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Name: Professor Ken Barnes, M.S.

Birthdate: July 25, 1941

Current Employment:

• Professor of Criminal Justice, Arizona State College; Self-employed as Expert Witness since 1983.

Address: 1043 S. Mustang Ave., Yuma, Arizona 85364

Tel: (928) 376-0006 or (928) 376-6963

Fax: (928) 376-0006

Email: krbxpert@aol.com

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

• Expert Witness - Current
• Arizona State College - Current.
  Professor - Criminal Justice
• U.S. State Department - March 1995 - May 1997.
  United Nations International Police Task Force Police Major, Commander of the Presidential Protection Unit - Station Commander - Liaison Officer to Minister of Police
• Department of Justice - July 20 - December 2, 1995.
  Instructor/Coordinator
  Provided instruction in law enforcement curriculum and hands-on weapons training for first Haitian National Police Force.
• Independent Training Video Producer - 1993 - On-going.
  Conceive, produced police / corrections video training programs.
• (1) Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training - 1984-1993.
  Instructor - State Investigator
  Developed and instructed in basic law enforcement academies, highway patrol academies, and master level officer training. Assisted in the development of licensed security officer programs and developed lesson plans and operating regulations. Investigated applicant's background, private security agencies, licensing, operations, illegal and criminal acts.
• State Jail Trainer - 1984-85
  Initiated, developed, and taught jail operations for all jail supervisors, officers and staff.
• Elk City Police Department - 1982 - 1984
  Detective, Lieutenant
  Responsible to the Chief of the Department for all investigations from drugs to homicide.
• New Mexico Department of Corrections - 1978-1982
  Corrections Academy Superintendent
  Academy Founder
  Completely remodeled curriculum and installed new programs to train all correctional employees, from juvenile to adult detention. Result: A complete training program established for all correctional civilian staff to sworn officers; directed 32 in-house instructors and coordinated training with 50 institutional training staff.

(2) Degrees and relevant special training:

EDUCATION:

• M.S. Criminal Justice, CSU Long Beach, California 1975
• B.S. Political Science, NMSU, Las Cruces, New Mexico 1974
• A.A. Police Science, NMSU, Las Cruces, New Mexico 1974
• Ph. D. Graduate courses

TRAINING:

• Master Police Officer
• Academy Instructor
• Weapons Instructor
• Jail Instructor
• Prison Trainer
• Fingerprint Instructor
• Basic Police Academy certification
• VIP Executive Training

(3) Other professional activities:

Member:

• American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers
• American Jail Association
• NRA
• American Correctional Association

(4) Retainer Information:

• Times retained by claimant's counsel: 65
• Times retained by defense counsel: 55

(5) Names, address and telephone numbers of attorneys who may be contacted as references:

Attorney General's Office, Nevada
Ms. Cynthia Desilets
(702) 486-3108

Attorney General's Office, Arkansas
Ms. Michelle Odum
(501) 682-2007

Attorney Randy Canny
(303) 388-5014
Denver, Colorado

Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith
Mr. Steven Pigg
(785) 232-7761
Witchta, Kansas

City Attorney, Metropolitan City of Nashville
Mr. Dennis Stanford
(615) 862-6341

(6) Publications that contain your ads:

Trial Magazine
Oklahoma Bar Journal
Texas Bar Journal
Martindale-Hubbell
Internet: Expert Pages

(7) Usual and customary fee:

Will send fee schedule with CV

(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) Administrative negligence
(T) Agency policies, practices and customs
(T) Batons, flashlights and other impact weapons
(T) Chemical irritants & electrical weapons
(T) Deadly Force, shooting avoidance and alternatives
(T) Employment discrimination
(T) Failure to protect specific persons
(T) In-custody inmates/prisoner suicides
(T) Inadequate premises security
(T) Injuries to / physical or sexual assaults on inmates or prisoners
(T) Insufficient or inadequate training
(T) Neck restraints and similar defensive tactics
(T) Poor or inadequate conditions in jails and correctional facilities
(T) Retention of a known, unfit employee or negligent entrustment of a weapon
(T) Standards for discipline, internal affairs procedures
(T) Vehicle pursuit & emergency response policies & Techniques
(T) Jail Operations and wrongful death
(T) Jail Training and Management
(Q) Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens
(T) Weapons Training

(9) Types of cases you will not accept:

Will consider all cases.

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

• Published in Chief of Police magazine - Jan. 1998
• Pending publication: "Mission to Bosnia" and "Lure."
• FBI Letter of Merit
• United Nations International Police Task Force - Medal of Merit (2)
• New Mexico Service Award and Letter of Commendation .

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