W. KEN KATSARIS

Law Enforcement, Corrections

and Private Security

Consultant/Trainer

Post Office Box 12008

Tallahassee, Florida 32317-2008

Or:

110-A South Monroe Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301

(850) 224-2929 Phone

(850) 224-2828 Fax

(850) 309-1074 Fax

CURRICULUM VITAE

EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW (1962-2002)

Began as a City of St. Petersburg, Florida Police Officer/Jail Officer in 1962, has served as a Deputy Sheriff and State Trooper and elected Sheriff and Chief Law Enforcement Officer of 700 square mile Leon County, Florida, encompassing Tallahassee (Capital of Florida). Directed the operation of the Leon County Jail including its medical, inmate, and security programs. Directed a top to bottom physical renovation of the jail which resulted in community and newspaper editorial praise. Also served as Assistant to Secretary of the Florida Department of Corrections, assisting in the administration and operation of the nation’s fourth largest prison system. Currently maintains a Sworn, Active Deputy Sheriff’s Commission with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office providing training at the Regional Police and Corrections Academy. Has been an instructor at this Regional Academy consistently and currently for over 25 years. Previously served for over 25 years as an adjunct instructor at the Florida Highway Patrol Academy. Maintains a full-time private consulting position providing training, litigation consulting, and agency consulting nationally. Has been retained to provide litigation support as an expert in police, corrections and/or private security policy, procedures, training and supervision for both the defense and plaintiffs in all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada and Australia. Served on statewide Private Security Advisory Council for Florida Department of State setting standards, training requirements, and licensure for the deployment of armed and unarmed private security officers throughout Florida.

Has provided either Law Enforcement, Jail, Prison or Security Consulting, including Training, to officers both public and private from all 50 states, including Deputy Sheriffs, Police Officers and Corrections Officers from several thousand city and county agencies, numerous State Corrections Departments and all 50 State Police agencies, as well as Officers and Agents from all of the Federal Law Enforcement and Corrections agencies, (FBI, Border Patrol, DEA, CIA, U.S. Marshals Service, BATF and the U.S. Bureau of Prisons). Through agency involvement in consulting, training, and litigation, has provided policy development assistance for city, county and state agencies, both law enforcement and corrections. Has coordinated and taught in seminars sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Currently holds the position of Senior Instructor with AELE and provides instruction on contemporary Police and Jail/Prison Procedures, provided instruction on the internal affairs investigation process, procedures and legal issues. Also currently is course director and instructor of AELE’s Critical Incident seminar focusing on SWAT deployment , operations, training and tactics.

Recognized for his leadership style and achievements as Sheriff by U.S. News & World Report as well as The New York Times and newspapers nationwide prior to being thrust into the national spotlight while directing the Theodore Bundy Serial Murder investigation. Directed the Tallahassee investigation that resulted in Ted Bundy’s imprisonment, and the supervision of the incarceration of Ted Bundy in the county jail for over two years. Bundy was convicted, sentenced and executed, after the Governor of Florida signed two death warrants, one of which was for the Tallahassee murders.

Has earned the Associate in Arts (AA) Degree in Police Administration, as well as the Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) Degrees in Criminology from Florida State University, and has completed the academic course requirements toward the Doctorate in Public Administration (DPA) at Nova University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

POLICE ACADEMY TRAINING TAUGHT by W. Ken Katsaris:

INSTRUCTOR: FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL ACADEMY, (Recruits and In-Service Retraining Sessions for Supervisors, Command Officers, Troopers, Communications Officers and Communications Supervisors) 1968-1997.

Areas of Instruction Provided by W. Ken Katsaris:

$Vehicle Pursuit Policy/Procedures.

$Emergency Vehicle Operations.

$Use of Force and Deadly Force

$Investigation Procedures

$Crime Scene Processing

$Supervision Procedures

$Communications Officers Training

$Communications Supervisors Training

$911 Procedures

$Accident Scene Protection

$Traffic Homicide Investigation

$Policy Issues for Command Officers

$Preliminary/Follow-up Investigations

$Crimes Against Property (Burglary)

$Child Abuse/Neglect Investigations

$Sexual Assault/Battery Investigations

$Vice Crimes Investigations

$Traffic Stop Procedures

INSTRUCTOR: LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY, Pat Thomas Criminal Justice Academy,

Six County Area Police Officers, Deputy Sheriffs, Campus Police and State Officers -- 1968 - present.

