Survival Response LLC

Active Shooter & Workplace Violence Prevention:

For nearly a decade, we have instructed thousands of citizens and law enforcement officials in learning effective responses to active shooter incidents to reduce and prevent mass casualties. 

Survival Response LLC’s motto is “Ad vita Paramus,” which translates to “We are preparing for life.” We are highly trained and have real-world experience in active shooter incidents.

Owner

Rattled Awake Anthology Series 

  Featured Author Company Name: Rattled Awake Series: Volume 2 

Petrino Properties Inc

I founded Petrino Properties after having an egregious experience with an agent when buying my first home. I realized that the process should be more about the customer than the commission. That’s why our motto is “Real Estate The Right Way.”

Today, Petrino Properties, Inc. provides comprehensive residential services from Miami to Port Saint Lucie. With more than 20 years of real estate experience, our boutique firm specializes in buying, selling, and luxury residential properties - we are widely considered the authority in the Coral Springs area.

Broward College

I instruct new cadets in the basic Law Enforcement Curriculum for the State of Florida. Areas of instruction include Officer Safety and Situational Awareness, Narcotics, Crisis Response, Suicide, Substance Abuse, and Firearms.

Adjunct Instructor

Plantation Police Department

As SWAT Commander, I supervised a 26 Operator SWAT Team including operators, snipers, and medics. I was responsible for tactical command during critical incidents such as hostage situations, barricaded subjects, and high-risk search and arrest warrants. Additionally, I led tactical training sessions for SWAT Operators and patrol officers in operational planning, policy creation and review, and budgeting. As a part of my role, I successfully ran a tactical team involved in the  2017 Ft. Lauderdale Airport shooting and provided active shooter training for over 1,500 law enforcement officers and civilians. Additionally, I was tasked with creating security plans for large events, coordinating and conducting security details for political figures, and conducting security and threat assessments for private organizations such as businesses, hospitals, schools, and houses of worship.

Another key responsibility was the planning and operating of large-scale events for the city, such as parades and holiday celebration events. This required working with stakeholders, administration, and the public to ensure the event was safe and ran efficiently. 

As the Supervisor of the Street Crime Unit, I developed extensive experience in long and short-term investigations relating to narcotics, prostitution, human trafficking, robbery, burglary, and fugitive apprehension. I oversaw daily operations, monitored officer performance, and implemented strategies to enhance the department’s efficiency, including budgets, inventory, and special reports.

SWAT Commander/Supervisor of the Street Crimes Unit

WHAT I DO:  

I partner with C-suite executives and HR directors to transform their organizations through strategic safety initiatives. Leveraging safety, we boost productivity by 21%, reduce mistakes by 50%, and increase revenues fourfold. We shift the paradigm from employees being potential victims to empowered sentinels of their own safety.

WHO I’VE WORKED WITH:

DHL
American Express
Florida Department of Agriculture
Plantation General Hospital
Motorola
Envision Physician Services
Westside Regional Hospital
Westfield Mall
Broward County Public Library

WHERE YOU’VE SEEN ME:

📺 Good Morning America (GMA)
📺 Fox
📺 CNN
📺 NBC (local affiliate WPTV)
📺 OAN: One American News
📰 Forbes
🗞️ New York Times
🗞️ Newsweek
🎙️ IHeart Radio
👩‍💼 SHRM
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 AARP Magazine
🔏 Security Management Magazine
🛡️ Security Magazine

WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE: 

As a retired SWAT Commander with nearly three decades of experience in law enforcement and private security, coupled with a master’s degree in Security Management, I bring a depth of knowledge and real-world insights that few can match. Recognized as a subject matter expert on Active Shooter Response and Prevention, I have been a trusted source for numerous news organizations and have written extensively on the subject. What sets me apart is my preventative-first approach; I believe in empowering organizations to foresee and forestall incidents before they occur. Yet, I also equip them with robust response strategies, marrying the best of both worlds to create safer, more secure environments.

INDUSTRIES I WORK WITH:

🏥 Healthcare Facilities
🏫 Schools and Universities
🏫 Corporations
🏦 Financial Institutions
🏫 Houses of Worship

SERVICES I PROVIDE:

Situational Awareness
Workplace Violence Prevention and Response
Active Shooter Prevention and Response
De-Escalation
Threat Assessments
Physical Security Assessments
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
Policy Review and Revision
Security Consulting
Firearms Training
Home Defense Planning

READY TO TALK?

