Sechrest, Dale K., D. Crim.

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Name: Dale K. Sechrest, D.Crim.

Birthdate: 4-22-39

Current employment or professional affiliation (and how long):

Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, California State University since September, 1990.

Address: 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397

Phone: 909/880-5566 -- 909/798-1610 (home)

Fax: 909/880-7025

E-mail: dsechres@wiley.csusb.edu or dksechrest@aol.com

Internet Website: (none)

(1) Relevant prior and parttime employment, with dates:

January, 1975 to August, 1984. American Correctional Association, Maryland: Director of Research, Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (1981-1984), Director, ACA Correctional Standards Program (1979-1981); Deputy Director (1975-78), Commission.
November, 1973 to January, 1975. Research Associate in Criminal Justice/Project Director, Center for Criminal Justice, Harvard Law School.
July, 1971 to October, 1973. Behavioral Scientist/Project Director, American Justice Institute, Sacramento, California. (methadone, narcotics bureau, halfway house studies).
November, 1966 to August, 1968. Research Associate, Joint Commission on Correctional Manpower and Training, Washington, DC.
January, 1966 to November, 1966. Deputy Probation Officer, Contra Costa County Probation Department, El Cerrito, California.

(2) Degrees and relevant special training:

D.Crim., University of California at Berkeley, 1974
M.S. (Sociology) San Jose State University (California), 1966
B.A. (Psychology) San Jose State University (California), 1964

(3) Other professional activities, etc.

Just completed a book on the careers of correctional officers (see below);
published books on three strikes laws and jail liability management and liability;
completed a major study of performance review and auditing in correctional facilities for the National Institute of Corrections;
five papers published in the area of privatization of correctional facilities.
Studies of adult drug courts and juvenile boot camps were completed in 1998.

(4) Retainer information:

Approximate number of times retained by claimant's counsel: 11
Approximate number of times retained by defense counsel: 5

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

Mr. Mark T. Croley, Esq.
Croley & Steinberg, L.L.P.
Attorneys at Law
440 Louisiana, Suite 1880
Houston, Texas 77002
Phone: 713/225-0731
[fax 713/228-4646]

Mr. Brad Hall, Esq.
Gaddy and Hall
2025 San Pedro NE
Santa Fe, NM
Phone: 505/254-9090

Mr. Paul Schneider, Esq.
Risk Management Division
General Services Department
P.O. Drawer 26110
Santa Fe, NM Phone 505-827-2202

Mr. David Plotsky, Esq.
Attorney at Law
122 Girard Boulevard SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone: 505/268-0095
[505/266-9585]

(6) Publications that contain paid advertisements (since 1996):

Trial Magazine (ATLA)

The Legal Pages Listing (California)

(7) Usual and customary fee:

Fee summary: Retainer $1,600; Deposition-your location, $1,600 per day; Deposition-my area, $ 800 for a minimum of 4 hours, $200 per hour thereafter; Deposition-telephone, $800 for a minimum of 4 hours, $200 per hour thereafter; Trial, $1,600 per day and expenses; All travel and expenses.

(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 ] national standards, policy and procedures for adult and juvenile corrections facilities;
[ T ] staff training;
[ T ] prison and jail conditions;
[ T ] suicides in adult and juvenile facilities;
[ T ] prison and jail incidents involving force;
[ T ] juvenile & community corrections (halfway houses, probation);
[ T ] private facility operations;
[R] medical care.

(9) Types of cases you will not accept:

Law enforcement cases outside corrections, some types of medical cases.

(10) Other relevant information:

Books/Published Reports:

The Changing Career of the Correctional Officer, Policy Implications for the 21^st Century (1998). Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann; with Don A. Josi.
Three Strikes and You're Out: Vengeance as Public Policy (1996) Sage Publications, Inc.; with David Shichor.
Jail Management and Liability Issues. (1989) Miami, Florida: Coral Gables Publishing Co.; with William C. Collins. Instructor's Manual (1991).
At-Risk Juveniles in Riverside County, in Riverside County Juvenile Justice Local Action Plan (1997). Prepared by Riverside County Probation Department and California State University at San Bernardino for the Multi-Agency Coordinating Council.
Program Review and Internal Audit in Corrections (1994). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Corrections; with M.D. McShane & L. Haefeli.
Co-author of 10 American Correctional Association Manuals of Standards for the accreditation of adult and juvenile Institutions and community programs. Co-author of four standards-related policy and procedures manuals and the Manual of Standards for Correctional Industries. (1975 to 1984); contributor to the preliminary and final reports of the Joint Commission on Correctional Manpower and Training, Washington, D.C., 1969.

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