Samuel D. Faulkner
8865 Davisson Road
Mechanicsburg, OH 43044
W - 740-845-2714
H -937-834-7002

Employer: Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy
P.O. Box 309
London, Ohio 43140

Education:
Ridgewood High School, New Jersey, June 1967;
Hiram College, Hiram, OH; Bachelor of Arts in Education, June 1971;
Major: Health, Physical Education and Biology;
Phi Beta Kappa Educational Honor Fraternity;
Taught Martial Arts and Self-Defense for the P.E. Department;
Kent State University, Kent, OH;

Masters Degree in Physical Education, Exercise Physiology area of Concentration, August, 1997;

Instituted and instructed Martial Arts and Self-Defense Programs;
Led KSU Noon Exercise Program for local businessman and professors, which was part of a 20-year fitness study initiated by Dr. Larry Golding;
Conducted fitness testing for KSU Athletic Department for cardiovascular fitness, strength, flexibility, and body composition;
Also taught at Hiram College and Ursaline College
Wright State University, Post-masters work and study in the Department of Adult Education, 1991 - ;
Northwestern University, Center for Public Safety/Traffic Institute, College of Staff and Command.

Law Enforcement / Teaching Experience:
State Discipline Chairperson in Defensive Tactics for Basic Peace Officer Training, State of Ohio;
State Discipline Chairperson in Physical Conditioning for Basic Peace Officer Training, State of Ohio;
Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy, Commander for Basic Training;
FitForce Instructor Trainer.

Areas of Instruction:

Defensive Tactics Instructor Course;
Baton Instructor Course;
ASP Expandable Baton Instructor Course;
Fitness Specialist Course;
Fitness Assessment and Programming Course;
Response to Resistance Liability Reduction Course;
Peace Officer Survival Training;
Police Officer Tactical Awareness and Response Course;
Defensive Tactics for Female Officers;
Defensive Driving;
Communications Response Tactics;
Developing a Winning Attitude;
Developing a Street Ready Mind Survival Fitness Training;
Becoming A Leader Your Officers Want To Follow;
Aerosol Agent Instructor Course;
How To Conduct A Female Self-Protection Clinic;
Weapon Retention/Shot Avoidance;
Deadly Force n Force Scenario Training;
Tactical Restraint Instructor Course.

Prior Teaching Experience

Ohio Department of Natural Resources;
Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation;
Ohio State Capital Guards;
Ohio State Highway patrol;
Lexington, Kentucky SWAT Team and Riot Squad;
Lexington, Kentucky Street Officers;
Miami Valiey Joint Force SWAT Team;
Oho Women in Policing Seminar;
Miami Valiey Correction Officers;
City Center Security Guards, Columbus, Ohio;
W.O.R.T.H. Correctional Facility, Lima, Ohio;
Holzer Medical Center;
Guest Lecturer in Use of Force for the Kentucky Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Training;
Train the Trainers Course for the State of West Virginia in Defensive Tactics;
Train the Trainers Course for the Commonwealth of Kentucky;
Consultant to State of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections on Response to Resistance;
Ohio Military Reserve;
Montana Attorney General's Office;
Montana State Police;
West Virginia State Police;
Michigan State Police;
Virginia State Police;
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors;
The majority of law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Ohio;
Adjunct Professor - Clark State University;
Instructor at:
Muskingum Technical School;
Montgomery County Joint Vocational School;
Akron University;
Kent State University;
Sinclair Community College;
University of Rio Grande;
University of Illinois at Chicago.

Educational Work Related Experience:

320 Hour Academy Police Basic Training;
Certified Police Academy Instructor, State of Ohio;
Active Countermeasures Instructor;
Pressure Point Control Tactics Instructor;
Baton Instructor;
Defensive Tactics Instructor/Trainer;
Instructor/Trainer in Defensive Tactics for PPCT Management Systems;
Physical Crisis Intervention;
Officer Tactics and Advanced Field Tactics;
PR-24 and Kubaton Instructor;
State Certified Semi-Automatic Firearms Instructor;
RIPP Restraint Instructor;
CAP-STUN Aerosol Spray Instructor;
ASP Expandable Baton Instructor;
ASP Expandable Baton Instructor/Trainer;
Close Quarter Personal Control Instructor;
Vehicle S.T.O.P.S. Instructor;
Defensive Driving Instructor;
Principle Based Response Tactics Instructor;
Principle Based Response Tactics Instructor/Trainer;
Master Ground Defense Instructor.

