CHARLES J. KEY, SR.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant, Police Use of Force and Related Topics

• Consulted in hundreds of use of force incidents, including a program for Dateline NBC, Fox News & NPR Radio, the Ruby Ridge Incident, and Amadou Diallo.  Also serves as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, in use of force related incidents.

Commanding Officer, Firearms Training Unit, & Over Twenty-five Years of Other Critical and/or Supervisory Positions in the Baltimore Police Department (Retired)

• Evaluated and Analyzed over 700 police shootings and hundreds of non-lethal force incidents
• Hundreds of hours of experience in critical incident resolution
• Developed standards and guidelines for critical incident management

Use of Force, Officer Survival, & Firearms Instructor

• Over 5000 hours teaching experience
• Instructed at various universities and colleges
• Trained several thousand police officers and over 600 attorneys in police use of force
• Guest lecturer for F.B.I. and other federal agencies
• Evaluated use of force and firearms training programs for numerous police agencies

Court Qualified Expert

• Police and Civilian Use of Force
• Incident Reconstruction
• Ballistics and Wound Ballistics
• Firearms and Firearms Training
• Defensive Skills
• Pepper Spray and Chemical Agents
• Police Procedures and Policies
• Stressors in a Conflicts Involving Firearms
• Critical Incident Management
• Hunter Safety

Authored

• Numerous lesson plans, memoranda, and directives in various use of force and officer survival subject matter
• The Maryland State regulations governing police firearms training
• The Baltimore Police Department General Order governing the resolution of sniper, hostage, and barricade situations
• The training manual, team selection criteria, and operational procedures for the Baltimore Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics Teams
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital Security Use of Force program
• The protocol for the administration of the Police Foundation's RAMS program
• Articles on civil liability and officer liability

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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Harvard Associates in Police Science Seminar in Homicide Investigation - July 2007, May 2000
• Lorman Police Liability Seminar (faculty)- August 2006, 2002
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Seminar On Police Misconduct (faculty) – March 2001
• Maryland Police Training Commission Internal Investigation School - March1996
• Baltimore County Police Involved Shooting Administrative Investigators Course - April 1995
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Defensive Skills Training - February 1995
• Koga Baton Training - February 1995
• Glock Armorers School - October 1992
• Use of Force Seminar, Maryland Law Enforcement Association - November 1991
• Glock Firearms Instructor Training - July 1990
• Northwestern University Traffic Institute Deadly Force and the Police Officer Independent Study Program - May 1989
• Smith and Wesson Firearms Instructor School - October 1988
• Maryland Police Training Commission Instructor Training Program - June 1986
• Maryland Police Training Commission Firearms Instructor Training Program - May 1986
• Baltimore Police Department Supervisory Training Program - October 1977
• Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT Training Program - February 1976
• U.S. Secret Service Protective Operations Training Program - January 1976
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Hostage Negotiation Training Program - January 1976
• U.S. Army Counter Sniper Training Program - July 1975
• Baltimore Police Department Supervisory Training Program - March 1975
• Baltimore Police In-Service Training - 1971 through 1995
• Baltimore Police Academy - October 1970 to January 1971
• Other courses and seminars

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EDUCATION

• B.S., Criminal Justice (Magna Cum Laude), University of Baltimore

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COMMENDATIONS

• Awarded silver star for bravery and various other commendations

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OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Past state certification as an instructor in Use of Force, Officer Survival Techniques, Ballistics, Firearms, Riot and Crowd Control, & Chemical Agents
• Past state certification as an expert and instructor with: semi-automatic pistols; revolvers; shotguns; automatic weapons; bolt action and semi-automatic rifles; chemical agent delivery systems
• Past National Rifle Association certification as a police firearms instructor
• Past Smith and Wesson Firearms Training Academy as a firearms instructor
• Past certification as Glock Armorer

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