Brian D. Fitch, Ph.D. Email and Phone Number

Brian D. Fitch, Ph.D., retired as a lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after 34 years of service. During his tenure with the sheriff's department, he worked as a field training officer (FT0), training coordinator, felony investigator, patrol sergeant, training sergeant, custody sergeant, operations sergeant, patrol watch commander, detective bureau commander, and operations lieutenant. He has trained more than 10,000 law enforcement professionals from more than 500 law enforcement agencies throughout the United States, including more than 500 police chiefs, in leadership, supervision, decision-making, communication, and ethics. Dr. Fitch has also provided training internationally in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Canada.Dr. Fitch holds faculty positions at California State University, Long Beach; and California State University, Fullerton. He has held past faculty positions at Woodbury University, Southwestern University School of Law, Cerritos Community College, Riverside Community College, and East Los Angeles Community College. Dr. Fitch teaches actively in the leadership development programs for the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Fire Department. Dr. Fitch is a graduate of the California Commission on POST Master Instructor Development Program, and the author of more than 30 articles and five books, including Law Enforcement Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management: The IMPACT Model (Sage, 2016); Introduction to Policing (3rd ed.) (Sage, 2016); and Law Enforcement Ethics: Classic and Contemporary Issues (Sage, 2013). Dr. Fitch's research and writing have appeared in Police Chief, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Auspol, Law and Order, National Academy Newsletter, and the Journal of California Law Enforcement. Dr. Fitch holds master's degrees in communication studies and a doctorate in human development.