Court recognized expert witness in Use of Force, Response to Resistance, Defensive Tactics, Subject Control and Police Procedures, in both criminal and civil cases;
Author of Action - Response Model adopted by Advanced Police Training, Basic Peace Officer Training, Corrections Training, Private Security Training and Bailiff's Training for the State of Ohio;
Expert advisor and witness for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and the State of Ohio Attorney General;
Member of the Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services Law Enforcement Use of Force Liaison Committee;
Presenter/Discussant for the 1992, 1993, and 1997 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences;
Instructor in Forum For Comparative Program, Topic: Use of Force in the Correctional Environment;
Instructor at the 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000 Attorney General's Conference on Law Enforcement, Topics: Use of Force and Leadership;
Instructor at the 1994, and 1999 American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers Annual Conference. Topic: Use of Force and Action - Response Continuum;
Instructor at Regional and National AFSCME Corrections United Seminars, Topic: Use of Force in a Correctional Environment;
Research Project in 1997 with the U.S. Justice Department, national Institute of Justice defining reasonable responses for law enforcement;
Research Project in 1998 with Ohio Department of Youth Service developing a Use of Force Model for control of juvenile violence;

Consultant to U.S. Justice Department, National Institute of Justice on Use of Force Issues;

Consultant to Calibre Press, Street Survival Seminars on Use of Force, and Control Tactics;
Presented Action-Response Model to the National Major Gang Taskforce;
Consultant to hundreds of Police Departments and Sheriffs Offices on Response to Resistance Policies or Action-Response Policies;
Presented the Action-Response Continuum Model to the 2001 National Association of Attorney Generals (NAAG) Conference in San Diego, CA;
Presented the Action-Response Continuum Model to the 200 National Association of Attorney Generals (NAAG) Conference in Washington, DC;
Presenter and Discussant at Ohio Chief's Of Police, Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology Symposium in Columbus, Ohio, November 2-3, 2005. .

Publications in:

Ohio Police Magazine;
The Defensive Tactics News Letter;
Working the Streets, Mid-West D.T. News Letter;
The State of Ohio Basic Training Curriculum for Basic Peace Officer Training, Basic Correctional Officer Training, Basic Private Security Training and Basic Bailiff's Training;
The Action-Response Continuum;
Law and Order Magazine;
National Sheriffs Magazine;
Tactical Edge Magazine;
Police Science;
POLICE Magazine;
The Buckeye Badge;
Training aids Digest;
Close Quarter Personal Control Basic & Instructor manual;
Strategies & Tactics of Patrol Stops (S.T.O.P.S.0 Basic and Instructors manual;
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin;
FBI Journal;
American Journal of Criminal Justice;
Numerous programs on the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN);
Author of a book published by the Ohio Attorney General's Office;
USE OF FORCE, DECISION MAKING AND LEGAL PRECEDENCE;
2001 Ohio Chief s of Police Magazine on writing Response to Resistance Policies;
Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) National Journal, October, 2004.

Honors and Other Activities:

Speaker at Ohio Chiefs of Police Fitness Seminar, 1989;
Helped establish and perform initial fitness assessment for Richland County ASORT Team;
Speaker at seminar for Safety and Security Officers in health care organizations;
Elected by Buckeye State Sheriff s Association to establish a defensive tactics curriculum for statewide mandated correctional officers training program, and to teach the train the trainers course in same;
Medalist in the 1985 Ohio Law Enforcement Olympics in Martial Arts;
Double Gold Medalist in the 1986 Ohio Law Enforcement Olympics;
Participant in the 1986 International Law Enforcement Olympics;

Honorary Kentucky Coronal;

1997 Ohio Attorney General's Office Attorney General's Professional Award.

Military Background
USMC Basic Training at Paris Island;
PFC Meritoriously;
Platoon Dress Blue Honor Man;
National Spirit Honor Medal from Congress awarded to I in 10,000 Marines;
First person in the history of Marine Corp Boot Camp to graduate with perfect Proficiency and Conduct evaluation marks;
USMCR Instructor in hand-to-hand combat and physical training;
Honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.