Crime Scene Preservation in Detention Facilities
Correctional officers are an extended branch of the criminal justice system and face the same challenges as law enforcement officers on the street. One of those challenges is protecting the crime scene. In this course, Gary York will discuss what actions to take when you come upon a crime scene and what to do after you secure a crime scene.
Course Length: 1
Meet your Instructor
Gary York
Expertise:
Gary York, author of Corruption Behind Bars and Inside the Inner Circle, served in the United States Army from 1978 to 1987 and was honorably discharged at the rank of Staff Sergeant from the Military Police Corps. Gary began a career with the Department of Corrections in Florida as a correctional officer. Gary was promoted to probation officer, senior probation officer, and senior prison inspector where, for the next 12 years, he conducted criminal, civil, and administrative investigations in many state prisons. Gary was also assigned to the Inspector General Drug Interdiction Team, conducting searches of staff and visitors entering the prisons for contraband during weekend prison visitation. He also received the Correctional Probation Officer Leadership Award for Region V, Tampa, Florida, Correctional Probation, and he won the Outstanding Merit Award for leadership in the Region V Correctional Officer Awards in Tampa, Florida. After leaving the state prison system, Gary went on to complete 11.5 years with the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Gary also traveled the state of Florida teaching ethics and crisis-intervention in the courtroom for the Florida Sherriff's Association, assigned to this duty by his agency. Gary worked in the South County Jail and then as Juvenile Drill Instructor at the (Boot Camp) Star Program. Gary fully retired under the Florida Retirement system as a Master Deputy Bailiff with 28.8 years of service.