Thomas Shea started his career with the Long Branch Police Department in 1998 after serving honorably in the United States Marine Corps during Operation Desert Storm. During his career, Tom served as an agency police commander and on the Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (SWAT).
After completing his police career in February 2017, Tom entered academia. Tom recently served as the director and founder of the Law Enforcement Executive Leadership program at Seton Hall University, a nationwide subject matter expert (SME) consultant, and an Active Shooter Mitigation, Campus Emergencies, and De-Escalation instructor for LSU/NCBRT. He served as a director of safety and security for three years and as an internal security and emergency preparedness consultant for a K-12 district in New Jersey (12 buildings and 7000 students/staff). He also provided numerous public and private sector organizations with workplace violence and emergency response training.
In addition, Tom serves as a private investigator and subject matter expert case reviewer, provides expert testimony and consultation on security standards and policing best practices in cases involving (but not limited to) police operations, police accountability, use of force, tactics, deadly force, premises liability, negligent security, and related civil litigation, and has authored comprehensive security plans and policies.
Lastly, Tom has published numerous academic and professional articles and a police practice book, created a law enforcement and security leadership higher education curriculum, and presented nationwide at professional conferences on security and policing topics.
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