Curtis Cope is a well-known expert in the law enforcement community.  He is considered a Use of Force subject matter expert by the State of California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) and assists the Commission routinely in developing new training programs.  He is a P.O.S.T. Master Instructor and administrator for the P.O.S.T. Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) Instructor Development Workshop Series.  Mr. Cope has been involved in Police Practices Consulting since the early 1980 ’s.  He has qualified as an expert at Municipal, Superior and Federal Courts.  He specializes in the areas of Administration, Police Practices, Policies and Procedures, Report Writing, Supervision, Training and Use of Force issues.  Mr. Cope is an author in the field and has had his works published by Charles Thomas Publishing, The Police Chief Magazine, The American Society of Law Enforcement Trainer Magazine, The Journal of California Law Enforcement and others.  

Mr. Cope spent over 29 years working and teaching in the field of law enforcement, retiring from the Huntington Beach, CA Police Department at the rank of Lieutenant.  He worked a variety of assignments in his career, ending it as the Commander of the Investigation Bureau.  The P.O.S.T. ICI program recently honored Mr. Cope by naming him the 2001 EXCELLENCE IN INSTRUCTION award winner.

Call Curtis J. Cope Consulting at (714) 962-1931 or E-mail at curtisjcope@mindspring.com! Current CV and Fee Schedule available upon request.