James F. Albrecht is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal
Justice and Homeland Security at Pace University in New York. James F. Albrecht
received a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship in 1998 and worked as a Professor at the
National Police College of Finland, and is considered an authority in Police Use of
Force, Community/Zero Tolerance Policing initiatives, Police Response to
Terrorism, Emergency Incident Planning and Management, Democratic Policing,
Law Enforcement Leadership Practices, Corruption Control, Instituting Police
Volunteer Programs, and other International Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement
issues. Professor Albrecht has lectured at police facilities and at universities in
China, Taiwan, Russia, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Finland, Italy,
Turkey, Canada, Dubai, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malta, Ukraine, Trinidad & Tobago,
the UK, and throughout the USA; and serves as a consultant to the United Nations,
the US Department of Homeland Security, the International Association of Chiefs
of Police, and the National Institute of Justice on terrorism and policing matters.
Jimmy Albrecht has extensive practical policing experience as he retired as a NYPD
Captain and Commanding Officer after serving in the New York City Police
Department for more than 22 years. Afterwards he served three years as the Police
Chief of Criminal Investigations in the joint United States/European Union Rule of
Law (EULEX) Mission in Kosovo (former Yugoslavia). He was a first responder
and incident command team manager at the terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center on 11 September 2001 and at numerous critical events within New York City.