Name: Richard B. Parent, Ph.D.

Current Employment: The Police Policy Studies Council

Address: P.O. Box 854, Point Roberts, Washington 98281-854

Tel: (604) 528 – 5530

Fax: (604) 528 – 5754

Email: rbrian@telus.net

Internet websites:

http://www.theppsc.org/Staff/Parent/Rick.htm

http://www3.telus.net/parent

(1) Relevant prior and part-time employment, with dates:

• Police Officer (Sgt.) – From 1980 to present
• Sessional University / College Instructor – From 1996 to present

(2) Degrees and relevant special training:

• B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Simon Fraser University – Criminology
• Academic training with focus upon the police use of deadly force.
• Hostage Negotiator
• Internal Investigator

(3) Other professional activities:

• Member of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
• Member of Western States Hostage Negotiator Association (WSHNA)

(4) Retainer Information:

• Times retained by claimant's counsel: 5%
• Times retained by defense counsel: 95%

(5) Names, address and telephone numbers of attorneys who may be contacted as references:

Martha Urquidez-Shen,
David E. Mead,
Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora
2029 Century Park
East Los Angeles, California 90067-2907
Phone: (310) 557-2009

Linda B. Martin
Rinos & Martin, LLP
825 N. Parkcenter Drive,
Suite 110
Santa Ana, California 92705
Phone: (714) 834-0480

Christine Kantas Herbert
– Attorney at Law
132 W. Main Street,
Suite 200
Medford, Oregon 97501-2746
(541) 779 -2006

John J. Cloherty, III
Pierce, Davis & Perritano, LLP
10 Winthrop Square
Boston, MA 02110-1257
Phone: (617) 350-0950

Mark Godwin,
Deputy City Attorney
City of Des Moines Legal Department
400 East First Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1881
Phone: (515) 283- 4130

Additional References Available Upon Request.

(6) Publications that contain your ads: None

(7) Usual and customary fee:

$175.00 per hour

(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.

[Q] Agency policies, practices and customs
[T] Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives
[Q] Employee dishonesty investigations
[Q] Insufficient or inadequate training
[Q] Standards for discipline, internal affairs procedures, (in)adequate punishment
[Q] SWAT techniques, hostage & barricade situations

{9} Types of cases you will not accept.

Each case is evaluated on its own merits.

{10} Other information relevant in evaluating your services (publications, awards, achievements, special interests).

• Widely published in professional magazines and in academic journals.
• Widely cited in professional magazines, academic journals and textbooks regarding research in the area of “suicide by cop” and police shootings.
• Co-author of three university textbooks.
• Qualified hostage negotiator and internal affairs investigator.
• Provider of in-service training and presentations to various law enforcement agencies regarding the subject of police shootings including the phenomena of “suicide by cop”.
• Recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Meritorious Service in recognition of academic research pertaining to police shootings.

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