"[Our commitment} is to train law enforcement officers in, or at least acquaint them with, the application of behavioral science techniques to the investigation of violent crimes."
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and Executive Assistant Director John E. Otto enthusiastically endorsed the newly designed fellowship program and recommended it to Director Webster, who quickly approved the program.
In September 1983, the Baltimore County, MD, Police Department was invited to participate in the fellowship, and in January 1984, Det. Sam Bowerman became the first police fellow. The number of fellowships offered was in creased to four in January 1985. The 1985 fellows were Det. Denis Cremins of the Los Angeles Police Department, Det. Raymond Pierce of the New York City Police Department, Sgt. Edward Richards of the Texas Department of Public Safety, and Det. Eric Witzig of the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC. Six fellowships were offered in 1986. The officers participating are Det. Sgt. William Bradway of the Michigan State Police, Agent Steven Conlon of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, Lt. Thomas Cronin of the Chicago Police Department, Det. Robert Gebo of the Seattle Police Department, Agent Dayle Hinman of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Det. Sgt. Kevin Mullen of the Boston Police Department. Recipients of the 1987 fellowships are Sgt. Carlos Avila of the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Special Agent Joel Kohout of the Minnesota Bureau of Investigation, Cpl. Thomas Brennan of the Pennsylvania State Police, and Special Agent Ralph Stone of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Selection Criteria
Agencies invited to nominate an officer for participation in the fellowship are chosen based on the number of sworn officers in the agency, the size of the population served, the amount of violent crime committed within the agency's jurisdictional area, and the agency's willingness to allow the participant to provide behavioral science assistance to neighboring departments upon his/her return.
The NCAVC has set the following criteria for participants in the fellowship. The participant must:
- 1) Be a sworn law enforcement officer,
- 2) Have an outstanding investigative record,
- 3) Possess a bachelor's degree, preferably in the behavioral sciences,
- 4) Have proven abilities to address groups and articulate thoughts in writing,
- 5) Have a minimum of 3 years' experience in the investigation of major cases,
- 6) Be held in high esteem by fellow officers,
- 7) Agree to conduct crime analysis and prepare profiles for at least 3 years upon completion of the fellowship,
- 8) Be in excellent physical condition and be proportionate in height and weight, and
- 9) Agree to a complete background investigation by the FBI.
