2002 Conference Speakers


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Rosemary Erickson, Ph.D., Athena Research Corporation Dr. Erickson, author of the book, "Armed Robbers and their Crimes", is a nationally known expert on crime prevention and security. She is president of Athena Research Corporation, founded in 1979. Dr. Erickson has studied the problem of crime for over 25 years, beginning with a study funded by the National Institute of Justice, to determine what would reduce robbery and violence in convenience stores. That work led to measures seen today in retail
establishments worldwide. Dr. Erickson shared her many years of research, interviews with robbers across the country and her conclusions with us at the 2002 Western Robbery Conference. Dr. Erickson's lecture was graciously sponsored by 7-Eleven, Inc.

	Investigator Patrick McCarthy, Chicago Police Department (retired) Pat McCarthy is a nationally recognized Gang Crime expert with over 25 years of law enforcement experience with the Chicago Police Department Gang Unit. Assigned to the FBI Violent Crime/Gang Task Force, Pat also worked as an undercover gang member, a "corrupt" cop, and a sniper on the Chicago S.W.A.T. Team. For the past 11 years he has served on three separate federal task forces. Pat now conducts a Street Crimes and Surveillance Techniques
seminar for John E. Reid & Associates, Inc. Pat presented a lecture on setting up and conducting successful surveillances and stakeouts, gathering intelligence and developing informants, custom tailored for the Western Robbery Conference. Pat also conducts a full three day Street Crimes and Surveillance Techniques seminar. He donated a certificate entitling the bearer to attend the full seminar which was given away on the last day of the conference. Go to www.reid.com/training-gang2001.html for more details about Pat's seminar.

Supervisory Special Agent John Lipka,
Federal Bureau of Investigation

John Lipka has been with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 22 years. Prior to his law enforcement career he was a professional AAA baseball player. John has been assigned to the New York City and Washington D.C. FBI offices and currently leads the counter-terrorism squad in the Denver office. John is recognized as one of the top five counter-terrorism specialists in the country. He was heavily involved in the investigations of the U.S. Air Force barracks bombing

in Saudi Arabia and the first World Trade Center bombing.

Detective Tom Fisher,
Denver Police Department

Tom is a 29 year veteran of the Denver Police Department and has held positions in the Patrol Division, Vice and Drug control Bureau and most recently 10 years in the Intelligence Bureau. Tom has been assigned to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force for the last 4½ years and has been involved in numerous international and domestic terrorism cases, including the Vail arsons and

Usama Bin Laden. Tom has taught numerous classes on terrorism to law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado.

John and Tom discussed the current state of world terrorism, the progress of the investigation into the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and what we can and should be doing as police officers as far as intelligence gathering and terrorist tracking.

Mr. Daniel Beckwith,
Federal Bureau of Prisons

Dan has served with the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 16 years as correctional officer, lieutenant, senior lieutenant, special investigative agent, deputy chief and, currently, unit chief of intelligence. He is responsible for review, analysis and dispersion of all Security Threat Group Intelligence. Dan currently provides a course of instruction on gangs or Security Threat Groups and investigative skills for the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Management and Specialty

Training Center in Aurora, Colorado. Dan also provides Security Threat Group training for correctional staff and law enforcement agencies throughout the country.

	Mr. Brian Parry, California Department of Corrections Brian has been with California DOC for over 30 years, the last six of which he has served as the assistant director of the Law Enforcement and Investigations Unit (LEIU). He is responsible for investigations, arrest and surveillance of violent prone parole violators, gang members and escapees, as well as coordination for the California Gang Task Force, gang enforcement and intelligence operations within the DOC. Mr. Parry received his
Bachelor of Science in 1971 from the University of Dayton, Ohio, and has obtained specialized law enforcement and corrections training from the FBI, California State University and the California Department of Corrections.
Dan and Brian presented a lecture on prison gangs and their identification, methodology, means of communication and, most importantly, their relationship with crime on the streets.

Chief Deputy D.A. Doug Jackson, Denver District Attorney's Office Doug graduated from Colorado State University in 1977 with a Political Science degree and received his law degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1981. Doug practiced law in the private sector for a few years before becoming a prosecutor with the Denver D.A.'s office in 1986. He has handled a variety of cases including robbery, assault, murder, sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence and gang motivated crimes.
Doug was appointed Chief Deputy in 1994 and is currently assigned to handle gang prosecutions in the Gang Unit of the Denver D.A.'s Office. Doug provided current legal updates and discussed a number of topical legal issues facing law enforcement.

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