Training Law Enforcement

Curriculum Vitae Lecturer

JOSEPH J. GUZIK

Indiana University Northwest Campus

SPEA, Criminal Justice Faculty

Room: MP2119

Telephone: 908-6882

E-Mail: ******@***.***

FULL TIME FACULTY LECTURER (Fall 2007 to Present)

Indiana University Northwest School of Public and Environmental Affairs with a

concentration in Criminal Justice. Conduct college-level courses in SPEA to university

students and serve as academic advisor for students. Prepare and present lectures to students

on law and criminal justice practices; research and compile bibliographies of specialized

materials for outside reading assignments; stimulate class discussions. Plan, coordinate and

participate in special events involving university and community officials. Member of

campus Council on Diversity, Board Member of the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement

Academy.

SECURITY INVESTIGATOR (2004 to 2007)

Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, IN. Responsible for investigations of incidents that occur on

the Horseshoe Casino properties. Manage and prepare confidential reports for employee

personnel, guest and other related areas. Supervise over major incidents and co-ordinate

security personnel to assist in investigations. Prepare documentation of reports to be directed

to VP of Security and Risk Manager. Train employees both Security and non-security

personnel.

"CHIEF OF POLICE" (1993 to 2004)

St. John, Indiana, population 9,000 and 8.5 square miles. St. John is located 30 miles south

of Chicago, IL in Northwest, Indiana. Responsible for public relations and total quality

management skills. Demonstrated strong management, leadership, training, and

communication skills. A working knowledge of modern police administration practices and

community policing. Demonstrated an ability to enhance public understanding and support of

police services, activities, and programs for the past ten years. Administered orientation

program for applicants interested in law enforcement. As Police Chief I was responsible for

implementing and administering two major community partnership grants from the federal

government. Reviewed and updated the Policy and Procedure manual.

"F.B.I. NATIONAL ACADEMY 1987

Was selected and attended the 148th Session of the eleven-week program of advanced

professional instruction. Throughout the training, particular emphasis was placed on

leadership development. The National Academy seeks to provide maximum benefit to the

Law Enforcement community by training career officers to meet the challenges of the future

of the Law Enforcement Profession.

Curriculum Vitae of Joseph J. Guzik

CHIEF OF DETECTIVES" (1986 to 1992)

Merrillville IN is located in Northwest IN with 32 square miles and a population of 25,000.

As Chief of Detectives I supervised eight detectives and two technicians. Accountable for all

major crime scene investigations. Responsible for teamwork, departmental policies,

interagency relationships, documentation, managing and directing the Investigations Division

and internal affairs of the Merrillville Police Department.

"PATROL COMMANDER" 1985 - 1986

Administered the manpower allocation, scheduling, traffic management and police resource

allocation of the Patrol Division for the Merrillville Police Department. The Patrol Division

consisted of 40 sworn officers. Reviewed and updated the Policy and Procedure manual.

"POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY" (1989-1992)

Director for the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Training Center. Responsible for the

operation, budgeting, maintenance, performance, scheduling, record keeping and the yearly

training of 1,300 sworn police officers for 30 police agencies. Utilized department

instructors, personnel from other Police agencies. Coordinated in-service training programs.

Interviewed and trained potential instructors for the Training Center. Coordinated the yearly

training schedule and maintained the training records.

"ADJUNCT PROFESSOR" (1992 to Fall of 2005)

Adjunct professor for Indiana University Northwest Campus for the School of Public Affairs

in the criminal justice field for the past ten years. Responsible for lesson plans, curriculum

and testing materials

"RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF COPS GRANT

As Chief of Police, I was instrumental as the Project Director of four major grants from the

COPS office which totaled over $500,000. Duties included research, scanning the basic

problems, analysis, develop strategies to address problem, and assessment. As Project

Director I implemented strategies for the problems that were addressed in the problem

solving partnerships.