Areas of Instruction Provided by W. Ken Katsaris:

$Police Ethics

$Vehicle Pursuit Policy/Procedures

$Driver Skills (at Range)

$Instructing Driving Instructors

$Emergency Vehicle Operations Policy (Ambulance and Police)

$Firearms Policy/Use of Deadly Force

$Deadly Force Decisions

$Firearms Shooting Skills (At Range)

$Instructing Firearms Instructors

$Weapons Carry and Use Law

$Arrest, Procedures and Law

$Use of Force Policy and Procedures

$Criminal Law

$Traffic Stop Procedures

$High Risk/Vehicle Stops

$Hostage and Barricade Response

$Crowd Control Procedures/Law

$Patrol Hazards, Procedures

$Foot Pursuit Procedures

$Prisoner Transport

$Prisoner Restraint

$Mental Illness: Police Procedures

$Substance Abuse: Police Procedures

$Mental Retardation

$Weapons, Explosives, Weapons of Mass Destruction (Law)

$Warrant Procedures

$Probable Cause

$Sexual Battery

$Assault and Battery

$Concepts of Evidence/Evidence Rules

$Preliminary/Follow-Up Investigations

$Homicide Investigation Procedures

$Stalking Investigations/Law

$Missing Children Investigations

$Attempts/Conspiracy/Solicitation

$Search and Seizure Law/Procedures

$Informant Control/Procedures

$Emergency Commitment Procedure

$Obstruction of Justice

$Officer Survival Considerations

$Crisis Intervention/Domestic Violence

$Recognizing, Approaching and Handling Emotionally Disturbed Persons

$Sexual Harassment/Hostile Work Environment

$Instructor Techniques: Certification course for Police Instructors

$Gang Recognition/Tactics

INSTRUCTOR: FLORIDA MARINE PATROL ACADEMY

State Officers assigned patrol duties on open ocean water, 1985-1991

$Pursuit Procedure/Policy: Vehicles and Boats

INSTRUCTOR: FLORIDA GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH COMMISSION ACADEMY

$Pursuit Procedure/Policy, Use of Force, 1985-1991

NATIONAL POLICE SEMINARS/COURSES TAUGHT by W. Ken Katsaris

INSTRUCTOR: “STREET SURVIVAL” FOR POLICE, CORRECTIONS AND PRIVATE SECURITY OFFICERS. Seminars throughout the USA sponsored by City, County, State and Federal Police Agencies. Training seminars in 25 states attended by over 20,000 officers from all 50 states,thousands of cities and counties, federal agencies, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Provinces, as well as hundreds of jail and prison officers and supervisors from county jails and the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. 1989-1991.

Areas of Instruction Provided by W. Ken Katsaris:

$Vehicle Pursuits Policy

$Emergency Response Policy

$Use of Force

$Prisoner Restraint

$Prisoner Transporting

$Approach and Arrest

$Impact Weapons

$Chemical Sprays

$Compression Asphyxia

$Procedures for Investigating and arresting members of Satanic Cults and Street Gang members

$Defensive Tactics for Arrest and Control

$Internal Investigation Procedures

$Recognizing, Approaching and Handling the Mentally Ill and Emotionally Disturbed Person/Inmate

$High Risk/Risk Unknown Vehicle Stops

$Domestic Violence Intervention

$Drug Interdiction Tactics and Procedures

$Procedures used to Investigate Officers Conduct Administratively and Criminally, involving Police, Jail and Prison Officers

$Handcuffing Tactics

$Single and Multiple Officer Patrol Tactics

INSTRUCTOR AND SEMINAR COORDINATOR: IACP

IACP: International Association of Chiefs of Police. Management of the Investigative Function: Investigation of Serial Murders (Specialty developed as result of directing the Theodore Bundy Murders, Tallahassee, Florida). Attended by Investigation Commanders from throughout the USA. 1984-1986 in Nashville, Tennessee and Tampa, Florida.

INSTRUCTOR: AELE: Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Senior Instructor for national

seminars. The attendees are primarily police governmental defense attorneys and law enforcement managers and commanders. 1992 - present.

