Douglas S. Hart
Newport Beach, CA 92663
Douglas S. Hart is a recognized expert in violent crimes, having personally investigated and managed several high-profile cases, including homicides, multiple-homicides, abductions, and other related offenses. He has also investigated countless sex crimes and violent assaults. Mr. Hart was appointed to Chief Deputy at Canyon County Idaho Sheriff’s Office in October 2022.
Mr. Hart has a distinguished 27-year career with the FBI, where he served as the Supervisory Senior Resident Agent in Southern Idaho from 2015 to 2022. In this role, he was the Program Coordinator for Violent Incident Crimes throughout the entire Salt Lake City Division, earning several Exceptional Performance awards. From 2008 to 2015, Mr. Hart oversaw numerous large-scale, multi-defendant investigations into criminal gang and drug trafficking organizations as the Task Force Coordinator for the Treasure Valley Metro Violent Crime Task Force. He also served assignments on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation and the Honolulu Organized Crime Drug Squad before becoming Task Force Coordinator in 2008.
Mr. Hart is a Certified Threat Manager and has investigated and mitigated hundreds of threats of violence. He has responded to three active-shooter events in both investigative and command capacities. He was also the State of Idaho Coordinator with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit for over 10 years.
Mr. Hart has been a Forensic Expert with Park Dietz & Associates since 2022.
- Crime Foreseeability
- Drug Enforcement
- Gangs
- Informants
- Jails & Prisons
- RICO/Racketeering
- School Safety
- Sexual Abuse
- Stalking
- Workplace Violence
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A:
• Master of Business Administration – Case Western Reserve University
• Bachelor of Arts, Japanese – Brigham Young University
Certifications:
• Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP); Certified Threat Manager (CTM)
• National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime, State of Idaho; FBI Coordinator for law enforcement case submission to the FBI Behavioral Analysis Units
• Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT); Instructor for Active Shooter response training to law enforcement
• Citizens Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE); Instructor for public and private organizations on Active Shooter events
• FBI Tactical Instructor
• FBI General Police Instructor
• FBI Firearms Instructor
• FBI Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Member
• Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) – Advanced Certificate
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A:
Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Mr. Hart has conducted 40 trainings on preventing acts of Targeted Violence to several organizations in the law enforcement, public, and private sectors since 2016. He has delivered keynote addresses at numerous major local and national conferences.
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Case Analysis, Consulting, Investigation of Violent Crimes, Examination of Mass Attacks, Site Inspections, Reports, Testimony.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Hourly rates are the same for all activities and are available on request.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses and other expenses specified in the engagement letter or contract.
Available Upon Request