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California" an interview in the aftermath of a kidnapping and hostage case (September 12, 1990, Page B1)

 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS

  • Wall Street Journal
  • Christian Science Monitor
  • Washington Post
  • USA Today
  • Chicago Tribune
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Allentown Morning Call
  • Men's Health Magazine
  • Monster.com
  • Jackson Business Journal
  • Honolulu Advertiser
  • Massachusetts High Tech
  • Human Resource Executive
  • Richmond.com (Virginia)
  • HR One
  • Fox News
  • ABC News
  • MS NBC
  • Associated Press
  • Orlando Sentinel
  • Seattle Times
  • Honolulu Star Bulletin
  • Tampa Bay Business Journal
  • Sacramento Bee
  • SAFETY+HEALTH Magazine
  • Business First of Columbus
  • The Management Advantage
  • Sacramento Business Journal
  • HR Magazine (SHRM.ORG)
  • L.A. Times
  • WorkIndex.com
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKING VENUES

Speaker, Plenary Session Moderator and Published Paper, "Workplace Violence, The American Experience," Global Symposium on Violence, United Nations World Health Organization, Kobe Centre for Heath Development (Kobe, Japan, 1999)

Speaker, "Workplace Violence and the Critical Incident Negotiator," Sponsored by the Canadian Hostage Negotiators Association, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Calgary Police Service and attended by local Law Enforcement Constables throughout all Canadian Provinces (Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1999)

 U.S. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101, NASA, Special Training Session, Cape Kennedy, Florida

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101, U.S. State Department, Diplomatic Security Service, Special Training Session, New Orleans, Louisiana

Keynote Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101, Reducing Risk Exposures" Murray Insurance Group, Community Safety Symposium, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Keynote Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101, Are you prepared?" OTC Training Resource Group, Community Safety Symposium, Springfield, MO

Guest Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", Fred Finch Youth Center, Management and Supervisory Staff Training, Oakland, CA

Guest Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", 20th Annual Safety Symposium, County of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA

Guest Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", Professional Community of St. Louis, Sponsored by Quest Management Consultants, St. Louis, MO

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", Harris-Moran Seed Company, Inc., Training for Managers and Supervisors, Modesto, California

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", (3 training sessions) Northern California Presbyterian Services, Training sessions for Managers and Supervisors,

  • Greenbrae, California
  • San Francisco, California
  • Portola Valley, California

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", (6 training sessions) U.S. Navy, Philadelphia Naval Yard, Training sessions for Managers, Supervisors and Employees, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", (4 training sessions) U.S. Naval Facility, Training for Managers, Supervisors, and employees Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Featured Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Hosted by Ten Broeck Hospital in cooperation with the Louisville Business and Professional Communities, Louisville, Kentucky

Guest Speaker, "10 Things Healthy Organizations do to Address Workplace Violence", Hosted by the Sacramento Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers in cooperation with the California Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento, California

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", Open Seminar, Long Island, New York

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", Naval Investigative and Security Services, Training for Managers and Supervisors, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", Community Memorial Hospital, Training for Managers and Supervisors, Ventura, California

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", ACCO Corporation, Training for Managers and Supervisors, Chicago, Illinois

Speaker and Trainer, "Workplace Violence 101", U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Training for Managers and Supervisors, Veterans Building, Austin, Texas

Keynote Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Santa Clara County, Annual Safety Seminar, Santa Clara Convention Center Santa Clara, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Hispanic-American Police Command Officers Association, National Conference, Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101-Awareness for Supervisors", California State Department of Mental Health, Threat Assessment Team Training, Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101-Awareness for Supervisors", CalTrans District 7, Supervisors Training Conference Pomona, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Refugee Crime Prevention 2001 Conference, California Department of Social Services, Southern Region San Diego, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Tier Two Training for Managers and Supervisors, Devereux Foundation, Houston, Texas

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Special Workshop on Workplace Violence Prevention Ontario, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", City of Reno, Special Training Session for executives, managers and supervisors Reno, Nevada

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Stream International, Special Training Session for International Facilities Managers Canton, Massachusetts

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Special Training Session Washington, D.C.

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Workplace and School Violence Training, California Department of Social Services Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, Training Conference Boston, Massachusetts

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", California Department of Food and Agriculture, Special Training Session Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Special Training Session Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Seminar on Workplace Violence Awareness and Prevention, Special Training Session Washington, D.C.

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101 and Threat Assessment", California Department of Food and Agriculture, Special Training Session Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", VPPPA, Annual Training Seminar Seattle, Washington

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency, Special In-Service Training Session, Bellvue, Washington

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", U.S. Department of Agriculture, Special Management Training Session, Reno, Nevada

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Regional Seminar on Workplace Violence Awareness for Managers and Supervisors, Reno, Nevada

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101-Awareness for School Officials", California Association of Educational Office Professionals, Annual Training Conference, San Jose, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101-Awareness and the Business Community", Downtown Capitol Business and Professional Womens Association, Luncheon Workshop, Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Special Training Seminar, Concord, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101 and the Responsibility of the Manager and Supervisor", Packard Bell-NEC, Training Seminar for Managers and Supervisors Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101 and the Security Professional", for the American Society for Industrial Security (A.S.I.S.) Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101 and the Responsibility of the Manager and Supervisor", Training Seminar for Managers and Supervisors Tempe, Arizona

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101 and the Critical Incident Negotiator", Sponsored by the Texas Association of Hostage Negotiators and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, attended by crisis negotiators from throughout the southern states Dallas, Texas

Speaker and Panel Member, "Workplace Violence 101", Central Contra Costa County Employer Advisory Council, Hilton Hotel, Concord, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Regional Community Policing Institute, Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, California

Speaker, "School Violence," Symposium on School Violence, Sacramento City Unified School District, (Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Joint Training Session, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Joint Training Session for Managers and Supervisors, United States Department of Energy Folsom, California

Speaker, "Command and Control of Hostage Situations" and "Workplace Violence 101", Western States Hostage Negotiators Association Seminar, Doubletree Hotel, Seattle, Washington

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Training Session for Minicipal Employees, City of Oakland Oakland, California

Speaker, "Megan's Law," Safety Standdown, California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", California Crime Prevention Officers Association, Annual Seminar, Doubletree Hotel, Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", City of Sacramento, Staff of Elected Officials Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", City of Newark Newark, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101 and Hostage Survival," Inland Area Personnel Managers Association Riverside, California

Speaker, "Hostage Survival," Staff Training Symposium, Head Start Program Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", The Safety Center, A National Safety Council Affiliate, Red Lion Hotel, Sacramento, California

Speaker, "Workplace Violence 101", Safety Standdown, California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) Sacramento, California

Trainer, "Defusing Hostile or Dangerous People," Multiple Special Training Sessions, Sacramento Police Department Sacramento, California
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