"CERTIFIED MASTER INSTRUCTOR" (1994 to 2003)

Certified Master Instructor from the Indiana Law Enforcement Board. Responsible for

lesson plans, training needs, curriculum development, evaluation and development of

training. Certified as a primary, provisional, and master instructor. Trained in areas of first

line supervisors, middle management and instructor development certification. Responsible

for training the trainer program to certify personnel as certified instructors for the Indiana

Law Enforcement Academy. I have trained over 3000 police officers since 1991.

Curriculum Vitae of Joseph J. Guzik

Committees and Boards at IUN:

Campus Council on Diversity: (CCD) 2006-2009

Presently sitting on the CCD to assist search and screen committees in attracting and retaining

qualified faculty and staff reflective of the student body at IU Northwest. Examples of committees I

sat on were for the position for Visiting Assistant Professor in the History Department and assisted in

a search committee for doing research with prison inmates.

Advisor for Alpha Phi Sigma:

Presently the advisor for Alpha Phi Sigma which is a nationally recognized honor society for

students in the criminal justice sciences. Duties include identifying and certifying qualifications of

student candidates for membership in the undergraduate program.

Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (NILEA) 2006-2009

Sat on the Board of Directors for the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. Acted as an

advisor to the Board on matters pertaining to curriculum in criminal justice topics for the academy.

NILEA provides in-service training programs to over one thousand two hundred (1,200) police

officers, offering up to one (100) hundred in-service training classes and three fifteen (15)- week

basic recruit academy classes annually.

IUN On The Road: 2008

Assisted and attended IUN on the Road that was conducted in Michigan City, Indiana. This project

was to have a meeting with parents and future students who planned to attend college. As a

representative from IUN in the SPEA Criminal Justice Program I gave the parents and students who

attended information about the program and answered any questions they might have.

Kids College at IUN: 2008

During the summer, Indiana University Northwest, in Gary, Indiana, hosts an exciting and rewarding

experience for students. Kids College is a summer program that offers more than twenty-four courses

during a three-week session. These classes will enrich and enhance the students' understanding of the

subject material. The teachers teach all of the classes using hands-on approaches. The classes are also

taught without academic screening, tests, and homework. The teachers encourage creativity and

intellectual curiosity. The students come to learn new things, but they also learn things about

themselves. I instructed two classes at IUN for Kids College. The programs were geared towards

student ages from 9 to 16 years old. I taught careers in criminal justice along with criminal

investigation. The purpose of this was to give future college students information they would need

to make a career path in the criminal justice programs at IUN.

Academic College Experience: (ACE) 2008

During ACE Day, students experience the academic atmosphere at IU Northwest by attending

presentations given by University professors and participating in class discussions. They also have

the chance to consider future career options by participating in career-focused sessions with

representatives from the University s various departments and programs. During ACE Day,

participants interact with other college-bound students from across the seven-county Northwest

Indiana region. I conducted a seminar in careers in the criminal justice field.

EDUCATION:

MASTER'S DEGREE in Public Affairs, Criminal Justice

Indiana University received degree June 30th, 1993

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Purdue University received degree August 4th, 1977

F.B.I. NATIONAL ACADEMY 148th Session

Received certificate March 20th, 1987

POLICE CHIEFS EXECUTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM

Indiana Law Enforcement Academy received certificate March 11th, 1994. The following are

topics that were taught:

Media Relations

Accounting for Funds

Policy Making

Discipline and other Administrative Areas

MIDWEST LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT

This class was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Graduated from class

August 17th, 2001. The following are topics that were taught:

21st Century Leadership

Developing the Organizational Ethics

Legal Issues

Media and the Law Enforcement Executive

Decision Making for Law Enforcement Executives

INDIANA LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY

23rd Session (Ranked 5th in Class) received certificate July 1973.

COURSES TAUGHT AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST:

J101 Introduction into the American Criminal Justice System

J102 Special Issues in the American Criminal Justice System

J310 Introduction into the Administrative Processes

J320 Criminal Investigations

J370 Serial Sex Offenders

J370 Gangs and Society

J370 Cults and Law Enforcement

J380 Law Enforcement Internships

J480 Research in Criminal Justice

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