Immediate Release - Thomas Shamshak joins expert affiliation - Police Protocols and Procedures

May 11, 2012 - PRLog -- Associates in Forensic Investigations, LLC is proud to announce that Thomas P. Shamshak, CCDI, is associated with our agency as a consulting police procedures and protocols expert.

Mr. Shamshak operates Shamshak Investigative Services from Boston MA and Providence RI (www.ShamshakPI.com) and has been part of the investigative and security fields for thirty four years. He was a law enforcement professional for twenty one years, serving as a Police Chief in two municipal police departments for nine years. Since 1999, he has been operating his own private investigation and security consulting business.

In addition to his private investigation and security business, Mr. Shamshak has established a police consulting practice. As a Police Practices Expert, he has been retained to conduct reviews of police policies and procedures, assist in the hiring of personnel, and investigate allegations of police misconduct. He has reviewed police operational matters related to arrest procedure, handling of prisoners, use of lethal and non-lethal force, and criminal investigative procedure. He has provided investigative and consulting services to law enforcement agencies, municipalities, state criminal justice agencies, insurance companies, attorneys, and private investigators. In addition he has served as both plaintiff's and defendant's expert witness in federal civil litigation.

Mr. Shamshak is affiliated with a number of professional investigator organizations.  With Dean, he serves on the National Council of Investigation and Security Services (NCISS) Board of Directors. He is the Secretary and Director of Region 2B (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT).

Mr. Shamshak is affiliated with Boston University. He is the Program Director and Lead Instructor of the BU Certificate in Professional Investigation. ( www.bu.edu/professional) Mr. Shamshak teaches PI 101- Foundations of Professional Investigation, and PI 104-Investigative Interviewing.

AFI-LLC is honored to have Mr. Shamshak's expertise available and is looking forward to the value this will provide to clients in cases of personal injury, negligence and death.