Resume

• 2015

  Master of Science - MS

  Criminal Justice

  Sul Ross State University

• 2004

  Master of Science - MS

  Administration of Justice and Security

  University of Phoenix

• 2000

  Office of Special Investigations

  United States Air Force Reserve

  University of Phoenix

  El Paso Community College

  The University of Texas at El Paso

  Valle Verde Campus

  Assistant Professor

  Criminal Justice

  El Paso Community College

  El Paso

  Texas

  Adjunct Faculty

  The University of Texas at El Paso

  El Paso Community College

  El Paso County Sheriff's Office

  El Paso

  Texas

  El Paso

  Texas Area

  Sergeant - Deputy Sheriff

  Office of Special Investigations

  United States Air Force Reserve

  University of Phoenix

  Online

  Adjunct Faculty

  El Paso

  Texas

  Adjunct Faculty

  El Paso Community College

  El Paso

  Texas

  Adjunct Faculty

  Park University

• 1998

  Bill Blackwood Graduate Management Institute

  FBI National Academy

  Class 188th

• Teaching

  Leadership Development

  Leadership

  Emergency Management

  Training

  Law Enforcement

  Public Safety

  Homeland Security

  Police

  Public Speaking

  Criminal Investigations

  Research

  Use of Force: Local Perceptions of Police Discretion

  The purpose of this research was to examine existing data at the national level

  as well as local public opinion on police use of force and discretion issues. It was not known how

  or to what extent local and nationally publicized police use of force incidents have influenced local perceptions and trust in the local area law enforcement. This author hypothesized if law enforcement generally deployed tactical and lawful force options

  public perception for local law enforcement force discretion would be supportive. Using a critical population group

  local area college students from the El Paso

  Texas area were surveyed in order to exam their perceptions of local law enforcement use of force issues. Survey respondents demonstrated a favorable view of local area law enforcement discretion

  professionalism

  and use of force issues. Regardless of negative media attention at the national level towards law enforcement

  community perception and reaction to law enforcement are largely based on local issues.

  Use of Force: Local Perceptions of Police Discretion

  Online programs in higher education are rapidly expanding and exerting further influence on both instruction and learning. Among institutions of higher learning

  community colleges have the highest number of online students and online degree programs. This has created a new challenge for educators in developing online pedagogy that achieves student satisfaction and persistence. The present study addresses online student learning preferences within the online learning environment at the community college level. In three online courses facilitated by the same instructor

  students were surveyed on collaborative group discussions. The survey respondents demonstrated a general preference toward theoretical discussions related to assigned readings

  as well as showing a strong preference toward active and substantive faculty engagement within the collaborative group environment. These results suggest an enhanced learner experience

  which will likely improve learner satisfaction and student persistence.

  Online Learning: An Assessment of Learner Satisfaction with Collaborative Group Discussions

  Online course structures have been statistically proven to have lower retention and lower success rates. This project looks at student performance data

  aggregated at the course level

  before and after the implementation of first-week student self-assessments. Effects of the first-week student self-assessments are measured by comparing mean course GPAs before and after implementation

  and mean student withdrawal rates before and after implementation. Results of the study demonstrated a statistical significance in student retention increases with the application of week 1 treatments.

  Online student retention: a differential study of initial self-assessments and success rates.

  There has been a century of debate in the United States over the deterrent effect of the death penalty on violent crimes. Research has supported the deterrence theory

  as well as having shown no deterrent effect. Since the rise of crime over the past several decades

  U.S. crime policy in the United States have supported rational choice crime theories which suggest harsh punishments as a deterrent to crime. From a rational choice perspective

  the death penalty should deter violent crime. The purpose of this study is to examine through a longitudinal study as to whether states actively using the death penalty have similar violent crime rates

  per capita

  compared to states that do not have the death penalty as a form of punishment. The results of this study suggest the active death penalty states have significantly different crime rates

  per capita

  than non-death penalty states. The practical implications of this study suggest future studies on the correlation between crime theory and crime policy decision making in the future.

  Death Penalty: A Longitudinal Study of National Violent Crime Rates from a Rational Choice Perspective

  Juveniles and minorities living under certain social conditions are at the highest risk for\nrecruitment into criminal street gangs. Hispanic and female recruitment into criminal street gangs is rising. Involvement in criminal street gangs result in social rejection and lost opportunities for one’s future. Research in this study focused mainly on criminological theory and its relationship to criminal street gangs. It is not known to what extent the public is familiar with the underlying causes and risk associated to juvenile gang recruitment. The purpose of this study was to examine public opinion on criminal street gangs

  focused mainly within the El Paso

  Texas region. The study group was restricted to enrolled students at El Paso Community College. Results of the study suggest that within a socially organized community

  community members have a decent understanding of modern criminology and the negative underlying social impacts which influence juvenile delinquency and gang involvement.\n

  Criminal Street Gangs: Public Perceptions of Local Gang Issues

  Scott

  Park University

  El Paso County Sheriff's Office

  El Paso

  Texas