Jose De La Cruz has over 20 years of public safety experience. He has been a police officer for the Compton Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Jose has worked custody, patrol and assisted in developing a curriculum for the Department of Homeland Security on Behavior Assessment. Jose also assisted in development and curriculum design on a national curriculum for the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants and Training. The purpose of the program was a Weapons of Mass Destruction, a national training program for non-sworn transit security personnel (Terrorism Awareness: Protecting the U.S. Public Transportation System). Jose's responsibilities included writing a detailed curriculum, authoring proposals, work plans and networking with a multitude of agencies, governmental and private alike. Jose is a graduate of the POST Instructor Development Institute (IDI) Levels 1-3. He is a certified Analytic Interviewing Trainer, a general instructor for Center for Domestic Preparedness, and a general instructor for California Specialized Training Institute
