Doctoral Dissertation: “Law Enforcement Officers’ Perceptions of Higher | | Education: A Study of Perceived Benefits for Patrol Officers in a Mid-Size, Suburban Florida Police Department” (4.00 GPA) (60 credit hours with 45 C.H. of graduate coursework) University of Sarasota/Argosy University: Sarasota, FL (April 2008)
 | | Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Educational Leadership
| (4.00 GPA) (30 credit hours of graduate coursework) University of Sarasota/Argosy University: Sarasota, FL (July 2002)
 | | Graduate coursework in
| Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) (4.00) GPA) Pfeiffer University: Charlotte, NC (2002) (Three graduate credit hours completed: Managing a Diverse Workforce)
 | | Graduate coursework in
| Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) (4.00 GPA) New Mexico Highlands University: Las Vegas, NM (Spring 1998) (Nine graduate credit hours completed: Business Law, Management Accounting, and Marketing Research)
 | | Master of Public Administration in Criminal Justice
| (3.84 GPA) (48 credit hours of graduate coursework) City University: Bellevue, WA (December 1996)
 | | Certificate of Graduate Study in Criminal Justice (C.G.S.)
| (4.00 GPA) (18 credit hours of graduate coursework) City University: Bellevue, WA (June 1996)
 | | Bachelor of Science degree in Administration of Justice (B.S.)
| Guilford College: Greensboro, NC (1986) |
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Biography
POLICE EXPERTISE backed by:
Education Experience Training
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Author ~ Educator ~ Expert Witness ~ Media Commentator
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Richard Weinblatt as Police Chief
Training:
Over 1,000 hours of training including:
 | | Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference (presented academic | | | paper), Charleston, SC (September 2009)
|  | | Seminole Community College Leadership Academy Sanford, FL (April | | | 2008)
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INSTRUCTOR AND RELATED COURSES:
 | | 2009 Southern Criminal Justice Association Annual Conference– | | | Charleston, SC
|  | | 2008 Florida Certified Criminal Justice Instructors Conference (One | | | Week)
|  | | Florida High Liability Firearms and Defensive Tactics Instructor Update | | | (2008)
|  | | Florida Department of Law Enforcement General Topics Instructor
|  | | Florida Department of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor
|  | | Florida Department of Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Instructor
|  | | Florida Department of Law Enforcement Vehicle Operations Instructor
|  | | Florida Human Diversity for Instructors
|  | | North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Instructor
|  | | NC’s Juvenile Minority Sensitivity Training: Train the Trainer
|  | | Monadnock PR-24 sidehandle police baton instructor
|  | | ASP expandable tactical baton instructor
|  | | Armor Training Academy/Def Tec OC Pepper Spray instructor
|  | | Taser International X26 and M26 Taser Instructor
|  | | Tasertron TF-76 Taser Weapons System instructor
|  | | State of New Mexico Instructor Development
|  | | University of Delaware Managing Your Dept.’s Training Operation
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Other courses include:
 | | U.S. D.E.A. Drug Law Enforcement School
|  | | Broward County (FL) Sheriff’s Dept Patrol Drug Interdiction
|  | | Intoximeter 3000 Key Operator (New Mexico)
|  | | Intoxilyzer 5000 Operator (New Mexico & North Carolina)
|  | | AlcoSensor Handheld Alcohol Measuring Instrument
|  | | Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST)
|  | | Doppler Radar
|  | | Hawk Radar
|  | | Northwestern University At-Scene Accident Investigation
|  | | New Jersey/New York Hazardous Materials Worker Training Center | | | Emergency Response Awareness and Operational
|  | | Middlesex County (NJ) IFSTA Firefighter I. and II. Fire School
|  | | Reid Technique of Interviews and Interrogation
|  | | Taser International Advanced M26 Taser
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CERTIFICATIONS:
 | | Certified Law Enforcement Officer
| Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Certified Criminal Justice Instructor in
 | | General Topics
|  | | Firearms
|  | | Defensive Tactics
|  | | Vehicle Operations
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 | | Certified Law Enforcement Trainer (CLET)
| American Society for Law Enforcement Training (ASLET)
 | | Certified ASP expandable tactical baton instructor
| Armament Systems and Protection, Inc.
 | | Certified Armor/Def Tech OC Pepper Spray instructor
| Armor Training Academy
 | | Certified X26 and M26 Taser Instructor
| Taser International
 | | Intoxilyzer 5000 Certified
| North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
 | | Certified Juvenile Minority Sensitivity Training Trainer
| North Carolina Justice Academy |
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Experience:
Patrol Division Deputy Sheriff II. Santa Fe County (NM) Sheriff's Office (1997)
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Police Chief City of Randleman (NC) Police Dept. (2004)
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With President George Bush Oval Office of The White House (1992)
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Dr. Richard Weinblatt teaching traffic stops (above), Taser (below left), and firearms (below right) at the Seminole Community College Police Academy in Sanford, FL.
