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About Commander Chris Wagoner
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Expertise
I have been a police officer for 28+ years and still going! I am the Police Academy Commander at a Law Enforcement/ Corrections Academy in North Central Florida. I can answer most questions concerning law enforcement procedures, Criminology, Crime scene processing, law enforcement training and general questions about law enforcment. I teach the following subjects: RADAR/LASER, Law Enforcement Driving, Law Enforcement Firearms and Patrol Techniques, Officer Safety, WMD's for Patrol Officers, Application of Law, Communications skills, Dealing with the Mentally and Physically handicapped, crime scene processing, criminalistics, and many more subjects. I have worked as a subject matter expert for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and helped to write the police officer curriculum for the State of Florida. I like answering questions about how did they do this or that. I also like answering any questions you may have about police in general. I do not mind helping with homework questions or trying to answer your questions about legal subjects that I have knowledge of. You will never know the answer until you ask!

Experience
I am a 26 year veteran police officer, I am currently the Police Academy Commander of an Academy in North FLorida. I have been training police officers since 1993 and have trained them in all aspects of law enforcement, including firearms, Driving and legal subjects including patrol techniques and others. I have served on Road Patrol, Traffic Homicide, Dive Rescue and other units. I have assisted int eh writing of the State of Florida Law Enforcement Police OFficer Curriculum that is used state wide to teach police officers. I also Conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.

Publications
I am a published author in Accident Investigation from the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management.

Education/Credentials
I have 2 degrees, an AAS in Criminal Justice Technology from Santa Fe Community College, and a AA from Santa Fe Community College in Criminal Justice Programs.

Awards and Honors
FBI Directors Award in 2002

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Questions Answered By Expert Commander Chris Wagoner
In Category Criminology and Forensic Psychology

Subject	Date Asked

ethics	10/15/2009
Q: You are a prison psychologist,and during the course of your counseling session with one drug ... A: Hey Harri, This is a simple one, of course you have to report violations of laws. Especially since ...
getting a PhD in Forensic Psychology	10/2/2009
Q: Hey there! I'm in college right now working on getting my BA in criminal justice and my goal is to ... A: Well if your asking which will help you at the federal level then I would say yes, a MA or PhD in ...
serial killers	9/24/2009
Q: I'm about to enter my 3rd and final year at Univeristy. I am studying Criminology and have found ... A: Hey Toni, How about "A contrast and comparrison of the background factors affecting serial ...
Federal Offence or false accusation?	9/24/2009
Q: Without mentioning specific details: To make a long story short, earlier this year for my first job ... A: Because you said this " I dunno what i should do at all and the postmaster who was a witness told me ...
Understanding MO of a murder	9/24/2009
Q: A year and half ago my cousin was murdered in his apartment. He was stabbed once in the heart while ... A: Your assumption may be correct. But there is more to consider than just the wound. If you look into ...
sex offenders	9/22/2009
Q: I have a person who works for me whom I've just found out is a registered Sex Offender. My question ... A: All of Maryland's laws can be found online at the Maryland State Law Library website: ...
Homicide Detectives	1/20/2009
Q: My name is Kanesha Fuqua,I am 16 years of age and I am from Chattanooga,TN. I want to become a ... A: Good for you for thinking ahead to your possible future career!! As for what to take, I hate to say ...
forensic science	1/13/2009
Q: i am currently in highschool and i am interested in a future in criminalistics(forensic science). at ... A: What you have lined up is fine. To be honest with you, the classes you are talking about will help ...
serial killers with antisocial personality	11/18/2008
Q: I am in Psych 101 and have a report on antisocial personality disorder. I am having trouble finding ... A: Here is web site that specifically talks about your subject: http://www.karisable.com/crserial.htm ...
affirmative action	11/17/2008
Q: .. I would like to know if you can help me with three questions I have about affirmative action. I ... A: From Wikipedia: The term affirmative action describes many policies intended to promote access to ...
Can the system endure?	11/5/2008
Q: Commander Wagoner I was wondering if you could answer this question for me? Why the counterfeiting ... A: Here is why and the timeline when it happened: 1865 The Secret Service Division was created on July ...
Serial Killers	11/4/2008
Q: Hey Chris! I was wondering, what serial killers had normal childhoods? for a project for school i ... A: Check these out: http://members.tripod.com/~SerialKillr/SerialKillersExposed/characteristics.html ...
I wanna be a Homicide Detective!	10/21/2008
Q: My name is Kathryn Marcano my dream is to go to college and become an Homicide Detective. I would ... A: I am glad your thinking ahead. Thats more than a lot of your peers are doing, good for you!! A ...
serial killers	10/9/2008
Q: This may seem a little foolish, but I am preparing a self defense/personal protection course and I ... A: Hey Douglas, Try these: ...
serial killers	10/7/2008
Q: This may seem a little foolish, but I am preparing a self defense/personal protection course and I ... A: I do not think that statement is very accurate. From my own personal research I know that they use ...
criminology	9/22/2008
Q: I would like to know what makes a serial killer want to kill and what happens in the brain when it ... A: The area of criminal psychology that appears to capture the general public's imagination, is the ...
Becoming a Homicide Detective	9/18/2008
Q: I'm currently 15 and wanting to become a Homicide Detective. After much research I discovered that ... A: OK There are a few things you can do that would help you out in a law enforcement career. Some ...
Crimes of passion	5/21/2008
Q: What are the motives for crimes of passion? A: Thats the thing with Crimes of Passion. There is no real motive other than an emotional response. If ...
serial killers	5/8/2008
Q: Ok this may seem like a weird question, but i want to know if you can answer a question for me... ... A: Nothing weird about it at all. And you are right, the majority are male. Although there have been ...
Psychology	1/30/2008
Q: Wagoner, First of all, I really respect police officers. Thank you very much for all you do. My ... A: Well actually you should have no problem finding a job in the criminal justice field, I would say ...
crimes and causes	12/22/2007
Q: what are the common crimes that youths commit?,what makes them commit them,what are their effects on ... A: Without getting to long winded and involved, these webpages have all that and more on them for you. ...
hair test for alcohol misuse	12/21/2007
Q: I have just had a positive result from a hair test for alcohol misuse. This is new to the UK and I ... A: I have heard of this testing. But it is not widely used in the US yet. It is used though. I will ...

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