Retired Police Chief Paul Szych started his more than 30-year law enforcement career in the Metro Detroit Area prior to joining the Albuquerque Police Department (APD), where he served for 20-years, retiring at the rank of Commander. He then went onto serve as the Chief of Public Safety for a Privatized Multi-State Commercial Real Estate Public Safety Force, and as Chief of Police for the Pueblo of Isleta Police Department. As a Violent Crimes Section Sergeant, Chief Szych assumed command of APD’s domestic violence and stalking unit. Over the following 8-years he supervised more than 1850 high-lethality domestic violence, stalking and/or workplace violence-related threat mitigation cases, focusing on innovative “predict and prevent” ideology. During those eight years Chief Szych’s Unit experienced zero victim fatalities, through the full implementation of the proactive Dynamic Stalking Intervention (DSI) Model®, which Chief Szych developed and patented. Throughout his career, he has supervised detectives assigned to homicide, robbery, burglary, white collar, auto theft, bait car operations, internal affairs investigations, and multi-jurisdictional Title III major case investigations. His leadership background spans municipal, tribal, and private-sector public safety organizations, with expertise in violent crime reduction, threat assessment, criminal investigations, organizational leadership, and community safety.

Chief Szych is a nationally recognized stalking, domestic violence, workplace violence avoidance and threat mitigation consultant, as well as a published author and college faculty ethics & leadership instructor. Chief Szych’s books, “Dynamic Stalking Intervention®” and “Stop Him From Killing Them®,” have received praise from both private & public sector safety professionals and judicial experts. Chief Szych has been a keynote speaker and instructor at more than 100 engagements addressing topics such as workplace violence avoidance, domestic violence, advanced stalking investigation and dozens of safety related topics.

On March 15, 2009, he provided expert testimony to the New Mexico House of Representatives assisting in the passing of New Mexico’s current stalking law. In 2006, Governor Bill Richardson appointed Chief Szych to the New Mexico Victim’s Rights Alliance™. Chief Szych provides expert public safety commentary for both local and national media outlets. He is a regular expert guest on the Fox Network show “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace,” as well as appearances on the Discovery ID Channel, to include countless international interviews spanning the globe from Australia to Canada. The Family Justice Center Alliance of San Diego called Chief Szych’s stalking homicide avoidance worldwide webinar, “The best training on high-risk case response in the history of the National Family Justice Center.”

CHIEF SZYCH is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Northwestern University’s School of Police Staff and Command and the prestigious Gavin de Becker’s Advanced Threat Assessment and Management Academy. He holds a master’s degree in the administration of justice – leadership & administration, a bachelor’s in business administration and has held a national security clearance. He is a federally certified use of force instructor, a graduate of the FBI’s crisis negotiation school and a Criminal Justice Honor Society Alpha Phi Sigma Inductee. The IACP called Chief Szych’s Dynamic Stalking Intervention Program®, “An encouraging new law enforcement model.” Chief Szych may be available for keynote presentations, consulting, and/or organizational training. Contact him at: [email protected] and/or “X” @WorkplaceThreat