Lt. Dan A. DeWolf retired after 31 years
in law enforcement. He is President of DeWolf and Associates;
a Law Enforcement Training and Consulting firm. Mr.
DeWolf has extensive experience in both law enforcement
and teaching which allows him to bring real-life experience
into the classroom.
Mr. DeWolf was employed at the Bloomfield Township Police
Department, Michigan from 1974 - 2005. During those
years he was a Training Officer, assigned to the Narcotics
Unit and promoted to Detective within the
Investigations Division. In 1987, he was again promoted
to Sergeant and in 1991 to Lieutenant in the Patrol
Division. As a Shift Commander, one of his duties
has been to serve as the Unit Coordinator for the Field
Training Unit since 1987.
Mr. DeWolf is an adjunct instructor
with Northwestern University Center for Public Safety
and Oakland Community College. He has taught at the
Oakland Police Academy as an instructor in the Advanced
Police Officer Training Seminars, Disciplinary Investigations,
Leadership, Supervision of Police Personnel, Supervision
of the FTO
Program, and the Field Training and Evaluation Program.
He has instructed at Lansing Community College and has
been employed as a Training Consultant with many Police
and Sheriff Departments throughout Michigan.
Prior to his law enforcement career, Mr. DeWolf earned
a Bachelors of Science Degree from Michigan State University
in 1974. He earned his Master’s Degree at Eastern
Michigan University in 2001.
His professional affiliations include the Oakland Criminal
Justice Association where he is a Past President, Alpha
Phi Sigma; Professional Fraternity at Michigan State
University, Alumni of Eastern Michigan University School
of Police Staff and Command, A.P.C.O., I.L.E.E.T.A and
is a Past Director of the Michigan Chapter to the National
Association of Field Training Officers.
