Name: Stan Kephart

Birthday: June 14, 1940

Current employer or professional affiliation:

• Principal, Kephart Consulting Services

Address: 43277 Lacovia Dr., Indio, CA 92203

Tel: (760) 200-4081 (phone & fax); (760) 702-6172 (cell)

E-mail: spkephart@aol.com

Internet website: http://www.kephartconsulting.com/

Areas of Expertise and Experience

Note - Letter codes used in front of the subject mean:

• [ T ] Testified in court or at depositions on the subject;
• [ R ] Retained as a consultant, but have not testified on the subject.
• [ Q ] Qualified to testify or consult on the subject, but have not served as a paid consultant.

[T] Agency policies, practices and customs

[T] Batons, flashlights and other impact weapons

[T] Campus rapes and assaults

[T] Chemical irritants & electrical weapons

[T] Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives

[T] Employment discrimination (hiring/promotions) or sexual harassment

[R] Failure to protect specific persons (domestic violence, witnesses, etc.)

[T] Freedom of information/release of police reports

[T] In-custody inmate/prisoner suicides (and prevention methods)

[T] Inadequate premises security (guards, CCTV, locks, lighting, etc.)

[T] Injuries to/physical or sexual assaults on inmates and prisoners

[T] Insufficient or inadequate training

[T] Jail medical procedures

[T] Neck restraints and similar defensive tactics

[T] Physical fitness standards

[T] Poor or inadequate conditions in jails and correctional facilities

[T] Positional restraint asphyxia

[Q] Prisoner transport, restraints, handcuffing and hog-tying

[T] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon

[T] Search and seizure

[R] Sexual harassment

[T] Standards for discipline, internal affairs procedures, (in)adequate punishment

[T] SWAT techniques, hostage & barricade situations

[T] Use/protection of confidential informants

[T] Vehicle pursuit & emergency response policies & techniques

[Q] Executive protection

[T] Crowd control at special events

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

March 1976 – Present                      Principal, Kephart Consulting Services

                                                            Visalia, CA

Consulting and expert witness testimony.  Threat assessments and facility hardening for public and private institutions. Law enforcement/security use of force and tactical standards in patrol operations, adult & juvenile custody facilities.  Special event and business security standards.  Retained in excess of 250 cases in Federal and State Court.

September 2004 - April 2005                        Public Safety Director Chief of Police

                                                                     Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Tribal Police Department Indio, CA

As Chief of Police and Public Safety Director, I reported to the Chief Executive Officer and was responsible for the protection of tribal sovereignty and tribal assets on a 2,200 acre reservation with extensive gaming interests, housing, and a business park in an urban setting. I was responsible for setting Department policy, planning, budgeting, and staffing for a 22-member police department and a 9-member fire department and emergency medical and rescue services. The Department was dissolved in April 2005 due to fiscal circumstance and the tribe's inability to pay for contracted services. Achievements: Successfully obtained a COPS grant for counterterrorism protection of electrical and gas pipelines on reservation property and suppression of toxic chemical dumping. Obtained new fire truck through grant funding.

November 2002 - August 2004                       Commander

                                                                       Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Tribal Police Department Indio, CA

Responsible to the Chief of Police for the operations of a 22 sworn-member federally commissioned tribal police department. Assists Chief of Police in development of policy, rules, regulations, planning, budgeting, staffing, and day-to-day operations. Handled all disciplinary matters. Achievements: Wrote the Department's current five-year plan. Implemented a focused recruitment program specifically directed at minority recruitment. (Continuation of Employment History)

October 2001 - September 2004                    Special Advisor to the Adjutant General California National Guard

                                                                       on Counter- Terrorism Training Sacramento, CA

Brought back into the California National Guard as a Lt. Colonel and advisor to the Adjutant General for Law Enforcement Training and Mass Casualty for California National Guard personnel at airports, bridges, ports, and other vital security point locations. Coordinated and produced the first "Train the Trainer" Course for the California National Guard Military Police deployed to Iraq. (Letter of reference available). Achievements: Certified core of military police trainers in civil police arrest and control methods to be deployed in Iraq.

July 1999 – September 2001          Chief Probation Officer

                                                            Tulare County

                                                            Visalia,  CA

Planned, oversaw, and directed the 357 member Probation Department, which provided Adult and Juvenile Probation Services for Tulare County courts.

