Dr. Richard Weinblatt, Weinblatt's Tips

Weinblatt's Tips with Dr. Richard Weinblatt

Dr. Richard B. Weinblatt, a former police chief and police academy manager, has amassed quite a bit of education, training and experience in training law enforcement officers.

This column, made up of officer safety advice, training guidance, police media relations commentary, and other tips, is written to assist you in the discharge of your duties as you serve your community.

Please feel free to contact him through www.policearticles.com with your ideas and input for future columns.

Dr. Richard B. Weinblatt is a criminal justice educator, former police chief, police media commentator and an instructor in multiple disciplines. He is Florida Criminal Justice Standards certified in general law enforcement topics, firearms, defensive tactics, and vehicle operations, as well as holding instructor certifications for Taser, pepper spray, and expandable baton. He holds the Certified Law Enforcement Trainer (CLET) designation from the American Society for Law Enforcement Training (ASLET).

Weinblatt is Director of the Institute for Public Safety at Central Ohio Technical College near Columbus, OH. He previously was professor and program manager for the Criminal Justice Institute at Seminole Community College in Sanford, FL. Dr. Weinblatt has worked in several regions of the country in reserve and full-time sworn positions ranging from auxiliary police lieutenant in New Jersey to patrol division deputy sheriff in New Mexico to police chief in North Carolina.

Dr. Weinblatt has written extensively on law enforcement topics since 1990. He had a regular column in Law and Order Magazine for a decade and he has also written for Police, Sheriff, American Police Beat, Narc Officer, and others. Dr. Weinblatt has provided media commentary on police matters for local and national media including MSNBC and CNN HLN.

Weinblatt may be reached through www.policearticles.com.