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Edward A. Leach
P.O. Box 2088
Coeur d'Alene, ID 83816-2088
(H): (208) 765-6193
(W): (208) 769-3216
E-mail: leachconsultant@aol.com

Employment

Undersheriff
Kootenai County Sheriff's Department          Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Responsible for the operation of the four Bureaus (Jail, Operations, Support Services and Communications).  The department consists of 275 full-time employees with a budget in excess of $17 million and covers a county of over 140,000 people and 1,310 square miles.  In addition, the county attracts a significant number of people for the various recreational opportunities.

1999 - Present

Consulting
Travelers

The Backup
Gillette News Record
Bonner County Communications Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Gillette, Wyoming
Sandpoint, Idaho

1993 - 2006

Instructor/Coordinator - Law Enforcement Program
North Idaho College          Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Responsible for presentation of nine-month Law Enforcement Program utilizing forty part-time instructors. The program is Idaho Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) certified for Basic Training. Students receive all the training required in a basic academy, as well as participate as a uniformed, armed, intern with a law enforcement agency.

2002 - Member: North Idaho College Critical Incident Stress Management Committee.

1996 - Present

Expert Witness in law enforcement issues, including use of force (Federal and Idaho State Court recognized)
Spokane, WA; Salt Lake City, UT; Atchison, Wichita & Topeka KS; Coeur d'Alene,  Lewiston & Boise, ID,    Law Firms

1989 - 1993

Chief of Police
Lincolnwood Police Department        Lincolnwood, Illinois

Responsible for total police operations in a multi-ethnic suburb of Chicago; department operation consists of forty-six total personnel, including joint dispatching for Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Service. The Village is bordered on three sides by Chicago and experiences a disproportionate amount of criminal, traffic and calls for service activity to population due to location, socio-economic standing and business/commercial base.

1986 - 1989

Deputy Chief of Police - Support Services Division
Lincolnwood Police Department        Lincolnwood, Illinois

Responsible for Detective Unit, fiscal management, training, records, property control, internal investigations, the Emergency Services Team and various other personnel and administrative tasks.

1986

Acting Support Services Division Commander
Wheeling Police Department            Wheeling, Illinois

Responsible for Communications and Records Sections, Community Service Officers, training, property control and various other administrative tasks.

1984

Communications/Records Section Supervisor - Support Services Division

1983

Administrative Services

1979

Shift Commander - Field Division

1978

Assistant Shift Commander - Field Division

1975

Police Counselor/Wheeling High School - Youth Officer - Investigation Division

1973

Elementary School District #21 - Liaison Officer/Youth Officer - Investigations Div.

1971

Police Officer - Field Division

Education

1984

Master of Arts - Administration of Justice
Webster University

1974

Master of Business Administration
Loyola (Chicago) University

1968

Bachelors of Science - Business Administration
Bowling Green State University

Police Training

2003 & 2005

2005

1997 & 2005

Taser Instructor Course/Recertification Course

The Investigation of Lethal Force Encounters - Force Science Research Center

Street Survival - Calibre Press

2003

2003

2003

2002

2002

Taser Instructor Course

Arrest Techniques

Investigation of Incidents of Excessive/Deadly Force by Police - IACP

Ground Control Techniques 

Defensive Aerosol Weapons - Instructor Course

2001

Range 2000 Force - Control Training Simulator - Instructor Course

2001

Skidcar System - Instructor Course

2001

Defensive Aerosol Weapons - User Certification

2001

ASP & Sidehandle Baton - User Certification

2000,
1989-1992

International Association of Chiefs of Police - Annual Conference

2000

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force - Regional Conference

1997 & 1999

Idaho Criminal Justice Conference - Annual Training Conference

1998

Hate Crime Train-the-Trainer Conference - U.S. Department of Justice

1996 & 1998

Idaho Peace Officers Association - Annual Training Seminar

1996

Domestic Violence - Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office

1996

Integrity Leadership - National Institute of Ethics

1993

Idaho Narcotics Officers Association - Training Seminar

1987 - 1993

Futures Conference - Office of International Criminal Justice
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

1988 - 1991

Executive Institute for Suburban Police Chiefs
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

1983 - 1990

Graduate Retraining Seminars
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - CENTER FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

1982 - 1983

Police Administration Training Program
Northwestern University - Center for Public Safety - Management Major - Nine Month Course (Certificate)

1982

Emergency Services Teams

1971 - Present

Various Training Schools
Idaho POST; Foley Institute - Washington State University; Northwestern University - Center for Public Safety; Northwest  Police Academy; North East Multi-Regional Training; Americans for Effective Law Enforcement; Police Training Institute (University of Illinois); Illinois State Police; Institute for Criminal Justice (Chicago Kent College of Law); Lake County Juvenile Officers' Association; International Juvenile Officers' Association; and Chicago Police Academy (Extension Section).

1995 - 2007

Presenter - "Workplace Safety" and "Personal Safety"
North Idaho College and various organizations

Oral Board Member
Captain and other positions - Kootenai County Sheriff's Department and Coeur d'Alene (ID) Police Department

2001 - Present

Instructor - "Introduction to Modern Law Enforcement" and "Ethics, Public Relations & Role in the Community"
North Idaho Reserve Academy (Coeur d'Alene, ID)

1997 & 2004

Member - Patrol Procedures Curriculum Revision Committee
Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council

1996 - 2002

Use of Force Review Board
Kootenai County Sheriff's Department (Idaho)

1998 - 2001

Member - Kootenai County Criminal Justice Citizen's Advisory Committee

2001

Author - "The Powell Doctrine Applied to Law Enforcement"
October, 2001 - THE POLICE CHIEF

1999

Presenter - "Hate Crimes: A Community Response"
Boise State University

1998

Author - "College Internship - An Aid to Recruitment"
May, 1998 - LAW AND ORDER

Executive Board Member - North Suburban Chief's of Police

Comprised of over fifty suburban Chiefs of Police.

Treasurer - Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS)

A mutual aid system, including Emergency Services Teams, between forty-five suburban law enforcement agencies.

President - Northwest Police Academy

A consortium of over forty suburban law enforcement agencies to provide in-service and specialized training programs.

Best Dressed Police Department Award

The Department received a Certificate of Achievement for "Outstanding Achievement" in the 1991 Best Dressed Police Department Program sponsored by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturer's and Distributors. A picture of the department personnel was featured in the August, 1991 issue of Law and Order.

National Police Administration (Republic of China) - Exchange Program
Northwest Police Academy

Selected as one of four suburban Chicago officers to participate in a nine-day exchange program with the National Police Administration (ROC).

British Police Exchange Program
Police Training Institute (University of Illinois) Alumni Association

Selected as one of six officers from Illinois to participate in a two-week exchange program with the Norfolk (England) Constabulary.

1975

Outstanding Young Law Enforcement Officer Award - Wheeling (IL) Jaycees

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