Contact me here on LinkedIn, visit my webpage at https://www.SurvivalResponseLLC.com or just call me at 954-980-9010

Gene Petrino SME

Charles Dempsey, Detective III (ret.)

Public Speaker - Law Enforcement / Mental Health Crisis Response - Countering Targeted Mass Violence

Alliant Educational Foundation

On February 5, 2015, Alliant Educational Foundation (AEF) was established with a mandate to partner with Alliant International University and other institutions of higher education by providing a steady stream of funding and resources dedicated to supporting student scholarships and faculty research grants that will enhance academic outcomes.

With a keen understanding that the field of higher education is changing rapidly, AEF is in a unique position to affect this change. In order to make the most significant impact possible on this shifting landscape, our vision is to seek out collaborative and strategic partnerships with universities, research facilities, government institutions, corporate entities and other foundations that share our passion for education.

Alliant Educational Foundation is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit public benefit organization. As we confidently move forward into the next phase of our growth, we are committed to providing strategic and responsive funding for student scholarships and programs that will ultimately enhance the well-being of future generations.

Alliant Educational Foundation’s mission is to build bridges between Alliant International University, other institutions, and under-resourced communities to create a more equitable and just society.

Member Board of Directors

Dempsey Consulting LLC

Consultant /Public Policy / Expert Witness Testimony

Self Employed

•2021 Episode #4 – The Role of Law Enforcement in Managing Psychiatric Crises, In My Backyard by The Guidance Center Long Beach
•2021 Panel: Reconciling the Goals of Public Health and Public Safety, University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics’
•2022 Panel: Alliant Educational Foundation, Salon Series on Police Reform and Mental Health
•2022 Panel: California Behavioral Health Policy Conference "Joint Impact, Innovation and Transformation."
•2022 Enquete / The Collard Case : An (Un) Explained Death, September 29, 2022, Radio Canada

Author

U.S. Department of Justice

Participates in peer reviews for the following agencies:

    Bureau of Justice Statistics
    Bureau of Justice Assistance
    National Institute of Justice
    Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
    Office for Victims of Crime
    Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)

Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Peer Reviewer

Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA)

Law Enforcement & Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) Member

College of the Canyons

Adjunct Professor

Los Angeles Police Department - Crisis Response Support Section

•2018 European Network of Public Figure Threat Assessment Agencies Conference – PATHE, Helsinki Finland
•2018 FBI – Los Angeles Field Office – PATHE
•2018 Course Corrections/National Law Enforcement Summit – Los Angeles
•2018 Words to Deeds/ Changing the Paradigm for Criminal Justice and Mental Health
•2019 National Governor’s Association – Webinar – PATHE
•2019 Council of State Governments – Webinar – Police Mental Health Collaboration Framework, a Conversation with the Learning Sites
•2019 Council of State Governments – Webinar – JMHCP Law Enforcement Grantee – Information Sharing
•2019 ATAP, presentation on PATHE
•2019 FBI Dallas, presentation on PATHE

•2006 National GAINS Center Conference, Law Enforcement/Mental Health Interventions
•2011 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program National Training and Technical Assistance Event: Collaborating to Achieve and Communicate Positive Public Health and Public Safety Outcomes
•2011 Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, School Threat Assessment Response Team – The Collaboration Against Targeted School Violence
•2012 Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, co-presenter: Robert Dewey Hoskins the Obsession Remains the Same
•2012 The Justice Center, The Council of State Governments: Innovative Law Enforcement Strategies for Interacting with People with Mental Illness that Frequently Require Emergency and Crisis Services
•2014 ATAP - Strategic Information Sharing and Safeguarding Between Risk Management Professionals and Disciplines
•2014 LEIU TED talk - This is why I became a law enforcement officer. You can make a difference in a person’s life! 
•2015 JMHCP Law Enforcement Grantee Intensive Training Summit - New York
•2015 SCA-JMHCP National Conference - Washington DC
•2016 Beating Mental Illness - USCGould School of Law
•2016 Crisis Intervention Training International Conference – Chicago 
•2016 National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Conference, Albuquerque NM
•2017 Stepping Up Initiative: California Summit, Sacramento Ca
•2017 Webinar - JMHCP Law Enforcement Grantee, Information Sharing
•2017 Jefferson County (Colorado) Behavioral Health Criminal Justice (Keynote)
•2017 Crisis Intervention Team, Annual Conference for the Council of State Governments, Fort Lauderdale Fl
•2017 California National Alliance on Mental Illness, Annual Conference, Newport Beach Ca
•2017 International Association of Chiefs of Police, Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
•2018 JMHCP Law Enforcement Grantee Intensive Training Summit – Washington DC