AELE is a non-profit organization providing educational, legal and other professional services and assistance to the nations law enforcement and corrections agencies, and files Amicus Briefs in cases involving law enforcement and corrections issues.

POLICE CIVIL LIABILITY SEMINAR (AELE) 1992-Present

Areas of Instruction Provided by W. Ken Katsaris: (Senior Instructor)

$In Custody Deaths from Restraining Methods/Issues

$Restraint/Transporting Methods/Issues

$In-Custody Injuries (Handcuffs, Chemicals, K-9, Batons, Physical Force) Suicides.

$Police Pursuits (Tactics, Policies, Procedures, Investigations)

$Emergency Response Procedures/Policy

$Use of Force (Deadly-Non-Deadly) Training, Decision Making, Weapons, Tactics, Batons, Handcuffs, Chemical, Restraints, K-9, Electronic Restraints (Taser, Stun Gun)

$Less Lethal Munitions/Applications and Issues

RACE AND THE POLICE SEMINAR (AELE) 2001-Present

Areas of Instruction Provided by W. Ken Katsaris: (Senior Instructor)

$Racial Profiling Claims and Definitions

$Police Detention and Inquiry

$Police Communications Issues (Radio/MDT’s)

$Race Identification Issues

$Police Vehicle Stops/Searches

$Use of K-9’s at Stops

$Probable Cause vs. Reasonable Suspicion vs. Racial Profiling

$Use of Expert Witnesses for Plaintiff and Defense

$Complaint Processing

CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE: MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL LIABILITY SEMINAR

(AELE) 2002 - Present

Areas of Instruction and Course Development Provided by W. Ken Katsaris

(Course Director and Senior Instructor)

Course Director Role

Development of Course Topics

Overall Direction of Training Issues

Review of Course Outlines and Instructors

Monitoring of Course Presentation

Facilitation Between Presenters and Attendees

Areas of Instruction

$High Risk Entries Preparation, Surveillance, Assignments and Equipment Use

$High Risk Warrant Service vs. High Risk Response to known Violent Subjects

$Responding to the Mentally Ill and the Substance Abuser

$Responding to the Suicidal/Suicide by Cop

$Responding to the Active Shooter

$Use of K-9’s Policy and Procedure

$Affects of Critical Incident on Officers

$Reaction Time/Suspect Movements, and Shot Placement

EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE AND LABOR SEMINAR (AELE) 1996-1998

Areas of Instruction Provided by W. Ken Katsaris:

$Organization/Administration of Internal Affairs Unit

$Interviews/Interrogations of Accused/Implicated Officers

$Off-Duty Activities

$Outside Employment

$Search and Monitoring Procedures/Policy

$Progressive Discipline

$Conducting Internal Investigations

LAW MEDIA INSTRUCTOR (AELE) 2001-Present (Distributed nationally)

CD Rom Training Programs Instructed by W. Ken Katsaris

$Officer Safety at Traffic Stops

$Strip Searches by Police

$Shooting Mistakes and Qualified Immunity

$Interrogation Law for Patrol Officers

$Miranda for Patrol Officers

$Interrogation Law: Special Situations

$Interrogation Law: Reinterrogation and Trickery

POLICE/LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE

FULL TIME POLICE EXPERIENCE

M St. Petersburg Police Department, St. Petersburg, Florida Police Department, 1962-1966.

Uniform Patrol

$Preliminary Investigations

$Traffic Accident Investigation

$Reconstruction Specialist

$Riot and SWAT Team Member

Investigations

$Evidence Collection, Identification, Preservation

$Crime Scene Investigation and Processing

$Crime Scene Photography

$Latent Fingerprint Examiner

$Prisoner Transportation Unit

$Mobile Crime Unit Technician

M Sheriff of Leon County, Tallahassee, Florida, January 1977 - January 1981.

Sheriff and Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Leon County encompassing almost 700 square miles, including the Florida Capital City of Tallahassee. The Sheriff is also the Chief Correctional Officer and administers the Leon County Detention Facility.

$Drafted Manual of Policies and Procedures for Law Enforcement Operations

$Drafted Manual of Policies and Procedures for Jail Operations

As Sheriff of Leon County, Personally Developed, Implemented, or restructured and Supervised:

Law Enforcement Programs

$Crime Prevention Program (Malls, Apartment Complexes, Neighborhoods, Businesses, Schools, Bank