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Michael Brasfield...

In addition to his regular law enforcement management career, Michael Brasfield has been active as a consultant and expert in public safety and police procedures, policy development, evaluation and training since 1990.  He specializes in police legal issues.  His clients have included federal, state, and municipal governments, private non-profit foundations, corporations, educational institutions, and attorneys.

Over the last 38 years Mr. Brasfield has received extensive, specialized professional training in nearly all areas of law enforcement.  There has been particular emphasis in the areas of the use of force, training, internal investigations, and police liability.

He served for 26 years with the Seattle Police Department through the ranks - from police officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major, and then retired as an assistant chief.  He later went on to serve as the Chief of Police for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police Department for 6 years.

After returning to the Seattle area, Mr. Brasfield was elected as Sheriff of Jefferson County, Washington in 2003.  He was overwhelmingly re-elected to that position by an 80% majority in the November 2006 general election.

He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Washington, and is a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Brasfield holds a gubernatorial appointment to the Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission, and also sits on the state Board on Law Enforcement Training, Standards, and Education.  He also serves as an advisor to the Peninsula College Criminal Justice Program, and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Washington State Sheriffs' Association.  He regularly serves as either a member and/or chair of Washington State law enforcement decertification boards.

In addition to membership in the Police Executive Research Forum, the National Sheriffs' Association, the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, and the Washington State Sheriffs' Association, Mr. Brasfield was awarded “life member” status with the International Association of Chiefs of Police in 2005.