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Los Angeles Harbor College
1111 Figueroa Place Wilmington, CA 90744-2397 Office Hours: Monday- Friday 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Daily Office Location: Northeast Academic Hall Offices Room 151 Office (310) 233-4068 Desk Phone 
Presentation to Signal Hill City Council 2009.
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Hello! I am Michael Reid
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.
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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. Thank you for reading my biography, Michael Reid |
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