Richard Weinblatt

Dr. Richard Weinblatt, The Cop Doc, is a law enforcement expert, consultant, writer, radio show host, and media commentator, who has served as a police chief, criminal justice professor, and police academy director. Dr. Weinblatt serves as the Dean of the School of Public and Social Services and the School of Education for the 37,000 student respected Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis.

Dr. Weinblatt has worked in several regions of the United States in reserve and full-time sworn positions ranging from auxiliary police lieutenant in New Jersey to Patrol Division Deputy Sheriff in New Mexico to Police Chief in North Carolina.

A certified instructor for Taser, pepper spray, baton, firearms, vehicle operations, and defensive tactics, Dr. Weinblatt instructed and/or oversaw criminal justice degree programs and police academies in Florida, Indiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Ohio.

A well-known police issues commentator for local and national media, Dr. Weinblatt, has been interviewed by the Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, HLN, MSNBC, and The Washington Post among others. He has authored hundreds of articles on law enforcement topics for magazines and websites

Dr. Weinblatt earned a bachelor's degree in Administration of Justice, a Master of Public Administration in Criminal Justice, an Education Specialist degree and a Doctor of Education.

Dr. Weinblatt resides in Indianapolis, IN, with his wife, Anne, and son, Michael. Further information is available at www.TheCopDoc.com.