Full Name
Dr. Frank Straub
Job Title
Founder & Director
Company
Center for Targeted Violence Prevention, National Policing Institute
Speaker Bio
Frank G. Straub, Ph.D., is the founder and Director of the National Policing Institute’s Center for Targeted Violence Prevention. Dr. Straub served for over 30-years in federal, state, and local law enforcement. He has led law enforcement/public safety agencies in New York, Indiana, and the State of Washington. He was the New York City Police Department’s Deputy Commissioner of Training and Assistant Commissioner for
Counterterrorism.
Dr. Straub has led in-depth studies of targeted school attacks and other mass violence events. He administers the national Averted School Violence Project and consults with government and non-government organizations regarding extremism and terrorism prevention. He is the Co- Principal Investigator of the Michigan Adolescent Targeted Violence Prevention Project, a collaborative project with Michigan State University, Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Straub has served on the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services School Safety Working Group; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Intelligence & Analysis National Threat Evaluation & Reporting Program, Behavioral Analysis & Behavior-based Threat Assessment Working Group; the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, School Safety Task Team; and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Mass Violence Advisory Initiative.
Dr. Straub is a licensed therapist in Michigan and serves as a reserve deputy sheriff in Calhoun County (MI). Dr. Straub holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Forensic Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. He speaks regularly at national and international conferences, has participated in numerous Congressional and White House briefings, and is a frequently invited commentator and analyst for national and international media outlets.
Counterterrorism.
Dr. Straub has led in-depth studies of targeted school attacks and other mass violence events. He administers the national Averted School Violence Project and consults with government and non-government organizations regarding extremism and terrorism prevention. He is the Co- Principal Investigator of the Michigan Adolescent Targeted Violence Prevention Project, a collaborative project with Michigan State University, Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Straub has served on the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services School Safety Working Group; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Intelligence & Analysis National Threat Evaluation & Reporting Program, Behavioral Analysis & Behavior-based Threat Assessment Working Group; the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, School Safety Task Team; and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Mass Violence Advisory Initiative.
Dr. Straub is a licensed therapist in Michigan and serves as a reserve deputy sheriff in Calhoun County (MI). Dr. Straub holds a B.A. in Psychology, an M.A. in Forensic Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. He speaks regularly at national and international conferences, has participated in numerous Congressional and White House briefings, and is a frequently invited commentator and analyst for national and international media outlets.
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