AELE Expert Witness/Litigation Consultant Listing

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Note: This expert is an AELE Certified Litigation Specialist

Name: Donald L. Leach II

Current employer or professional affiliation: Donald L. Leach and Associates,

Address: 2130 East Wasatch Blvd, Sandy, UT 84092

Tel: (859) 552-4286

E-mail: donald.leach@insightbb.com

  (1) Relevant prior and part-time employment, with dates:

     Click here for a detailed Projects History, 1993 to Sept. 2009.

• Consultant 1993 to Present Donald L. Leach & Associates, Ltd. Sandy, Utah
  Responsible for providing a range of consultative and expert witness services involving overall jail management; including, but not limited to, such areas use of force relating to issues of security and operations, the provisions of medical and mental health services, classification, contract management for privatized services (food, medical, mental health), management information systems, strip search, gang and security threat group management in jails. Co-created and developed a new jail management paradigm Mission Based Management. Activities include conducting training seminars in developing and implementing jail classification systems, risk management methodologies; conducting on-site visits to client facilities to evaluate jail management systems and classification systems, conduct risk management analysis; analyzing data and information systems; and developing and enhancing jail classification programs. Clients have included the Department of Justice; Ministry of Justice, The Netherlands; National Institute of Corrections; American Jail Association; Voorhis-Robertson Justice Services; and Sabbatine and Associates, LLC., among others.
• Administrative Officer, Senior (Deputy Director) 1996 to 2008 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Community Corrections Lexington, Kentucky
  Responsible for providing the Director of Community Corrections with expert advice and a full range of staff, analytical, planning, and support services related to the management and operation of the Division of Community Corrections, which provides care and custody services to over 1000 adult and 60 juvenile offenders within a modern detention framework. Serve as Director in his absence. Responsible for assisting Director in analyzing and resolving Divisional administrative and management problems; supervising subordinates; handling administrative and management duties regarding the planning, organizing, implementing, and supervising of projects and special events; administering and implementing community development programs; attending staff meetings; preparing oral and written reports; conducting research and special studies; composing newsletter articles and promotional materials; developing and formulating policies and procedures; and serving as a liaison between the Division of Community Corrections, the public, and other governmental organizations. Served as a primary member of management team responsible for the construction of a new $62 million jail facility which including spearheading the new facility transition team. Conceived, designed, implemented and managed of a $2.5 million voice, video, and data network to support the new facility.
• Planning / Research Analyst 1992 to 1996 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Detention Lexington, Kentucky
  Responsible for providing the Director of Community Corrections with expert advice, as well as a full range of staff, analytical, planning, and support services related to the management and operation of the Division of Community Corrections; developing, implementing, maintaining, supervising, and serving as system administrator for the WAN / LAN automated inmate management information system, including hardware and software; developing and enhancing the Urban County Criminal Justice Network; performing research and analysis of public policy issues for use by members of the Urban County Council; analyzing existing programs and operations and summarizing findings with recommendations; serving on various committees; overseeing various projects; attending meetings in lieu of Council members; administering the Residential Parking Permit District Program; designing and implementing special programs; and operating and maintaining databases.
• Training Coordinator 1985 to 1992 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Detention Center Lexington, Kentucky
  Responsible for developing, implementing, coordinating, and supervising the Division of Community Correction's Training Division; supervising all training-related activities; developing curriculum and conducting pre-and in-service training for all staff members; performing needs assessments; analyzing job tasks for all areas of the organization; and recommending, drafting, and editing all policies and procedures. Advanced through ranks of Corporal, Sergeant and Lieutenant.
• Detention Officer 1984 to 1985 Lexington-Fayette Urban County Detention Center Lexington, Kentucky
  Responsible for the care custody and supervision of an offender population within an assigned area.
• United States Marine Corps 1972 to 1974 Corporal - Honorable Discharge

(2) Degrees and relevant special training:

• Doctorate in Public Administration, 2005, Kennedy-Western University (Non-accredited), Cheyenne, Wyoming As of October 08, 2009 I will no longer be using the designation of Doctor due to notification that the University has failed to achieve accreditation.
• Master of Arts (U) coursework degree in Geography, 1979 to 1980, University Of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
• Bachelor of General Studies, 1978, University Of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Area of study in Sociology, Psychology and Political Science
• Certified Firearms Instructor - Federal Bureau of Firearms
• Certified Correctional Trainer - National Academy of Corrections
• Attended numerous National Academy of Corrections Training and Professional Development Seminars

(3) Other professional activities:

• American Jail Association Member, Executive Committee-1st Vice President Board of Directors, 2008 2010
• American Jail Association Member, Board of Directors, 2006 2008
• Americans for Effective Law Enforcement Faculty, Editorial Board member
• International Center for In-Custody Death Research, Inc. Member, Board of Directors
• American Correctional Association Member
• Fraternal Order of Police Member
• Technical Resource Consultant: American Jail Association, National Institute of Corrections, National Academy of Corrections
• Presenter - national seminars on Objective Jail Classification, Risk Management, Religious Programming
• Numerous assessments of jail classification, inmate processing, risk management, jail operational issues
• Assisted in the design, planning, opening and transitioning into a new detention facilities (1290 beds)

(4) Retainer information: Available upon request

(5) Name, address and telephone of attorneys who may be contacted as references: Available upon request

(6) Publications that contain your paid advertisements (since 1996): N/A

(7) Usual and customary fee:

   Please contact for a schedule of fees.

