Resume

• 2003

  Joseph N.

  Allard

  Los Angeles Community College District

  United States Air Force

  Retired from full time active police service with forty-one years of military

  federal and local law enforcement experience.\n\nCurriculum Development Specialist for college level and high school level Criminal Justice courses.\n\nGeneral Instructor for college-level courses specializing in the field of Criminal Justice. \n\nGuest Lecturer: University of Southern California; Pasadena City College; Citrus College; Los Angeles Unified School District; Pasadena Unified School District; Pomona Unified School District.\n\nMost notable course development: AJ 413

  Financial Crimes Investigations Course

  Los Angeles City College. \n\n---Cutting edge

  hands-on approach

  addressing issues related to investigating fraud. Specifically addresses successful tactics and investigative techniques developed and practiced by course instructor

  a nationally recognized police detective with a career spanning 41 years in law enforcement

  and with 19 years in the police financial crimes investigative field. \n\n---Specifically focusing on crimes such as

  check fraud

  credit card fraud

  identity theft and other types of scams. \n\n---Course designed to assist students focusing on entering the field of commercial fraud investigations

  (Banking

  retail

  private investigations

  etc.) Also

  as an introductory course for law enforcement officers interested in enhancing their field investigative skills and/or promoting to detective

  specializing in fraud investigations.\n\n---This course is the only course known to exist for this subject at the community college level in the United States. \n\nOther classes: Intro to Admin of Justice; Traffic Collision Investigations; Police Organization and Administration. \n\nParticipates in the California's State Dual-Enrollment Program

  teaching AJ Courses to area High School students enrolled in the Los Angeles Unified School District

  accelerating high school students towards reaching their career and academic goals.

  Los Angeles Community College District

  City of Pasadena

  Pasadena

  California

  After retiring from full-time active police service in 2014

  received a commission as a CA POST certified Level 1 Reserve Police Officer. Assigned as a Detective

  on a part-time basis in the Financial Crime Unit

  investigating fraud

  identity theft and other various types of fraud-related crimes. Specialized in asset recovery for fraud victims. \n\nServed as lead supervisor of five person civilian volunteer investigative team known as the CREDIT* Team

  an Internationally recognized squad of trained civilian investigators specializing in Identity Theft. \n\n*Community Response to Eradicate and Deter Identity Theft.

  Reserve Detective-Fraud Investigator - RETIRED

• 1997

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  **** Cum Laude

  Applied Business Managment

  Azusa Pacific University

  Applied Business Management

  Business Administration and Management

  General

• 1988

  City of Pasadena

  City of Pasadena

  Various assignments including: Patrol officer

  Narcotics and Gang Task Force officer

  K-9 narcotics detection handler

  bike patrol officer

  police academy instructor

  and police detective specializing in financial crime. Financial Crime detective (2000-2014). \n\nTeam Coordinator for Department's Peer Support Program. (2004-2014). Team member 1998-2014.\n\nDeveloped and formulated the first operational urban bike patrol officer program for the department in 1990.\n\nDeveloped and formulated the first police K-9 drug detector dog program for the department in 1991 and was the department's first K-9 handler.\n\nDeveloped and raised the necessary capital through grants and private donations to fund a fully operational Patrol and Detector Dog Program in 1996 which remains fully operational today. \n\nDeveloped a program recognized internationally as the the first of its kind program using trained civilian volunteers to assist in the investigation of identity theft. This program known as the C.R.E.D.I.T. Program (Community Response to Eradicate and Deter Identity Theft) was recognized by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) as first runner up for \"Excellence in Criminal Investigations\" for the year of 2008 at their international conference. This program started in 2004 and remains fully operational today

  staffed with five fully-trained civilian volunteer investigators. \n\nIs a recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the field of fraud investigations to include but not limited to: counterfeit identification

  counterfeit access cards

  fraudulent checks

  counterfeit currency; Bunco

  Internet scams and identity theft; Has published various articles and books on various topics related to fraud and identity theft. Has conducted hundreds of classes and has participated in numerous professional and community related presentations on the subject of identity theft and fraud prevention.

  Police Officer/Fraud Detective (Corporal)

  Full-Time. RETIRED

  Police Academy Graduate: Class 88 - Class President

  Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

  Class President

  Rio Hondo College

  Rio Hondo Police Academy - Class 88

• 1986

  United States Marshals Service

  Enforced the laws of the federal courts

  made arrests

  conducted investigations

  protected the judiciary

  excecuted writs

  warrants and other civil process

  escorted federal prisoners to court and was assigned temporary duty to the Witness Protection Program (WITSEC).

  United States Marshals Service

• 1978

  United States Air Force Security Forces

  E-5/Staff Sergeant/81152A

  United States Air Force Security Forces

  USAF Veteran

  United States Air Force

  United States Air Force

  Criminal Justice/Police Science

  Community College of the Air Force

• 1976

  San Marcos

  CA

  Criminal Justice/Police Science

  Palomar College

• 1973

  High School Diploma

  Escondido High School

  Advanced POST Certificate (Peace Officer

  CA)

  State of California

• 1969

  Escondido

  CA

  St. Mary’s Parochial School

• 1965

  Formerly known as St. Catherine’s Military School

  Anaheim

  CA

  St. Catherine’s Academy

• Volunteered with the Escondido Police Department’s Explorer Post #600 as a youth Police Explorer studying the field of law enforcement from age 15-18.

  City of Escondido

  Training

  Criminal Investigations

  Research

  Curriculum Development

  Adult Education

  Team Building

  Investigation

  Curriculum Design

  Microsoft Office

  Enforcement

  Volunteer Management

  Program Development

  Creative Writing

  Leadership Development

  Public Speaking

  Teaching

  Editing

  Student Development

  PowerPoint

  Higher Education

  Allard