AELE Expert Witness/Litigation Consultant Listing
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Name: Dr. James F. Pastor, Ph.D., J.D.
Current Employment: SECURELAW LTD. (5 years), Public Safety &
Security Services
Address: 65 West Jackson Blvd., #112, Chicago, IL 60604-3598
Tel: (312) 423-6700
Fax: (312) 692-2322
Email: jpastor@securelaw.info
Internet website: http://www.securelaw.info
(1) Relevant prior and part-time employment, with dates:
(2) Degrees and relevant special training:
(3) Other professional activities:
Calumet College of St. Joseph, Public Safety/Law Enforcement Department
Assistant Professor, June, 2002-Present
• Instructor to active police officers, including chiefs and other management
personnel, from the Chicago Police Department and from suburban and Northwest
Indiana police departments:
Northwestern University- Center for Public Safety
Adjunct Faculty, July, 2003-2005
• Instructor to police supervisors, including chiefs and other management
personnel, from police departments throughout the nation.
Webster University, Security Management Department
Adjunct Faculty, 1995-July, 2004
• Instructor to police officers, security management, and military personnel.
(4) Retainer Information:
(5) Names, address and telephone numbers of attorneys who may be contacted as references:
References provided by specific request only.
(6) Publications that contain your ads:
IAPSC Web site: http://www.IAPSC.org
(7) Usual and customary fee:
$150.00 hour for deposition and trial testimony
$150.00 hour for other work product
(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.
[R] Agency policies, practices and customs
[Q] Deadly force; shooting avoidance and alternatives
[Q] Employment discrimination (hiring/promotions)
[Q] Failure to protect specific persons (domestic violence, witnesses,
etc.)
[R] Inadequate premises security (guards, CCTV, locks, lighting, etc.)
[Q] Insufficient or inadequate training
[Q] Retention of a known unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
[R] Search and Seizure
[Q] Security Policies & Procedures
[Q] Sexual harassment
[Q] Standards for discipline, internal affairs procedures, (in)adequate
punishment
[Q] Street Gang Violence/Prevention
[Q] Vehicle pursuit & emergency response policies & techniques
[Q] Workplace violence
{9} Types of cases you will not accept.
We evaluate all inquires on a case by case basis. If we can bring value to the case, then we would accept it unless a conflict of interest or other ethical concerns exit.
{10} Other information relevant in evaluating your services (publications, awards, achievements, special interests).
Dr. Pastor has a dynamic and unique background in policing and security. He has been a frequent speaker on security and police matters, including several national conferences. He has worked in a security capacity in several specific environments including high rise office buildings, restaurants, colleges, and in the Ritz Carlton Hotel, and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Dr. Pastor has written several articles on policing and security, and is the author of two books: Security Law & Methods, Butterworth-Heinemann (2006), ISBN # 0-7506-7994-8, and The Privatization of Police in America: An Analysis and Case Study, McFarland & Company (2003), ISBN # 0-7864-1574-6.
Dr. Pastor is board member of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC), ASIS International (member- Law Enforcement Liaison Council), Illinois Chiefs of Police Association (IACP) (member- Public/Private Council), and Security Advisor for the Society of Human Resource Professionals (Chicago Chapter).
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