John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D.
Executive Director.
John G. Peters, Jr., Ph.D. is Executive Director of the AELE, is Producer of its webinar series, and is senior instructional designer of its online educational programs. A former law enforcement administrator, deputy sheriff, and police officer, Dr. Peters has provided law enforcement training across the globe since 1979 and is a former member of the United States Secret Service Defensive Tactics Advisory Panel. He earned the AELE designation of Certified Litigation Specialist in three areas: police liability, corrections liability, and campus law enforcement.
A judicially qualified expert witness in several law enforcement areas including arrest-related death, policy, procedure, training, competency-based testing, sexual harassment, and excited delirium, Dr. Peters testified in international (Hong Kong), federal, and state courts. He served as a consultant to several criminal justice agencies including the Singapore Prison Service, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, and other agencies across North America and the United Kingdom.
Dr. Peters published over 250 articles, 6 texts, 35 informational and documentary videos, and several online programs for universities and colleges. He co-authored (with Seth Coleman) the seminal text, Wheelchairs: Officers’ Field Guide, and as president of the Institute for the Prevention of In-custody Deaths, Inc., is the driving force behind its disability training curricula and certification.
Academically, Dr. Peters taught descriptive and inferential statistics, basic and advanced research methods, learning theory, instructional design, and business subjects at the university level. He earned several degrees from many prestigious educational institutions:
A judicially qualified expert witness in several law enforcement areas including arrest-related death, policy, procedure, training, competency-based testing, sexual harassment, and excited delirium, Dr. Peters testified in international (Hong Kong), federal, and state courts. He served as a consultant to several criminal justice agencies including the Singapore Prison Service, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, and other agencies across North America and the United Kingdom.
Dr. Peters published over 250 articles, 6 texts, 35 informational and documentary videos, and several online programs for universities and colleges. He co-authored (with Seth Coleman) the seminal text, Wheelchairs: Officers’ Field Guide, and as president of the Institute for the Prevention of In-custody Deaths, Inc., is the driving force behind its disability training curricula and certification.
Academically, Dr. Peters taught descriptive and inferential statistics, basic and advanced research methods, learning theory, instructional design, and business subjects at the university level. He earned several degrees from many prestigious educational institutions:
- Post-doctoral Master of Arts in Education (Career & Technical), California State University, San Bernardino
- Ph.D. (Applied Management & Decision Sciences), Walden University
- Master of Business Administration, Babson College,
- Master of Science (Public Relations), Boston University,
- Bachelor of Science (Criminal Justice), University of Baltimore,
- Associate in Applied Science (police science), Northern Virginia Community College
- Certificate in Corrections, Northern Virginia Community College
- California CLEAR Teaching Credential, California State University, San Bernardino