Archive for October 2021

A month after retirement from the Florida Highway Patrol, Dr. John T. Schultz began his career as an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia. As a tenure-track faculty member, Dr. Schultz is responsible for teaching various topics in policing operations, criminal justice, and emergency management. In addition, Dr.…

Detective Jeffrey Payne has been a deputy sheriff with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Orlando, Florida, for over eight years. Detective Payne currently works in the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) where he specializes in sex crimes. Prior to his position in CID, he was in the Uniformed Patrol Division where he has amassed experience…

Lieutenant Norton was born and raised in San Diego County and began his career at the Oceanside Police Department in 1998. As an officer, Lieutenant Norton held a variety of assignments including defensive tactics instructor, less lethal instructor, drug recognition expert, chemical agents instructor, SWAT operator, and field training officer. In 2004, he was chosen…

Dr. Obed Magny is the Founder and CEO of Magny Leadership. Dr. Magny is an executive coach, leadership speaker, and public policy advisor. Dr. Magny’s expertise includes motivation, job satisfaction, trauma, and emotional intelligence. Dr. Obed Magny is a former police officer with nearly two decades of experience. Dr. Magny is a co-founding and executive…

Paul Grattan Jr. served 22 years with the New York City Police Department, most recently as a sergeant with the NYPD’s Transit Bureau. After completing his undergraduate work at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, he was appointed to the NYPD in July 2001. While in the Police Academy, he responded to the 9/11 terrorist…

Lieutenant Andrew Graham has been employed with the Tuttle Police Department, in central Oklahoma, since 2006. He is currently assigned as a lieutenant and shift commander of the overnight shift. Lieutenant Graham also ensures that all officers in the department receive ongoing training in department standards and policies. He also manages all grant funding and…

Jeffery Egge is a retired sergeant with the Minneapolis, Minnesota, Police Department (MPD) where he has served for 24 years and led strategic and crime analysis. In 2016, Egge was selected as a National Institute of Justice Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholar to collaborate and lead in the advancement of policing by…

Eric Dlugolenski is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). Prior to taking a full-time tenure track position with CCSU, he was a sergeant in the West Haven, Connecticut, Police Department. Eric served the department for almost a decade. His last assignment was as the…

Christopher Denton is a Federal Law Enforcement Officer with the United States Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region in Silverthorne, Colorado. Officer Denton investigates and enforces laws related to the National Forest System with a focus on increased use of public lands and urban-interface issues. Prior to 2021, Officer Denton was a police officer with the…