(8) Areas of Expertise and Experience

Note - Letter codes used in front of the subject mean:

• [ T ] Testified in court or at depositions on the subject;
• [ R ] Retained as a consultant, but have not testified on the subject.
• [ Q ] Qualified to testify or consult on the subject, but have not served as a paid consultant.
  
  [T] Agency policies, practices and customs
  [T] Classification
  [T] Failure to protect
  [T] In-custody inmate/prisoner suicides (and prevention methods)
  [T] Insufficient or inadequate training
  [T] Jail medical procedures
  [T] Poor or inadequate conditions in jails
  [T] Strip searches

(9) Types of cases you will not accept: [No response]

(10) Other information relevant in evaluating your services (publications, awards, achievements, special interests)

     Publications

• Arrestee Strip Searches: An Administrators View, Correctional Law Reporter, June/July 2010
• How should agencies manage transgender offenders? An interview with Jail Risk Management Consultant Donald L. Leach, CorrectionsOne, White, Luke, June, 2010
• PREA Redux: Whats It Going to Cost?, American Jail, July/August 2010
• PREA Redux: Whats It Going to Cost?, Correctional Law Reporter, December/January 2010
• Prison Rape Elimination Act Lives On, Correctional Managers Report, December/January 2009
• Carrots versus Sticks: Managing Behavior in the Jail, American Jails, Hagerstown: November/December 2008
• PREA Draft Standards are PREA DAFT Standards Correctional Managers Report, August 2008
• Carrots versus Sticks: Managing Behavior in the Jail, Correctional Managers Report, April/May 2008
• Issues Surrounding Managing Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transsexual, and Intersex Offenders (LGBTI) in Jails, American Jails, Hagerstown: November/December 2007; LJN Exchange, National Institute of Corrections, US Department of Justice, 2006; and Corrections Professional, November 2007
• Excited Delirium: Fact or Fiction, LJN Exchange, National Institute of Corrections, US Department of Justice, 2007
• Are Tasers in Jails a Great New Tool or Another Headache, LJN Exchange, National Institute of Corrections, US Department of Justice, 2006
• Creating a New Jail Management Paradigm" - Published Dissertation, 2005
• Mission Creep and the Role of the Jail in Public Health Policy LJN Exchange, National Institute of Corrections, US Department of Justice, 2004 Published Dissertation Creating a New Jail Management Paradigm, 2004
• Journey into Objective Jail Classification, Leach, Don and Sabbatine, Ray, American Jails, Hagerstown: Jan 1999
• A New Strip Search Paradigm, Leach, Don and Sabbatine, Ray, American Jails, Hagerstown: November/December 1996

     Training & Certifications

• Certified Correctional Trainer, National Academy of Corrections
• Certified Self-Defense Instructor, National Academy of Corrections
• Use of Force by the Numbers, Train-the-Trainer, Institute for the Prevention of In-custody Deaths
• Recognition, Prevention, and Management of Excited Delirium and Sudden In-custody Deaths Instructor Program, Institute for the Prevention of In-custody Deaths
• Certified Firearms Instructor, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• National Institute of Corrections Training Seminars
  Managing the Small Jail Instructor
  Managing the Medium-size Jail Instructor
  Inmate Behavior Management Instructor
  Developing Objective Jail Classification Systems Instructor
  Jail Design and Review
  Organizational Diagnosis and Change
  Enhancing Human Resource Systems
  Assessing Tomorrows Leadership
  Training Development and Design
  Systematic Methods for Effective Decision Making
• American Jail Association Training Seminars
•      Objective Jail Classification Instructor
•      Managing Security Threat Groups and Gangs Instructor
•      Managing the Generations in our Jails Instructor
•      Developing Religious Programs in Jails Instructor
•      Leadership and Ethics in Jails Instructor
•      Managing Special Populations/Sexuality in the Jail - Instructor
• Media Relations for Law Enforcement, Chris Ryan Seminars
• Administrator, Novell 3.12/4.11 and Windows NT/2000 Network and Management Information System Design and Development
• Certified Class D Coach, United States Judo, Incorporated
• Sensei (Instructor) 4 Seasons MMA/Kukuchi-do Judo Team - Third Degree Black Belt (Sandan), Judo
• Vice-president Kentucky Judo Council

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