Dealing With Potentially Violent Subjects

Laurence Miller, PhD

• Private practice in clinical and forensic psychology, Boca Raton, Florida
• Police psychology consultant and trainer for several regional and national law enforcement agencies, including the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, West Palm Beach Police Department and Florida Highway Patrol
• Forensic psychological examiner for the Palm Beach County Court, conducting criminal competency, sanity and dangerousness assessments
• Independent forensic evaluator and expert witness in civil cases involving neuropsychology, posttraumatic stress disorder, workers compensation and personal injury
• Adjunct professor, Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, teaching courses in abnormal psychology, clinical psychology and forensic psychology
• Adjunct instructor, Department of Criminal Justice, Palm Beach State College and Criminal Justice Institute, teaching courses in criminal psychology, law enforcement stress management and law enforcement crisis intervention
• Conduct seminars, workshops and continuing education programs in neuropsychology, forensic psychology, mental health law and clinical treatment strategies
• Maintain the Practical Police Psychology column on the PoliceOne.com website
• Writer of over 300 print and online publications, including the recent books, Practical Police Psychology: Stress Management and Crisis Intervention for Law Enforcement and Criminal Psychology: Nature, Nurture, Culture
• Media commentator for local, regional, national and international radio and TV