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CURRENT RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT
 | | Director, Institute for Pubic Safety, Central Ohio Technical College
| (Over Basic Police Academies, Law Enforcement associates degree, Criminal |
| | Justice associates degree, Fire Science, EMS: EMT/Paramedic)
PAST RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT
 | | Professor, Program Manager, Criminal Justice Institute, Seminole | | | Community College, Sanford, FL
|  | | Chief of Police, City of Randleman Police Department, Randleman, NC
|  | | Chairman, Public Services Department & Instructor/Director, Criminal | | | Justice, South Piedmont Community College, Monroe & Polkton, NC
|  | | Reserve Police Officer, Wingate Police Department, Wingate, NC
|  | | Deputy Sheriff II., Patrol Division, Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, | | | Santa Fe, NM
|  | | Adjunct Professor, Criminal Justice, Northern New Mexico Community | | | College, Espanola, NM
|  | | Adjunct Instructor, National American University, Albuqerque, NM
|  | | Auxiliary Lieutenant, South Brunswick Township Police Department, | | | South Brunswick, NJ
|  | | Deputy Sheriff (non-compensated), Essex County Sheriff's Office, City of | | | Newark, NJ
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COURSES TAUGHT
Taught many college level degree courses including:
 | | Introduction to Business
|  | | Introduction to Corrections
|  | | Introduction to Criminal Justice
|  | | Introduction to Criminal Justice System
|  | | Introduction to Criminology
|  | | Introduction to Law Enforcement
|  | | Introduction to Loss Prevention
|  | | Civil Liability
|  | | Communications
|  | | Corrections
|  | | Constitutional Law
|  | | Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
|  | | Court Procedures and Evidence
|  | | Courts and Criminal Justice
|  | | Criminal Investigation
|  | | Criminalistics
|  | | Criminal Law
|  | | Drugs and Society
|  | | Ethics and Community Relations
|  | | Forensic Investigations
|  | | Investigations
|  | | Juvenile Delinquency
|  | | Juvenile Justice
|  | | Juvenile Justice Procedures
|  | | Organized Crime
|  | | Police and the Community
|  | | Police and the Media
|  | | Police Operations
|  | | Police Organization and Administration
|  | | Principles of Criminal Justice
|  | | Public Speaking
|  | | Selected Topics in Criminal Justice
|  | | Substance Abuse
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Taught many Basic Criminal Justice Academy (Law Enforcement, Corrections, |
| | and Cross-Over Corrections to Law Enforcement Academies) and In-Service, Advanced Training courses including:
 | | ASP Expandable Police Baton
|  | | Communications
|  | | Crime Scene Investigations
|  | | Criminal Investigations
|  | | Cross-Over to Law Enforcement Introduction
|  | | Dart-Firing Stun Gun
|  | | Defensive Tactics for Criminal Justice Officers
|  | | DUI Traffic Stops
|  | | Firearms for Criminal Justice Officers
|  | | Human Issues– Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Mental Illness, & | | | Substance Abuse
|  | | Introduction to Corrections
|  | | Introduction to Law Enforcement
|  | | Instructor Techniques
|  | | Legal
|  | | Patrol
|  | | Patrol I.
|  | | Patrol II.
|  | | Pepper Spray - Oleresin Capsicum (OC)
|  | | PR-24 Side-handle Police Baton
|  | | Tactical Applications– Bombs & Explosives, Court Procedures, & | | | Crowd Control
|  | | Taser
|  | | Traffic Crash Investigation
|  | | Traffic Stops
|  | | Vehicle Operations | | | |
As reserve officer for Wingate Police (left) and Professor and Program Manager, Criminal Justice Institute at Seminole Community College (above)
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