Curriculum Vitae

Dr. David M. Scott

University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler, Texas 75799

903-566-7414

EDUCATION

Ph.D.University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas

Public Affairs/Criminal Justice (2010)

Assessing the Labor Shortage of Quality Applicants in Law Enforcement and the Effects on Officer Misconduct. (Dissertation, 2010).

M.B.A.University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Texas

Master of Business Administration (2014)

M.S.C.J.University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas

Master of Science of Criminal Justice (2005)

Interdisciplinary Cross Functional Multidisciplinary Teams: Strengthening Investigations and Prosecutorial Outcomes for Crimes Against Children and Other Findings (Graduate Thesis, 2005)

M.P.A.University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas

Master of Public Administration (2001)

B.A. Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas

Criminal Justice/Psychology (1996)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Texas at Tyler (2015-Present)

Associate Professor (Tenure Track) of Criminal Justice and Public Administration for the College of Arts and Applied Sciences.

FBI-LEEDA Instructor (2015)

Course instructor for the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association

  • Course instructor for the Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI)

Longview Police Department (2003-2015)

Property Crimes Sergeant/Longview Police Department in Gregg County, Texas

  • Criminal Investigations Division Supervisor (2014-Present)
  • Patrol Sergeant (2008-2013)
  • Public Information Officer (PIO)
  • Patrol Officer (2003-2008)
  • Mental Health Peace Officer (2005)
  • TCOLE Basic Instructor (2005) & Advanced Instructor (2012)
  • Sexual Assault Family Violence Investigators Course Instructor (2005)
  • Recipient of the Department Meritorious Conduct Award (2005 & 2013)
  • Cyber Crimes Instructor for First Responders (2007)
  • Honor Guard Member
  • SWAT Team Tactical Officer Longview Police Department (2005)
  • Crisis Intervention Negotiations Unit (CINU) Hostage Negotiator Longview Police Department (2006)

Longview Police Department/Roy H. Stone Academy (2005- Present)

Police academy instructor for the Longview Police Department instructing in the areas of family violence and sexual assault investigations, stalking investigations, intermediate and advanced child abuse investigations, and state and federal legal updates course

East Texas Police Academy Instructor (2005-Present)

Police Academy and TCOLE Instructor for the following courses:

  • Sexual Assault Family Violence Investigators Course
  • Intermediate Child Abuse Investigations Course
  • Advanced Child Abuse Investigations Course
  • TCOLE Special Investigations Course (Family Violence, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, and Sex Offenders)
  • TCOLE New Supervisor Course
  • Cyber Crime Investigations for First Responders

Academic Experience

University of Texas at Tyler (2012-Present)

Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice & Public Administration

Instructed & Developed both residential and on-line undergraduate course

Instructor: Human Resource Management (Graduate Level Course)

Instructor: Organization Development and Behavior (Graduate Level Course)

Instructor: Administration of Criminal Justice (Graduate Level Course)

Instructor: Criminal Justice Policy (Graduate Level Course)

Instructor: Criminology

Instructor: Criminal Investigations

Instructor: Community Policing

Instructor: Introduction to American Policing

Instructor: Child Abuse Investigations

Instructor: Law and Society

Kilgore Community College (2008-2105)

Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice

Instructed & Developed Residentially

Instructor: Introduction to Criminal Justice

Instructor: Criminal Justice Procedures and Practices

Instructor: Juvenile Crime

Instructor: Police Supervision and Management

Instructor: Introduction to Corrections

Instructor: Criminal Law

Instructor: Texas Penal Code

LeTourneau College (2010-2015)

Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice

Program designer and course developer for the Criminal Justice program for LETU

Taught in Distance Learning Program

Instructor: Introduction to Criminal Justice

Instructor: Criminology

Instructor: Criminal Law

Instructor: Personal and Professional Ethics

Instructor: Introduction to Emergency Management/Homeland Security

Program Developments

  • Texas Council on Family Violence Public Policy Task Force 85th Texas Legislature
  • Texas Council on Family Violence Public Policy Task Force 84th Texas Legislature
  • TMPA/CJA Advanced Child Abuse Curriculum Consultant
  • SAFEPLACE Ending Sexual and Domestic Violence Committee Member (2015)
  • Developed and implemented the Criminal Justice prospectus and course audits for the LeTourneau University Criminal Justice Distance Learning program.
  • Implemented and assisted in the development of the Sexual Assault Family Violence Investigators Course (SAFVIC) and the Advanced Child Abuse Course for the Longview Police Department and East Texas Police Academy.
  • Fox Valley Technical College/OJJDP Child Abuse Awareness Program

Occupational Experience

  • Board of Directors Member for the Family Peace Project (FPP) (2016- Present)
  • Board of Directors President for the Women’s Center of East Texas (WCET) (2014-2016)
  • Property Crimes Sergeant for the Longview Police Department (2014)
  • Police Patrol Sergeant for the Longview Police Department (2005-2013)
  • Police Academy Instructor (2005-Present)
  • Member of the LPD Hostage/Negotiation Team (2007-2009)
  • Member of the LPD SWAT Team (2005-2007)

