Name: Dr. Richard G. Kiekbusch
Address: 2825 Goddard Place
Midland, TX 79705
Tel. (432) 552-2357
Fax: (432) 552-3325
E-mail: Kiekbusch_r@utpb.edu

Associate Professor of Criminology
University of Texas – Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas

Birthday: January 16, 1945

Biographical summary:

Dr. Kiekbusch is a specialist in jail operations with 13 years of jail management experience in three different states. He was also president of the American Jail Association in 1992-1993. Currently, Dr. Kiekbusch is an Associate Professor of Criminology at The University of Texas – Permian Basin where he directs both the bachelor's degree program in Criminology and the master's degree program in Criminal Justice Administration. He holds a BA, MA, and Ph.D., all in Sociology, from the University of Notre Dame. In addition to carrying out his academic responsibilities, Dr. Kiekbusch provides expert witness and other consulting services in the area of jail management. He also serves on the editorial boards of several practitioner publications and scholarly journals.

{1} RELEVANT PRIOR AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT, WITH DATES:

1996-Present
Assistant/Associate Professor of Criminology
University of Texas - Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas

1995
Manager, Operations
Corrections Corporation of America
Nashville, Tennessee

1995
Director of Operations
Concept Inc.
Louisville, Kentucky

1992-1995
Director of Detention and Rehabilitation
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Department
Charlotte, North Carolina

1987-1992
Superintendent
Prince William - Manassas Regional
Adult Detention Center
Manassas, Virginia

1983-1986
Chief Deputy / Jail Administrator
Lewis County Sheriff's
Department
Chehalis, Washington

1981-1983
Superintendent
Corsicana State Home / Residential Treatment Center
Corsicana, Texas

1977-1981
Assistant Executive Director for Childcare
Texas Youth Commission
Austin, Texas

1976-1977
Director of Evaluation and Research
Texas Youth Commission
Austin, Texas

1974-1976
Director
Regional Juvenile Corrections Project
South Bend, Indiana

1972-1974
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

1967-1968
Resident Staff Member
Parkview Juvenile Detention Center
South Bend, Indiana
 
{2} DEGREES:

• Ph.D. - University of Notre Dame - Sociology - 1973
• M.A. - University of Notre Dame - Sociology - 1970
• B.A. - University of Notre Dame - Sociology - 1967

{3} Publications:

