Michael Brasfield
In addition to his prior 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
1986. He specializes in police issues. His clients have
included federal, state, and municipal governments, private
non-profit foundations, corporations, educational institutions,
and attorneys.
He served as the Chief of Police
for the Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police Department for 6 years.
Prior to that 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. 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. Mr. Brasfield retired from active law enforcement in
2009.
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.
Over the last 40 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.
Mr. Brasfield has held a
gubernatorial appointment to the Washington State Sentencing
Guidelines Commission, and is the past chair of the state Board
on Law Enforcement Training, Standards, and Education. He also
served as an advisor to the Peninsula College Criminal Justice
Program, and was the Vice-President of the Washington State
Sheriffs' Association. He has regularly served as either a
member and/or chair of Washington State law enforcement
certification revocation boards.
Past memberships include the
Police Executive Research Forum, National Sheriffs' Association,
Florida Police Chiefs Association, and Washington State
Sheriffs' Association. In addition, he was awarded “life member”
status with both the International Association of Chiefs of
Police, and with the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police
Chiefs. He is also a past associate member of the American Bar
Association.
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Litigation Support, Discovery, Statements and
Interviews
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Criminal Case Review
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Expert Witness
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Pre-Trial Case Review
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Preparation of Opinion Reports
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Affidavits and Depositions
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Rebuttal Declarations
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Court Testimony
He conducted
hundreds of due process hearings for the Washington State
Criminal Justice Training Commission related to Petitions to
Revoke Police Officer's State Certification.
Michael's Curriculum Vitae Page
References
Task and project specific references
available upon request. I have numerous professional references within
the governmental, legal, and police professional arenas. References
will be tailored to your areas of interest. Please contact me with your
specific requests.
My professional career is well
documented and you may make independent inquiries of elected officials,
civil and criminal defense attorneys and prosecutors, professional
organizations, local news outlets.
Rates
Rates are based on
individual circumstances and needs of the client. Contact me for an
initial discussion of your particular project. I will discuss the
general circumstances of the case or project in the strictest
confidence, and/or my experience and qualifications at no charge. If I
am unable to be of assistance, or if I should decline the case, I will
be happy to refer you to another appropriate resource. I limit the
number of projects I work on to better devote the required time and
attention to each one.
Police Procedures Review
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Police Practices
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Arrest, Search and
Seizure
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Negligent
Selection and Hiring
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Police Discipline
and Ethics
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Discovery of Brady
materials
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Internal Affairs
Investigations
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Use of Force
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Less-than-lethal
Force
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Negligent
Discipline and Retention
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Police Pursuits
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Court
Preparation, Review, and Testimony
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Pre-Trial
Case Review
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Preparation of Opinion Reports
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Affidavits and Depositions
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Rebuttal
Reports
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Court
Testimony
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Expert
Witness
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Policy
Development
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Internal
Investigation Reviews
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Police
Best Practices
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Training |
Publications
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False Alarm
Perspectives (Brasfield, M.D., & Medley, S.
- False Alarms: A Growing Problem)
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Use of CCTV/Video Cameras in Law Enforcement
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Guide for Preventing and Responding to
School Violence
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Private Security Officer Selection, Training
and Licensing Guidelines
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Contributor - National Institute of Justice -
Off-Duty Police Employment Practices
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Citation - Federal Bureau of Investigation
article on joint Police-Community Partnerships
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Author of national and state articles – alarm
reduction issues and strategies
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Author of several historical articles -
homicides of police officers
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Contributor - Washington State text book on
police deaths