Los Angeles Police Department – JoinLAPD

Design, development, and delivery of Department training curricula in regards to police interactions with persons suffering from a mental illness. This includes the new week long Mental Health intervention Training (MHIT) course.  Responsible for review and writing of Department policies and procedures involving interactions with persons suffering from a mental illness and or mental health crisis.  

Wrote and published the Los Angeles Police Department's Mental Evaluation Unit Operations Guide.  

Wrote and published the LAPD MEU 911 checklist for family members. 

Expert witness testimony in State/Federal civil lawsuits in regards to police policies, procedures, and training involving persons suffering from a mental  illness and or mental health crisis.

Officer in Charge, Crisis Response Support Section, Mental Evaluation Unit, Admin-Training Detail

2015 to 2021  Officer in Charge of the Mental Evaluation Administrative Training Detail
2011 to 2015	Officer in Charge, Mental Evaluation Unit, Case Assessment Management Program  
                        (CAMP) and the Department’s MEU Administrative / Training Unit	
2007 to 2011	Officer in Charge, Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team
2007	        Officer in Charge, Mental Evaluation Unit, Case Assessment Management Program
2005 to 2007	Officer in Charge, Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team
2003 to 2005	Watch Commander, Valley Communications Dispatch Center
2001		Officer-in-Charge, Devonshire CLEAR, Gang Detail
2001 to 2003	Officer in Charge, Devonshire Area Vice Unit
2000 to 2001 - 1997 to 1998	Divisional Table Detective, Devonshire and West Los Angeles Areas
1999 to 2000	Divisional Complaint Supervisor, Van Nuys Area
1998 to 1999	Patrol Supervisor / Basic Car Coordinator, West Los Angeles and Van Nuys Areas
1997		Senior Lead Officer
1994 to 1997	Field Training Officer
1990 to 1994		Patrol Officer and Collision Investigator

Detective III - Sergeant II - Sergeant - Detective - Police Officer

Commerce Pharmacy

1987 to 1990
•	Enteral-Parenteral Specialist (Consultant)
•	Director of Medicare Part B Services (DME), established and ran multi-million-dollar component of Pharmaceutical business, which included, sales, billing, purchase, personnel management and budgeting
•	Director of Marketing and Outside Services

Manager - Institutional Pharmacy

Detective III Charles Dempsey was the Officer-in-Charge of the Administrative Training Detail, Crisis Response Support Section (CRSS) of the Los Angeles Police Department. Detective Dempsey has over thirty years of law enforcement experience in varied assignments both with the Los Angeles Police Department and the Department of Defense. Detective Dempsey has a varied educational background, which includes an Associates in Science in Nursing, a certification from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (German), studies in Urban Geography and Foreign Languages (Spanish) and completed the Clinical Training Program, at the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Menlo Park, California.  

Detective Dempsey sought to combine his psychiatric nursing experience with his present profession in law enforcement. The assignment to the Crisis Response Support Section has afforded him the chance to provide insight from both disciplines to the daily operations of the MEU/SMART/CAMP unit and it's dealings and management of high risk persons suffering from a mental illness, who are high utilizers of emergency services, and at risk for violent encounters with law enforcement. The MEU/SMART/CAMP also engages  in predictive and preventative measures to divert individuals on a pathway towards violence by utilizing strategies which focus on the prevention aspect of risk-threat management. Detective Dempsey was a member of the Innovations Sub-Committee of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which is charged with looking at innovative solutions in in assisting those suffering from a mental illness in the State of California.  Detective Dempsey has provided expert witness testimony both at the Federal and State level on police response to persons in crisis.

Retired in January 2021

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