• Managing Suicidal Inmates in the Jail Setting, in Stojkovic, S. (Ed.). MANAGING SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN JAILS AND PRISONS, Vol. 2, Kingston, N.J.: Civic Research Institute, Forthcoming.
• Causes of Employee Turnover in Sheriff Operated Jails, PUBLIC PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, Spring 2007, 51-63, with William Price and John Theis.
• Correctional Leadership in the 21st Century, in Schmalleger, F. and Smykla, J., CORRECTIONS IN THE 21st CENTURY, 2007 (3rd ed.), New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 394-395.
• General Management Concerns--Preparing Staff to Work Efficiently, in Stojkovic, S. (Ed.). MANAGING SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN JAILS AND PRISONS, 2005, Kingston, N.J.: Civic Research Institute, Chapter 2.
• Influencing the Conduct of Line Officers: Some Tips for Chief Executives, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October-November 2004, 36-37, 42, with Ray J. Leible.
• Turnover Predictors: Causes of Employee Turnover in Sheriff-Operated Jails, CRIMINAL JUSTICE STUDIES, November 2003, 67-76, with William Price and John Theis.
• Turnover Among Sheriff Operated Jails, Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Southwest Academy of Management (Houston, Texas, 2003), 215-219, with William Price and John Theis.
• Prison Evaluation in Lean Economic Times: Some Suggestions, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 2003, 89-91.
• Politics and American Corrections, In Stojkovic, S., Kalinich, D., and Klofas, J. (eds.). CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, 2003 (3rd ed.), Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth Publishing Co., 254-255.
• Inmate Rehabilitation Programs in Jails -- What Should They Look Like?, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 2002, 35-36, 43.
• The Correctional Administrator as a Role Model, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, June/July 2002, 3-4, 16.
• Reducing Officer Turnover in Jails, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 2002, 65-66, 77.
• A National Study of Jail Officer Attitudes: Management Implications, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, December/January 2002, 54, 63-64.
• Criminal Justice Policy Making: Voices from Graduate School, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September 2001, 5-7.
• Inmate Entitlements: When "Right" May be "Wrong", CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, June/July 2001, 3-4, 16.
• Defining and Influencing Correctional Policy, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 2001, 81, 94-96.
• The Looming Correctional Workforce Shortage: A Problem of Supply and Demand, CORRECTIONS COMPENDIUM, April 2001, 1-3, 24-25.
• Addressing the Correctional Workforce Shortage: Reduce Demand or Increase Supply, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 2001, 67-68, 73-74, with Charles J. Kehoe.
• Jail Privatization: The Next Frontier, in Schichor D. and Gilbert, M.J. (Eds.), PRIVATIZATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, 2001, Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing Co., 133-168.
• How to Promote Staff Safety in Jails, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 2000, 35-36, 45-46.
• Guidelines for New Supervisors, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September 2000, 1, 29-32.
• Coordinating Jail Operations: Washington State's Master Capacity Plan, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 2000, 3-4, 9, with Karen Daniels.
• Professionalizing Our Jails: The Academic Connection, AMERICAN JAILS, March/April 2000, 19-22, 24.
• How to Use Meetings as Tools for Effective Management, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 2000, 5-6, 16.
• Doing It by the Book: Five Added Benefits, KEY ISSUES, Winter 2000, 5-7. This article was a reprint of an article which appeared in CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September 1999.
• Eight New Year's Resolutions for Correctional Managers, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, December/January 2000, 3-4, 13-14.
• A Rejoinder to Vaughn and Smith's "Practicing Penal Harm Medicine in the United States: Prisoners' Voices from the Jail", JUSTICE QUARTERLY, December 1999, 897-906, with Kenneth Kerle, Stan Stojkovic, and Joseph R. Rowan.
• Corrections Y2K Problems, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 1999, 1-2, 10-13.
• Five Benefits of Doing It "By The Book", CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September 1999, 1, 14-16.
• Why and How Sheriffs Must Lead Corrections into the 21st Century, SHERIFF, July/August 1999, 30-31, 34-36. This article was a reprint of an article which appeared in CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, December/January 1999.
• Strengthening the Six Cornerstones of Good Management, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, June/July 1999, 5-6, 8.
• Reaching Out: The Academic Connection, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 1999, 1-2, 9-11.
• Misinformation About the American Jail and Our Duty to Inform, AMERICAN JAILS, March/April 1999, 119-120.
• How to Manage the Generation X Correctional Officer, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 1999, 5-6, 12-13.
• Why and How Sheriffs Must Lead Corrections Into the 21st Century, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, December/January 1999, 3, 4, 11.
• Race, Gender, Education, and the Correctional Officer, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 1998, 7, 8, 11.
• Some Random Thoughts on the American Jail and Public Misconceptions About It, KEY ISSUES, Summer 1998, 2-4.
• How to Encourage Sound Jail and Prison Security Practices, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September 1998, 5, 6, 8.
• Time Management: How to Make Sure You Focus on What's Important for Your Agency, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, June/July 1999, 7, 8, 15.
• Applying Systems Theory to Corrections Practice: 10 Factors You Must Address, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 1998, 3, 4, 8.
• How To Make Performance Evaluations an Effective Management Tool, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 1998, 10, 14-16.
• Correctional Leadership: What Does It Look Like?, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, December/January 1998, 7, 15, 16.
• How to Conduct a Staffing Review, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 1997, 3, 4, 10.
• Dealing With the Reality of Politics in Corrections, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, August/September 1997, 7, 13, 14.
• Generating Community Involvement and Support to Address Jail Crowding, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, June/July 1997, 5, 6, 12.
• Six Cornerstones of Good Management, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, April/May 1997, 1, 9, 10.
• Book review, AMERICAN JAILS, March/April 1997, 121-122: Privatization and the Provision of Correctional Services: Context and Consequences. Mays, G. Larry and Tara Gray (eds.). Anderson Publishing Co. and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1996.
• Correctional Officer Excellence: What Is It?, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, February/March 1997, 6, 14.
• Inmate Management and the Institutional Administrator: Get Out of the Office, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, December/January 1997, 1, 13, 14.
• Situational Management in Corrections: Take a Walk, CORRECTIONS MANAGERS' REPORT, October/November 1996, 1, 13, 15.
• Bi-monthly "President's Commentary", AMERICAN JAILS, 1992-1993.
• The Privatization of Jails: A Corrections Management Perspective, In Bowman, Gary W., Simon Hakim, and Paul Seidenstat (eds.). PRIVATIZING THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE SYSTEM: POLICE, ADJUDICATION, AND CORRECTIONS SERVICES FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, 1992, Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Co., 275-280.
• Concerning the Future of Jails, AMERICAN JAILS, Summer 1989, 27-28.
• Generating Community Involvement to Address Jail Overcrowding, Proceedings of the 117th Annual Congress of Corrections of the American Correctional Association (New Orleans, Louisiana, 1987), 97-99.
• Two book reviews, AMERICAN JAILS, Fall 1987, 51, 56: The Nature of New Small Jails: Report and Analysis and Small Jail Special Issues. Both by Kimme Planning and Architecture. National Institute of Corrections, 1985.
• The American Jail Association and the Small Jail, AMERICAN JAILS, Spring 1987,
  24-25.
• Small Jails – Ignored and Misunderstood?, CORRECTIONS TODAY, February, 1987, 14-18.
• Principles of Organization and Management, Chapter 5 in FIRST/SECOND LINE JAIL SUPERVISOR'S TRAINING MANUAL, 1989, National Sheriffs' Association, 67-83.
• Management: One Jail's Experience, CORRECTIONS TODAY, August 1985, 135-138.
• Law Enforcement in Texas: An Overview, 1974, consultant's paper for Law Enforcement at the State Level: Team Project Texas, a study of the Texas Rangers funded by the John Hay Whitney Foundation.
• Juvenile Court Intake: Correlates of Dispositioning, 1973, Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame,
  

