The Chicago Chapter of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals

Presents

“ Extremism: Assessments & Implications ”

Featuring Guest SpeakerDr. James F. Pastor, Ph.D.,J.D.Associate Professor- Calumet College of St. JosephPresident- SecureLaw Ltd.Thursday, October 15, 2009

8:00a.m. – Continental Breakfast & Networking 8:30a.m. – Program PresentationThe Adler School of Psychology65 East Wacker PlaceChicago, IL

Wacker Place runs 3 short blocks between Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue,Intersecting Michigan Ave. a block south of the Chicago River Bridge at Wacker Drive. Garage parking is available next door (west side) or at the Grant Park Lot.

To register for this program, please RSVP to Nancy D. Bourke atnbourke@comcast.net

Program Highlights

Dr. Pastor's provocative and insightful presentation will challenge you to “connect the dots” on extremist activityas a basis to better understand and prepare for the predicted increase in extremist violence. He will explore theinfluence of the current economic and political climate on public policy and practical applications impactingpublic safety and security.Dr. Pastor's expertise in defining the relational exchanges between terrorist and extremists of all types, and thepublic policy created to prevent or mitigate the violence they threaten and advocate is especially important now.

About the Speaker Dr. James F. Pastor, Ph.D., J.D.

Dr. James F. Pastor consults, writes and speaks on a variety of public safety and security issues. He also serves as anexpert witness and consulting expert in police, public safety, premises liability and security matters. He approaches thesetopics in a critical and substantive manner, being conversant in both the conceptual and practical applications of publicsafety and security.Dr. Pastor is an

Associate Professor

of Public Safety at Calumet College of St. Joseph, and

President

of SecureLaw Ltd.,a Chicago based public safety and security consulting firm. In addition, Dr. Pastor is an

adjunct instructor

at theInternational Law Enforcement Academy in Roswell, NM, teaching Security Technology classes to officials from policing agencies throughout the world. He previously taught

for Northwestern University-Center for Public Safety, andin the graduate Security Management program at Webster University.