Achievements:  Opened a $42 million dollar state-of-the-art 220 bed Juvenile Detention Facility, which complements an existing alternative detention facility.  Expanded Field Services Division to include Gang Intervention Unit and expanded Campus Probation Officer Program.  Privatized electronic monitoring resulting in a $5.5 million dollar annual savings.  Implemented an Immigration and Naturalization Services contract resulting in an annual $3.4 million dollar revenue stream.  Implemented the department’s current Evaluation and Employee Improvement Program.  Designed and implemented the department’s Disciplinary Panel.  Developed the department’s current Mission Statement and Strategic Plan.

September 1998 – June 1999        Assistant Chief Probation Officer

                                                            Tulare County

                                                            Visalia,  CA

Assisted Chief Probation Officer in providing leadership and oversight to the Adult and Juvenile Probation Programs and the Juvenile Detention and Boot Camp facilities.  Assisted in planning, organizing, and directing of County probation services and custodial facilities.

Achievements:  Facilitated State certification and approval of the opening of a 220 bed Juvenile Detention Facility.  Implemented standardized Use-Of-Force Training Program consistent with a new Policy and Procedure Manual.

May 1997 – August 1998                 Undersheriff

                                                            Glenn County Sheriffs Department

                                                            Willows, CA

Second in command of the Glenn County Sheriffs Department.  Responsible directly to the Sheriff for the operation of the Patrol Division, Jail, and Investigations.  Additional assigned duties included:  Narcotics Task Force, Grant Procurement, Boat Patrol, Gang Suppression, and Special Assignments.

Achievements:  Developed and negotiated contract for the use of vacant jail bed space with Federal Department of Immigration and Naturalization Services, which resulted in over $1 million dollars annually into County’s General Fund.  Planned and developed Employee Improvement Program, which began with reconnection of department’s Satellite Training Delivery System through the State Peace Officers Standards and Training Group, which brought the Department into compliance with State law.  Hired a former Peace Officer Standards and Training Bureau Chief to coordinate departmental training.  Qualified and hired a volunteer physician to work with County Search and Rescue Unit.

September 1992 - April 1997         Police Academy/Fire Academy Director

                                                            Butte Community College

                                                            Oroville, CA

Responsible for a Regional Training Center which included a Police, Fire, Corrections, Hazardous Materials, and Defensive Driving Academy.  Also responsible for Administration of Justice and Fire Technology degree programs.

Achievements:  Under a public/private agreement and utilizing donated labor, established a state-of-the-art, State-certified Hazardous Materials Training Center, which served private and public certification for hazardous materials technicians.  The estimated value of the center at time of completion exceeded $1 million dollars.

(Continuation of Employment History)

September 1985 - August 1992                 Dean, Administration of Justice

                                                                        Director, Police Academy

                                                                        Riverside Community College

                                                                        Riverside, California

Responsible for Associate of Arts, Administration of Justice degree program and the State-certified Police Academy.

Achievements:  Expanded law enforcement academy delivery system from three courses of forty students per year to four courses of seventy students per year average while recording higher student test scores.

October 1984 – August 1985                      Chief Administrative Officer

                                                                        Callahan Pentz Company

                                                                        Pleasanton, California

Responsible to partnership for management of large land development firm, which is co-developing an 856-acre business park.  Responsibilities included management of the following departments:  Property Management, Architectural Services, Personnel, Construction, and Security Services.

Achievements:  Developed park-wide security system and established a Public Safety Center for local law enforcement in the business park.

December 1982 – September 1984          Security Administrator

                                                                        Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee

                                                                        Los Angeles, California

Responsible for development of private security service for 1984 Olympic Games to include planning, recruitment, training, & deployment of private security.

Achievements:  Secured and managed the eight critical satellite facilities used for ticketing, doping control, and special events.  Formed Security budget tracking system and private security consortium used to expend the seventy-eight million dollars used to deliver security services. Formulated the training system and managed the delivery of the training used to deter foreign and domestic terrorists.  Assisted in developing security plans and procedures that were presented to foreign governmental security agents to assure the safety of their athletes at the Games.  Lead responsibility in design of training delivery system for law enforcement and private security.

February 1980 - November 1982   Vice President, Public Safety

                                                            Unuson Corporation

                                                            San Jose, California

Responsible for site acquisition for the 1982 "US" Festival.  Performed as Public Safety Director in charge of security, medical, and fire service for festival attended by 500,000 people over a three day period.