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES, ETC:

Presentations:
Panel presentations, workshop presentations, speeches, etc. for various organizations, including:

• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
• American Correctional Association
• American Jail Association
• Annual Statewide Conference on Foster Care and Adoption in Texas
• Correctional Education Association
• District of Columbia Department of Corrections Training Academy
• Ector County Correctional Center (Odessa, Texas)
• Georgia Jail Association
• Georgia Sheriffs' Association
• Indiana Council of Juvenile Court Judges
• Institute on Substance Abuse and Addiction (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas)
• Jail Management Conference (Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas)
• John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute, University of Texas – Permian Basin
• Mecklenburg County (Charlotte), North Carolina, Criminal Justice Summit Conference
• Office of Student Activities, University of Texas-Permian Basin (Odessa, Texas)
• St. Joseph County (South Bend), Indiana, Criminal Justice Conference
• Texas Corrections Association
• United States Deputy Wardens' Association
• Washington (State) Correctional Association
• Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Corrections Officer Training Academy
• Washington State Jail Association
• West Texas Area (Adult Probation) Chiefs Association
• West Texas Juvenile (Probation) Chiefs Association

Training Delivered:

• Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of Jail Personnel, for the American Jail Association, Stockton, California, March 1996.
• Development and Implementation of Jail Policies and Procedures, for the American Jail Association, Topeka, Kansas, August 1998.
• Development and Implementation of Jail Policies and Procedures, for the American Jail Association, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 1999.
• Development and Implementation of Jail Policies and Procedures, for the American Jail Association, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, February 2001.
• Development and Implementation of Jail Policies and Procedures, for the American Jail Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 2002.

Community Service While at the University:

• Performed staffing analysis of Ector County (Odessa), Texas Detention Center for Ector County Sheriff, February 1997.
• Prepared report regarding attorney / inmate visiting policies and procedures at Midland County Detention Center, December 1998. Report prepared for the Federal District Court for the Western District of Texas, Midland Division.
• Member, Permian Basin Community Partnership Council, Texas Department of Criminal Justice/Parole Division, 1999-2004.
• Consulted with Odessa, Texas Chamber of Commerce regarding possible location of a private prison in Odessa.
• Have provided information and advice to attorneys and citizens from Midland, Odessa, and elsewhere in the Permian Basin, regarding criminal justice matters.
  

