I am a retired Police Lieutenant and now an instructor with Los Angeles Harbor College. I became an adjunct instructor in 1998 and in 2012, I became full-time faculty. My professional experience includes; 12 years an Internal Affairs Lieutenant, 5 years as a police Sergeant assigned to Selection and Recruitment, Training and Development, and Detective Divisions. My experience as a police officer includes; investigations in auto theft, narcotics and field training.
I earned my Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Golden West College. Like most students, I was not sure if law enforcement was right for me. So, I continued my eduction and earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Public Administration from University of La Verne. I figured out that criminal justice was my calling, and then earned a Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Chapman University.
As a police officer, sergeant and lieutenant; while managing and administrating different divisions at the police department. I frequently saw reasons why people were not hired in a position in law enforcement. I equally saw the reasons why officers were being terminated from a criminal justice career. So, I bring this unique view to the standards of ethical conduct required for a person entering the field of criminal justice. I am committed to provide my students' with these ethical examples of situations that each of them need to enter a criminal justice career. I have this passion in providing my students' with the tools necessary to make good decisions in their personal, educational and professional lives and to become successful in the career they have chosen.
Lieutenant Reid with Mayor Ed Wilson, 2009.
I have an "Educational Philosophy"
that will provide students with an opportunity to succeed in their personal,
educational, and professional life. My goal is to assist them in learning how
to make better decisions. This is accomplished by providing students'
with the learning tools they need in order to be successful. it is giving
students' real life examples of criminal justice professionals who have made
poor decisions that ruined their opportunity for success in this field.
In order to be successful in a criminal justice career, students' need to
understand that good decisions are required.
Students have to view a criminal
justice career, as a 24-hour, 7- day a week obligation. So why not have
them start right now, with giving them those essential tools which are required
for educational, professional and personal success.
My goal is also to allow students the
understanding of how those tools acquired in the classroom, can assist them in
making good educational decisions in pursuit of their educational goals.
Providing students with clear examples 0f what they need to understand,
so they can start developing good ethical and personal standards of conduct
when attending classes, submitting papers, and taking tests. I believe
the way to develop their future is to develop good humanistic traits and make
that a show case in the classroom right now!
Students looking to enter a criminal justice career
need to understand tools that are required of them in this professional
career. If it is a job they are applying for, or if it is taking a test
for an entrance in the career or it is working in the field of criminal justice
as a cadet, or police aid. I have this hands-on approach that I use and
it will engage students with active participation in class, and foster a
collaborative learning environment with groups to become successful in their
personal, educational and professional life.
The memories I have working as a police officer, sergeant, and while
managing different divisions in the police department; I frequently saw reasons
why criminal justice professionals were not hired for the position they studied
for. I equally saw reasons why criminal justice professionals were
terminated from their positions. I bring this unique perspective of these
standards of ethical conduct required for a criminal justice career.
So, I am committed to providing students with
examples of situations and standards of conduct required to maintain a position
in the field of criminal justice and I bring it to the classroom.
Developing a classroom standard of conduct equal to or greater to the standards
expected in a career in criminal justice.