October 1968 - January 1980         Police Officer

                                                            San Jose Police Department

                                                            San Jose, California

Responsibilities included: Personnel training coordinator; Felony unit detail/assistant car commander; Tactical squad member; Swat team member; Vice investigator; Beat officer, 16 letters of meritorious service.

August 1966 –September 1968   Police Officer

                                                            Kansas City, Missouri Police Department

                                                            Kansas City, Missouri

EDUCATION

                                                                        Major                          Degree

University of San Francisco             Liberal Arts                Bachelor of

San Francisco, California                                                                Arts

University of San Francisco             Secondary                 Master of

San Francisco, California                           Education                   Arts

MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED CREDITS

Kephart, S. "Policing in California's Indian Country." Pending

Kephart, S. “Outsourcing Electronic Monitoring,” Government West Magazine, May/June 2001

Kephart, S. Contributing Expert for State v. Chambers Trial Advocacy Case File, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA, 1997.

Kephart, S. “Public Safety Impact in Public Events,” Western and Pacific Association of  Criminal Justice Educators, October, 1996.

Kephart, S. "The Team, Community Resources and Professionals," Docket Magazine, Sacramento Bar Association, January 1994.

Kephart, S. "The Public Expectation," Knight Line Magazine, September-October 1993.

Kephart, S.  Published interview Special Event Security: The Right Mix, by J. Russell Parsons, Security Management Bulletin, Simon & Shuster Co., Waterford, CT,  January 25, 1993.

Kephart, S.  Security Manuals, Los Angeles Olympic Committee, Vol. 1 & 2, June, 1984.

Kephart, S., "The Medical Implications of Training Techniques," Law and Order Magazine, Vol. 28, No. 5, May, 1980.

Kephart, S., Defensive Tactics for Instructors, Department of Parks and Recreation, June, 1980

Kephart, S., Defensive Tactics and Enforcement Safety Manual, Department of Parks and Recreation, September, 1979.

Kephart, S., Alternative to Lethal Force, A Defensive Tactics Educational Program Within the San Jose Police Department, August, 1977.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS, PROJECTS AND MEMBERSHIPS

President, California Tribal Police Chiefs Association, January 2005 (member since September 2003)

State Emergency Management System Training, December 2004

Member, California State Office of Emergency Services, Law Enforcement Division, September 2004

Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police, July 2003

Sandan Third Degree Black Belt in Shotokan Karate, November 2004. Active tournament competitor from 1973 - 1982

American Probation and Parole Association,  2001

Tulare County Chief Law Enforcement Officers Association, 2000

California Probation, Parole and Correctional Association, 2000

National Association of Probation Executives, 2000

California State Sheriffs Association Jail Managers’ Certificate, 1997

Member, California State Sheriffs Association,  1997

P.O.S.T. Management Course Graduate, 1997

Member, American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, 1997

Instructed Positional Restraint Asphyxia Seminar, North State Law Enforcement Consortium, 1996

Past Member, International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1996

Member, American Society for Industrial Security, 1996

Member, Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, 1996

Member, California Association of Administration of Justice Educators, 1995

Member, Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators, 1994

Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1993

Certified Devane Method Restraint Instructor, 1993

Member, State Public Safety Committee, 1992

Member, State Commission on Peace Officer Killings/Assaults, 1989

Directed security for United States vs. Soviet Rowing and Gymnastics competition, Seattle, WA, 1987

Directed executive protection for Georgi Abartov, Soviet Advisor to Gorbachev, Seattle, WA visit, 1987

Directed security and executive protection for Marat Gramov, Soviet Minister of Sport and Vgahesla Gavrilin, Deputy Minister of Sport, Seattle, WA visit, 1987

Security Director, Michelob "Light Up The Night" Bicycle Criterium, Minneapolis, MN, 1986.

California Community College Supervisory Credential, 1986

Designed and implemented security plan for California Supreme Court facilities in San Francisco, 1985

Feature presenter, Sixth National Police Self Defense Instructors' Seminar, Washington, D.C., 1980

Certified California State Peace Officer Defensive Tactics Instructor, 1979

National Police Defensive Tactics Instructor Certification, United States Karate Association,  1976

Shodan Black Belt Shotokan Karate, October 1975.  Active tournament competitor from

1973 - 1982

California Teaching Credential, valid for life, 1975

Techniques of Teaching Certification, California State Department of Education, 1975

Emergency Vehicle Operation Instructor Certification, California Highway Patrol, 1974

Koga Method, Police Self Defense Instructor Certification, 1974

Graduate, Officer Survival Internal Security Course, 1974