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Matthew O'Deane, PhD

Matthew O'Deane, PhD

Matthew O’Deane has been a police officer in California since 1992. He's currently an investigator for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office where he has worked since May of 2002. O’Deane is a former police officer, detective and sergeant of the National City (Calif.) Police Department from 1992 to 2002. He holds a PhD in public policy from Walden University and is an adjunct professor for Kaplan and National Universities and the University of Phoenix in their respective criminal justice programs. O’Deane has also written three books on the subject of gangs: the Gang Investigators Handbook (2007) from Paladin Press, Gangs: Theory, Practice and Research (2010) from LawTech Custom publishing, and Gang Injunctions and Abatements (2011) from CRC Press.

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Witness Protection

Many police officers believe the investigation, and their work, is finished when the defendant is arrested and the case is submitted to the prosecutor’s office.

Identifying & Documenting Gang Members

The role of supervisors: field interview reports can make all the difference in documenting criminal gang activity.

Should We Send Our Officers to Academic Conferences?

The ACJS promotes criminal justice education, research and policy analysis within the discipline of criminal justice for both educators and practitioners.

Should We Send Our Officers to Academic Conferences?

As a police officer, I like to know that what I am doing is having a real impact on reducing crime in my community. If it is not, maybe we should redirect our limited resources to the programs and projects that are assessed and determined to have a real positive impact.

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