Note 2.
The CLS/LS Academic Committee
consists of:
The Hon. Emory A. Plitt, Jr. (Chairman) Judge of the Circuit Court of Maryland, former presiding Judge of Harford County District Court, and former Principal Counsel to the Maryland State Police and the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections. Judge Plitt taught law as an adjunct professor at Villa Julie College in Baltimore (1972-1997) and was editor of the Corrections Legal Defense Quarterly (1993-1999).
W. Kenneth Katsaris former elected Sheriff of Leon County, FL and a former
police officer in St. Petersburg and Tallahassee, FL. He also served as a
Commissioner for the Florida Correctional Standards Council. Mr. Katsaris
founded the community college based criminal justice program in Tallahassee,
and the Florida Criminal Justice
Educators Assoc. He currently is a trainer and
litigation consultant.
Charles A. Gruber ex officio as a member of the
AELE Board of Directors. He is a
consent decree consultant for the U.S. Dept. of Justice, an active chief of
police in suburban Chicago, and a past president of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police. He also has taught college based criminal
justice courses and is experienced as an independent litigation consultant.
Greg Meyer Retired Captain, Los Angeles Police Dept. Training Academy
and a former Vice-Chair of the American Society for Law Enforcement Training
(ASLET). He is an experienced litigation consultant on police matters (civil
and criminal) including the Rodney King case. Capt. Meyer writes and lectures
on police policy, training, equipment, tactics, supervision and review
processes especially regarding less-lethal weapons.
John Peters, Ph.D. President and Chief Learning
Officer for the Institute for the Prevention of
In-Custody Deaths, in Henderson, NV. Author of books, articles and
newsletters on defensive tactics, handcuffing, officer safety and excited delirium.
Wayne W. Schmidt ex officio as a member of the AELE
staff. Mr. Schmidt is the former director the Police Legal Center of the
International Assn. of Chiefs of Police, the former operating director of the
Police Legal Advisor Program at Northwestern University School of Law, a former
law enforcement officer, and a police attorney since 1967; he is coauthor of a
textbook on criminal evidence.
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