Expert Testimony:

• For the plaintiffs in Chavez, et. al. v. State of Arizona, et. al., U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and Superior Court for Maricopa County, Arizona. 2007-present.
• For defendant Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in Bob Arnold v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Lexington Division, 2006-present.
• For the plaintiffs in Brown, et. al. v. Wichita County, Texas, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Wichita Falls Division, 2006-present.
• For the plaintiff in Branton v. The City of Moss Point, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, 2006-present.
• For the plaintiff in Simmons v. Cornerstone Programs Corporation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division, 2006-present.
• For the plaintiff in Celia Sanchez v. Goliad County and Robert De La Garza, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Victoria Division, 2006-present.
• For the plaintiff in John Doe v. Victoria County, et. al., 135th District Court, Victoria County, Texas, 2006-present.
• For the defendants in Robert Thurber v. Dunn County, Wisconsin, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2006-present.
• For New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty in In Re Readoption with Amendments of Death Penalty Regulations by the New Jersey Department of Corrections, Proceedings before the New Jersey Department of Corrections, 2004-2005.
• For the plaintiffs in Forgan, et. al. v. Howard County, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Abilene Division, 2004-present.
• For the defendants in Jodi Gustafson v. Polk County, Wisconsin, et.al., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 2004-2005.
• For the plaintiffs in Posey and Posey v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and Dallas County, Texas, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, 2004-present.
• For the defendants in Black v. Henderson and Gardella, 13th Judicial Circuit Court in and for Hillsborough County, Florida, Civil Division, Tampa, Florida, 2004.
• For the plaintiff in Diaz v. County of Wayne, et al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, 2003.
• For the plaintiffs in Jane Does v. City of Haltom City, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Ft. Worth Division, 2003-2005. Case reinstated, in part, by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as five separate actions.
• For defendant City of New Orleans in Hamilton, et al. v. Morial, et al., Motion to Modify Stipulations and Consent Judgment Relative to Housing of City Prisoners, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 2003.
• For the defendants in Hupp v. Howard County Sheriff, et al., U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis, Division, 2002.
• For the plaintiffs in Maria De Lourdes Barrera, et. al. v. The City of Port Isabel, et. al., 197th Judicial District Court, Cameron County, Texas, 2002.
• For the plaintiffs in Pearl Iris Garza, et. al. v. The City of Port Isabel, et. al., 107th Judicial District Court, Cameron County, Texas, 2002.
• For the defendants in Kardinal, et. al. v. Merrimack County House of Corrections, et. al., U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2001.
• For the defendants in Cecil L. Woodruff v. City of Kalamazoo, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, Southern Division, 2001-2002.
• For the plaintiffs in Frank v. City of Auburn, et. al., Superior Court for King County, Washington, 2001-2002.
• For the defendants in Gregoire v. City of Oak Harbor, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle, 2001-2002.
• For the defendants in Tirado v. Smyth, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, 2000-2001.
• For the plaintiffs in Estate of Demetrice Brown v. Nathaniel Glover, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division, 2000-2003.
• For the plaintiffs in Luna v. Idaho Department of Corrections, District Court for Ada County, Idaho, 2000-2001.
• For the plaintiffs in Smith, et. al. v. Nueces County, Texas, et. al., County Court at Law Number One, Nueces County, Texas, 2000-2001.
• For defendant Dane County in Carol Schilling, et. al. v. Leverett Baldwin, et. al., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2000-2003.
• For the defendants in Rowe, et. al. v. Prison Health Services, Inc., et. al., District Court of Wyandotte County, Kansas, 2000.
• For the plaintiffs in John Chambers v. Sutton County, Texas and Sheriff W.W. "Bill" Webster, 112th Judicial District Court of Sutton County, Texas, 1999-2001.
• For the plaintiffs in Scheurer, et. al. v. Lutheran Social Services, et. al., Circuit Court for Dodge County, Wisconsin, 1998.
• For the defendants in Holmes v. Wyandotte County, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Kansas City Division, 1998.
• For the plaintiffs in Roberson v. Chelan County, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, Spokane Division, 1997-1998.
• For the plaintiffs in Hoy v. Simpson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, 1996-1997.
• For the defendants in Aston A. Beadle v. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, 1992-1993.

