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Richard Byers
Adjunct Faculty, Justice, Law and Security
richard.byers@laroche.edu
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
- Adjunct Professor, La Roche University, Department of Justice, Law and Security
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:
- BA Sociology, Slippery Rock University, 1977
- MA Criminology, Indiana University of PA, 1997
- Certified Pennsylvania Police Academy Instructor since 1993
- Certified in Pennsylvania, Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance
- POSIT (Police Supervisor Training)
- POLEX (Police Executive Development)
- Adv. POLEX (Advanced Police Executive Development)
- Extensive advanced training and certifications in various police techniques and criminal investigations
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
- 39 years of Law Enforcement experience
- County Detective, Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office Investigations Unit, 2010 -Present
- Shaler Police Department, retired, 1978- 2010
- Police Detective/Juvenile Division Supervisor, 2002-2010
- Police Detective, 1986-2002
- Police Sergeant, 1985-1986
- Police Officer/ Paramedic, 1978-1985
- Assignments to State and Federal Investigative Task Forces
- Allegheny County Police Academy Instructor, 1993-present
COURSES TAUGHT AT LAROCHE:
- CRIM1001 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CRIM2016 Police and Society
- CRIM3045 Criminal Investigations
- CRIM3020 Special Topics: Advance Investigative Techniques
JOINED LAROCHE:
January 2004