Criminal Justice Educator and Practitioner Scholar
Professional overview · October 2026
Download CV (Word) ↓Huntsville Police Department
Investigate cyber enabled and financial crimes, including fraud, identity theft, forgery, credit card offenses, and financial exploitation of older adults. Analyze financial records, digital evidence, transaction histories, and money flows; conduct interviews; and prepare cases for prosecution. Coordinate with financial institutions, prosecutors, federal agencies, and law enforcement partners.
Huntsville Police Department
Served in patrol and investigative assignments. Conducted investigations, collected and preserved evidence, prepared reports, and testified in court. Served as a Field Training Officer for five years and on the Mobile Field Force for ten years. Provided arrest and control tactics instruction.
Martin Methodist College
Designed ten web based criminal justice courses and taught online and on campus. Created course materials and assessments, mentored students, and contributed subject matter expertise to campus safety panels.
New Hope Police Department
Performed patrol duties, responded to calls for service, conducted preliminary investigations, prepared reports, and collected and preserved evidence.
Online courses developed: Introduction to Criminal Justice; Law Enforcement; Criminal Investigation; Criminology; Ethics and Professional Liability; Juvenile Justice; Drugs, Alcohol, and Organized Crime; Report Writing; Forensic Crime Scene Investigation; Corrections.
Areas of professional instruction: Financial Exploitation of the Elderly; Trafficking in Stolen Identities.
Doctoral research on offender rationalization and decision making during elder financial exploitation. Theoretical framework: Rational Choice Theory. Methodology: qualitative phenomenology.
Elkmont, Alabama · hjaldridge.leo@yahoo.com