Consulting:

• Consultant to National Institute of Corrections / Jail Center, Longmont, Colorado, Planning of New Institutions (PONI) Program – Phase Two, 1986.
• One of two consultants who completed staffing analysis of Racine County (Wisconsin) Jail, 1987.  Employed as consultant by Institute for Liability Management, Leesburg, Virginia.
• Performed on-site review of staffing levels at prisons and prison hospital units operated by Oklahoma Department of Corrections, 1995. Work performed for Oklahoma Office of State Finance.
• Consultant to Bobby Ross Group, Inc. (BRG), Austin, Texas, 1996. Prepared correctional services section of BRG's proposal to state of North Carolina to design, build, and operate two 500-cell medium security prisons.
• Reviewed proposals submitted to Alachua County (Gainesville), Florida for the private operation of its jail and work release center, 1996. Employed as consultant by Florida Correctional Privatization Commission.
• Consulted on-site with the Guadalupe County (Seguin), Texas Sheriff's Department regarding the opening of its new jail, March 2001. Funded by the Jails Division of the National Institute of Corrections.
• Consulted on-site with the Lewis County (Chehalis), Washington Sheriff's Office regarding the development and implementation of jail policies and procedures, and jail transition issues associated with the expansion of its jail, February 2004.
• Associate, Huskey and Associates, Updating of Criminal/Juvenile Justice Master Plan for Maricopa County (Phoenix), Arizona, 2006-present.

Professional Journals:

• Editorial Board, Correctional Law Reporter, 1989-Present.
• Contributing Editor, Corrections Managers Report, 1996-2003.
• Editorial Board, Corrections Managers Report, 2003-Present.
• Editorial Advisory Board, Criminal Justice Studies (formerly The Justice Professional), 1998-Present.
• Board of Advisors, Criminal Justice Research Reports, 1999-Present.
• Editorial Advisory Board, Correctional Health Care Report, 1999-Present.

Professional Associations:

American Jail Association:
Member, 1983-Present
Board of Directors, 1987-1994
Third Vice President, 1988-1989
Second Vice President, 1989-1990
First Vice President, 1990-1991
President – Elect, 1991-1992
President, 1992-1993
Council of Past Presidents, 1993-Present
Immediate Past President, 1993-1994
Chair, Small Jails Committee, 1985-1987
Chair, Jail Standards Committee, 1987-1989
Chair, Membership Committee, 1989-1990
Chair, Conference Planning Committee, 1990-1991
Chair, Bylaws Committee, 1991-1992
Chair, Nominating Committee, 1993-1994
Chair, Awards Committee, 1996-1997, 1999-2000
Conference Planning Committee, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002.
Editor, AJA History Committee, 2005-present

American Correctional Association:
Member, 1972-Present
Adult Local Detention Committee, 1986
Delegate Assembly, 1988-1989
Cost-Effective Conditions of Confinement Committee, 1988-1989
Small Jails Standards Committee, 1987-1988
Correctional Employees Committee, 1991-1992
Council on Professional Education, 1996-2002

National Sheriffs' Association:
Member, 1983-Present
 Jail Auditor, 1985

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences:
Member, 1995-Present
Corrections Section, 1996-2002.

Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice:
Member, 1996-Present

Sheriffs' Association of Texas:
Associate Member, 1997-Present

Texas Jail Association:
Member, 1997-Present

Other Colleges and Universities:

Member, Board of Visitors, Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1999-Present

Other Services:

• Served as external reviewer for promotion and tenure application of faculty member at another university, 2004.
• Reviewed proposal for book entitled Proactive Juvenile Justice and Delinquency for Prentice Hall, 2004.
• Detailed review of Stinchcomb, J.S. and Fox, V.B. (1999), Introduction to Corrections (5th ed.), for Prentice Hall, 2000.
• Reviewed manuscript for Operating Policies for Adult Correctional Facilities by Richard L. Phillips for Aspen Publishers, 1996.
• Reviewed occupational profile for occupation of Correction Officer for Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 1996.
• Have refereed articles submitted for publication in academic journals, 1997-Present.

