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Dr. Pastor |
Dr. Pastor is the President of SecureLaw Ltd., a public safety and security consulting firm. He is also Associate Professor of Public Safety at Calumet College of St. Joseph. |
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Dr. Pastor is a frequent contributor to the media, and has presented in numerous national and regional conferences on public safety and security issues. |
Dr. Pastor is a frequent contributor to the media, and has presented in numerous national and regional conferences on public safety and security issues. He also provides training, expert witness, and consulting services in premises liability, public safety management assessments, security policy development and audits, crisis and risk management, public-private policing, and terrorism. Highlights of Dr. Pastor’s experience and credentials include: |
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The common theme of these services relates to crime and misconduct and its attendant liability exposures. These topics are addressed in a critical and substantive manner, being conversant in both the conceptual and practical applications of public safety and security. Highlights of Dr. Pastor’s experience and credentials include: |
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* '''Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis''', December, 2001 from the University of Illinois at Chicago, dissertation entitled: Assessing the Functional & Constitutional Implications of Private Security Patrols on Public Streets. |
* '''Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis''', December, 2001 from the University of Illinois at Chicago, dissertation entitled: Assessing the Functional & Constitutional Implications of Private Security Patrols on Public Streets. |
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Background
Dr. Pastor is the President of SecureLaw Ltd., a public safety and security consulting firm. He is also Associate Professor of Public Safety at Calumet College of St. Joseph.
Dr. Pastor is a frequent contributor to the media, and has presented in numerous national and regional conferences on public safety and security issues. He also provides training, expert witness, and consulting services in premises liability, public safety management assessments, security policy development and audits, crisis and risk management, public-private policing, and terrorism. Highlights of Dr. Pastor’s experience and credentials include:
- Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis, December, 2001 from the University of Illinois at Chicago, dissertation entitled: Assessing the Functional & Constitutional Implications of Private Security Patrols on Public Streets.
- J.D. from John Marshall Law School, licensed attorney in Illinois since May, 1990.
- M.A. in Criminal Justice, thesis entitled: A Critical Analysis of Terrorism from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Career
- President and founder of SecureLaw, Ltd.
- Associate Professor in Public Safety programs at Calumet College of St. Joseph since June 2002.
- Adjunct Instructor for “Security Technology” at the International Law Enforcement Academy, which is a U.S. State Department funded program for police officials from countries throughout the world.
- Eight years as Adjunct faculty with Webster University (graduate program in Security Management where he taught “Legal & Ethical Issues in Security Management”)
- Two years as Adjunct faculty with Northwestern University-Center for Public Safety (Executive Management Program/Police Staff & Command where he taught several legal classes).
- Former legal counsel for two police unions (F.O.P. & I.C.O.P.S.), participating in hundreds of investigative interviews at OPS, IAD, and in other internal disciplinary forums, plus conducted approximately three hundred depositions and twenty trials in Police/Fire Commissions, Merit Boards, and the State Labor Board.
- Former Legal Counsel for four security firms, including Legal Counsel /Operational Auditor for SecurityLink (which at the time was the largest privately held security alarm firm in the U.S.).
- Former Assistant Department Advocate for the Chicago Police Department dealing with police misconduct and discipline, including review of hundreds of use of force cases. Former tactical police officer in the Gang Crime Enforcement Unit-Chicago Police Department.
- Former security officer for The Art Institute of Chicago, The Ritz Carlton, the First Illinois Center, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, and several other environments.
Publications
- Terrorism & Public Safety Policing: Implications of the Obama Presidency, Taylor & Francis (2009).
- Case book Security Law & Methods, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.
- The Privatization of Police in America: An Analysis and Case Study, McFarland & Company, 2003.
- Chapter entitled: Private Policing on Public Environments, in the ASIS International Protection of Assets (POA) manual, which is considered the “bible” of the security industry, published in January 2007.
- Authored several articles on security, policing and public safety.