Licensures and Training Courses

  • Certified Texas Peace Officer (1999) from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
  • Texas Master Peace Officer Certification (TCOLE)
  • TCOLE Mental Health Officer Certification
  • TCOLE Special Investigator
  • Hostage and Negotiator certification from the Texas Association of Hostage Negotiators (TAHN)
  • Basic Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) operator certification from the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association (TTPOA)
  • TCOLE Basic and Advanced Instructor
  • TMPA SAFVIC Instructor
  • TMPA SAFVIC Cyber Crimes Instructor
  • TMPA Advanced Child Abuse Instructor

Publications

  • Creating Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) Awareness in Local Communities (submitted in 2016). Child Abuse and Neglect (pending date 2017)
  • Enhancing stalking investigations and building effective coalitions for effective prosecutions (2013) Bill Black Institute; reprinted and published for the Texas Police Journal (Nov/Dec 2013); and reprinted and published for the Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) SAFVIC on the Scene Journal (March issue 2014).
  • Assessing the Labor Shortage of Quality Applicants in Law Enforcement and the Effects on Officer Misconduct. (2010) University of Texas at Dallas (Dissertation).
  • The Bureaucracy of Mental Health: Who Benefits? Texas Police Journal (2008).
  • Assessing Strangulation: From Pathology to Patrol. Texas Police Journal (2008).
  • Interdisciplinary Cross Functional Multidisciplinary Teams: Strengthening Investigations and Prosecutorial Outcomes for Crimes Against Children and Other Findings (2005) University of Texas at Tyler (Graduate Thesis).

Awards & Honors

  • Recipient of the Bill Barrett Memorial Scholarship- University of Texas at Tyler (2014)
  • Recipient of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Leadership Award (2013)
  • Recipient of the Longview Police Department’s Meritorious Conduct Award (2011 & 2005)
  • Recipient of the FBI LEEDA Trilogy Award (2011)
  • TCLEOSE Academic Achievement Award (2010, 2005, an 2003)
  • Larry B. Terry Fellowship Award- UT Dallas Public Affairs (2008

Professional Development:

Command and Leadership:

  • Six Sigma Lean Management Certification (In Progress)- University of Texas at Tyler with expected completion in the Fall of 2017.
  • Supply Chain Management Certification- University of Texas at Tyler (2016)
  • Organizational Development and Leadership- University of Texas at Tyler (2015)
  • Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation- Developing Leaders for Texas Law Enforcement (2014)
  • The Blackwood Institute Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) Leadership Command College (LCC) (2013)
  • Graduate of the FBI LEEDA Supervisor Liability Series (2012 & 2013)
  • Graduate of the FBI LEEDA Internal Affairs Investigations (2013)
  • Graduate of the City of Longview Supervisor Network School (2012)
  • Graduate of the FBI LEEDA Leadership Command School (2011)

Conferences Attended:

  • Statewide Conference for Violence Against Women, San Antonio, Texas- Speaker (2016)
  • CJRST Conference, San Angelo, Texas- Speaker (2016)
  • FBI LEEDA Conference, Austin, TX (2015)
  • SAFVIC Instructors Conference, San Antonio, TX (2014)
  • FBI LEEDA Conference, San Antonio, TX (2012)
  • Advanced Child Abuse Investigators Conference for Instructors, Austin, Texas (2012)
  • Full Court Press: Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (IDVSA) Austin, Texas (2016 & 2012)
  • FBI LEEDA Conference, Nashville, TN (2011)
  • TMPA Sexual Assault and Family Violence Investigators Course/Instructors Conference, San Antonio, Texas (2007-Present)

Professional Affiliations

  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2015-Present)
  • Family Peace Project (FPP) in Athens, Texas (2016-Present)
  • Task Force Member for the Texas Council on Family Violence 85th Legislative Public Policy Committee Member (2016)
  • Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV)
  • Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
  • Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
  • Member of FBI LEEDA
  • Task Force Member for the Texas Council on Family Violence 84th Legislative Public Policy Committee Member (2014-2015)
  • Task Force Member for the Texas Council on Family Violence Batters Intervention Prevention Program (BIPP) Subcommittee Member for the State of Texas (2014-2015)
  • Texas Council on Family Violence Education and Protocol Subcommittee Member for the State of Texas: HB 2620 Task Force Member (2014-2015)
  • Board Chairman for the Women’s Center of East Texas in Longview, Texas (2014-2015); Vice Chairman (2013); and Board member (2012)
  • Committee Member for the St. Mary’s Catholic School Board (2013-Present)

Former President of the St. Mary’s Catholic School Board (2009-13) Longview, Texas.

  • Member of the Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
  • Member of the East Texas Child Advocacy Center (ETCAC) Board (2008-9)

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