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Lt. General AC Roper (Ret)
A.C. Roper, founder and Chief Executive Officer of a leadership consulting LLC is a distinguished, transformative leader with influence extending from local grassroots community initiatives to pivotal national leadership roles. As a Citizen-Soldier, Roper made history in 2021 when he became the first African American in the history of the United States Army Reserve to ever achieve the rank of Lieutenant General, with three stars. He retired in 2024 as Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command, responsible for homeland defense and disaster support for civilian authorities. In this assignment, his command prepared and responded to threats against North America, including Russian Long Range Aviation, North Korean missile launches, the Chinese high altitude balloon and operations supporting over 80,000 Afghan evacuees.
In his civilian capacity, Roper has thirty-three years of law enforcement experience culminating with his 10 year tenure as the Chief of Police of the Birmingham Police Department. Roper has a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy, the FBI National Executive Institute and the FEMA Crisis Leadership Fellowship. He also attended the National Counter-Terrorism Fellowship in Israel and has studied executive leadership development at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Lt. General AC Roper (Retirement Ceremony) May 31,2024
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2024 Courses: Instructor AC Roper
2024 Leadership Academy
2024 Executive Leadership Academy
2024 Executive Leadership Academy
2024 Leadership Academy
Location: Birmingham Police Academy
November 4, 2024 - November 5, 2024
(Sargents - Leutnants - Captains)
2024 Executive Leadership Academy
2024 Executive Leadership Academy
2024 Executive Leadership Academy
2024 Executive Leadership Academy
Location: Birmingham Police Academy
November 7, 2024 - November 8, 2024
(Majors-Wardens-Directors-Sheriffs-Chiefs)
Featured SMEs (Subject Matter Experts)
Michael Fields
Christy Slauson Vincent
Christy Slauson Vincent
Judge Fields more than 20 years as a sitting judge as well as a practicing attorney. Judge Fields has testified before Congress on many occasions and is a leading expert in Constitutional Law. Judge Fields is also a Professor at the Thurgood Marshall School of law.
Christy Slauson Vincent
Christy Slauson Vincent
Christy Slauson Vincent
Ms. Christy Vincent was hired as the state PREA Director for the Alabama Department
of Corrections in 2015. As the ADOC PREA Director, Mrs. Vincent oversees 26 state facilities and currently 8 county jails. She began her career as PREA Director with an extensive background in PREA, as well as the criminal justice system. She began her care
Ms. Christy Vincent was hired as the state PREA Director for the Alabama Department
of Corrections in 2015. As the ADOC PREA Director, Mrs. Vincent oversees 26 state facilities and currently 8 county jails. She began her career as PREA Director with an extensive background in PREA, as well as the criminal justice system. She began her career working as a Correctional Officer with the Georgia Department of
Adult Corrections and then later moved to the Alabama Department of Juvenile Justice, where she worked as the PREA Compliance Manager/PREA Investigator for East Alabama Regional Detention Center. While working at EARDC, Mrs. Vincent worked hard to ensure that her agency was the first juvenile detention center in the State of Alabama to be audited for PREA
compliance and was found to be 100% compliant. In 2014, she volunteered to train and facilitate PREA guidelines to all 12 Alabama juvenile detention facilities, in which all have become PREA
compliant since 2014. Mrs. Vincent was a U.S. DOJ Certified PREA Compliance Auditor for both the adult and juvenile facilities from 2014-2021. She has audited adult and juvenile facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, and New Orleans. In 2022, Mrs. Vincent established herself as an independent PREA consultant, for the sole purpose of training other facilities on how to become PREA compliant. She has consulted with state facilities across the nation to include
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, and New Orleans. Mrs. Vincent holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology with a minor in Social and Criminal Justice from Ashford University; a Master of Science degree in Human Behavior with a Specialization in Theory of Addictive Behaviors from Capella University; a Master of Arts degree in Education with a certification in Family and Social Justice at Ashford University;
Tracey Dawson
Christy Slauson Vincent
Tracey Dawson
Mr. Dawson comes to DTC with incredible experience (More than 25 years) not including his appointment as a FOP President in his State of Kentucky, where he served in that role for 6 years. He also has served for 8 years as a Senior Instructor. He currently serves as an auditor and as a PREA Coordinator for the largest Jail in Kentucky.
Mr. Dawson comes to DTC with incredible experience (More than 25 years) not including his appointment as a FOP President in his State of Kentucky, where he served in that role for 6 years. He also has served for 8 years as a Senior Instructor. He currently serves as an auditor and as a PREA Coordinator for the largest Jail in Kentucky. Mr. Dawson has certifications in more than 25 courses including firearms, tactical, Corrections, and more. Mr. Dawson has served as an advisor to DTC for more than five years.
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In-Person Training
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Leadership Academy, Executive Leadership Academy, Surviving Life, Testifying in Court, Civil Unrest and Universal Differences, are 6 of our featured offerings.
Legal Aspects: Search and Seizure, Testifying in Court, Legal Liability for Patrol, Legal Liability for Corrections, Constitutional Law
Dr. Paris H. Spencer
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With the exception of a couple of courses, most of the 68 in-person courses are offered in our ZOOM format. This format allows our attendees to received training in real time. This is as close as we can get to the in-person experience. The advantages of ZOOM training are the conveniences of the training delivery and the reduced expens
With the exception of a couple of courses, most of the 68 in-person courses are offered in our ZOOM format. This format allows our attendees to received training in real time. This is as close as we can get to the in-person experience. The advantages of ZOOM training are the conveniences of the training delivery and the reduced expenses as related to travel and lodging. This is an awesome opportunity to train more officers
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