Honors:

American Jail Association:
Meritorious Service Award, 1987
President's Award, 1991
Past President's Award, 1993
Outstanding Service Award, 1994

Lewis County, Washington:
Employee of the Quarter Award named the "Dick Kiekbusch Award", Corrections Bureau, Lewis County Sheriff's Office, 1987-2001.

Prince William County, Virginia:
Manager of the Year Award, 1992
County Executive's Award, 1992
Resolution of Commendation from Board of County Supervisors, 1992

University of Texas – Permian Basin:
Nominated for Chancellor's Outstanding Teacher Award, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003

Honorary Appointments:
Honorary Deputy Sheriff, De Kalb County, Georgia, 1990
Honorary Deputy Sheriff, Fulton County, Georgia, 1991
Honorary Deputy Sheriff, Multnomah County, Oregon, 1993

Other Activities:

While Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Center, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, 1972-74:

• Consultant, John Hay Whitney Foundation (New York, N.Y.), Law Enforcement at the State Level: Team Project Texas, 1972-74
• Submitted written testimony on Texas' state juvenile corrections system to Texas House of Representatives / Committee on Human Resources, 1973
• Served as guardian ad litem in juvenile cases, 12th Judicial District Court, Walker County (Huntsville), Texas, 1973-74

While Superintendent, Corsicana State Home/Residential Treatment Center, Corsicana, Texas, 1981-83:

• Member, Placement Advisory Committee, Regional Network for Children, Austin, Texas, 1982-83.
• Member, Children's Mental Health Committee, Dallas County Mental Health Association, Dallas, Texas, 1982-83

Five and one-half year tenure as Superintendent of Prince William–Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center included:

• Management of 328-bed main jail in compliance with Federal Consent Order in Perry-Bey v. Kiekbusch; Order vacated 11/09/90
• Opening of 75-bed Work Release Center
• Opening and closing of 48-bed trailer unit
• Opening of 240-bed modular inmate housing unit
• Participation in programming and site selection for 1200-bed expansion
• Introduction of Direct Supervision
• Establishment of Transition office
• Establishment of Internal Affairs/Compliance Monitoring Unit

Member, Liaison Committee, Virginia Board of Corrections, Richmond, Virginia, 1987-92
Member, Corrections Chiefs' Committee, Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Council of Governments, 1987-1992; Chairman, 1990-1991
Member, Public Safety Policy Committee, Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Council of Governments, 1990-91
Member of Committee of Sheriffs and other government officials planning a regional jail for Northern Virginia, 1988-92
American Jail Association representative to Committee F-33 (Detention and Correction Facilities) of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 1990-93.
One of 30 correctional executives invited to participate in the National Forum, Longmont, Colorado, July, 1991. Forum sponsored by the National Academy of Corrections of the National Institute of Corrections. Participants discussed trends and issues which will confront corrections in the 1990's.
Peer Reviewer, Technical Assistance and Support Program; National Institute of Justice, Washington, D. C., 1991-92.
Member, National Task Force on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Issues of National Concern, Sponsored by Juvenile and Criminal Justice International Inc., Roseville, Minnesota, 1992-2001.
Member, Advisory Board, Mecklenburg Community Corrections, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, 1993-1994.

{4} RETAINER INFORMATION:

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Number of times retained by defense counsel: 10
Have also been retained by defense counsel in several other cases in which settlement was reached before I had provided substantial services.

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{7} USUAL AND CUSTOMARY FEE:

Initial Review: $1000
Standard Services: $200/hr
Deposition: $250/hour.
Courtroom Testimony: $250/hour (minimum $750/day)

{8} 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] In-custody inmate/prisoner suicides (and prevention methods)
[T] Injuries to / physical or sexual assaults on inmates and prisoners
[Q] Poor or inadequate conditions in jails and correctional facilities
[Q] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[T] Security policies and procedures
[Q] Standards for discipline, internal affairs procedures, (in)adequate punishment

Jail Operations:
[T] Administrative Negligence
[Q] Conditions of Confinement
[Q] Crowding
[T] Employment Issues
[T] Failure to Train
[T] Inmate Management
[T] Medical Care
[Q] Organization and Administration
[T] Policies and Procedures
[Q] Staffing
[T] Suicide
[R] Use of Force, Deadly Force
[R] Custodial Sexual Misconduct
[R] Strip Searches
[Q] Most other areas of jail management
 

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