Paul LaRosa
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Paul LaRosa is an accomplished law enforcement professional who testified on many occasions in US District Court and within the South Carolina Judicial System in the areas of threat assessment, crime analysis and violent behavior during his 28-year tenure with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). As an expert witness in the civilian arena, Mr. LaRosa has testified in negligent security/premises liability, sexual assault allegation and crime scene reconstruction matters. With his intimate knowledge of these subjects, Mr. LaRosa has provided training and guidance to government agencies in South Carolina including judges, elected officials, and the Department of Education. He has led and assisted in the investigation of some of South Carolina’s highest-profile criminal cases involving homicide, mass shootings, and threats against public officials. Professionally, Mr. LaRosa is highly regarded with his unique law enforcement blend as a practitioner, tactical operator, investigator, supervisor, and testifying expert.
Mr. LaRosa was selected, trained and certified as a criminal investigative analyst (colloquially known as a criminal profiler) in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit in Virginia, where he benefited from extensive training in all areas of criminal behavior and threat assessment. The majority of Mr. LaRosa’s career was spent with SLED’s Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) where he specialized in violent crimes including homicides, stalking, sexual assault and other sexually motivated crimes, threat assessment/management, violent risk assessment, and workplace violence. In addition, Mr. LaRosa has provided equivocal death analyses, independent reviews, and has re-examined cold cases and identified investigative failures as well as provided consultations on numerous violent crime cases nationwide.
As a team leader for tactical operations, he supervised perimeter security, served as an emergency medical technician (EMT), and handled hostage negotiations. While a member of SLED’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, Mr. LaRosa provided site security to numerous dignitaries and assisted US Federal Agencies with high-profile events including US Presidential debates.
Mr. LaRosa is an original member of the Association of Law Enforcement Profilers (ALEP) and is a Full Fellow with the International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF). He was a committee member and contributor to the 2019 published School-Based Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management: Best Practices Guide for South Carolina K-12 Schools. In addition, Mr. LaRosa is a sought-after instructor in all areas of criminal profiling and currently teaches Profiling the Violent Crime Scene in Charlotte, North Carolina.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Premises Liability and Negligent Security: Crime Foreseeability, Inadequate Security and Reasonableness of Security
Behavioral Analysis: Behavioral Threat Assessment, Deterrability, Difficult Terminations, Threatening/Concerning Communications, Workplace Violence and Threatening Employees
Investigations: Police Practices including Wrongful Convictions; Crime Scene Reconstruction and Violent Crime to include Stalking, Criminal Sexual Assault Allegations, Equivocal Death and Homicide
- Apartment/Condominium Security
- Behavioral Science
- Crime Foreseeability
- Crime Scene Analysis
- Criminalistics
- Inadequate/Negligent Security
- Law Enforcement
- Premises Liability
- Security Management
- Violent Crimes
- Workplace Violence
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: 1994 Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Political Science
The Citadel, South Carolina
1999 Certified Crime Scene Investigator (International Association for Identification)
2001 Licensed Mediator
2002 Emergency Medical Technician (National Registry)
2012 Certified Criminal Profiler - Association of Law Enforcement Profilers (ALEP)
2018 Full Fellow with the International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF) - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: - Original member of the Association of Law Enforcement Profilers (ALEP)
- Committee member and contributor to the 2019 published School-Based Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management: Best Practices Guide for South Carolina K-12 Schools - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Selected by SLED to speak to law enforcement professionals, prosecutors, state agencies, agency directors, judges, non-profit entities, public/private schools and private sector groups. Provided hands-on instruction, seminars, real world table top exercises over the course of 25 years on a variety of topics such as crime scene reconstruction, hostage negotiating, threat assessment/threat management, developing threat assessment groups, criminal investigative analysis (colloquially known as profiling), and proper interview techniques.
In addition, Mr. LaRosa is a sought-after instructor in all areas of criminal profiling and currently teaches Profiling the Violent Crime Scene at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Please reach out to mstephens@eaglesecuritygroup.com to request a copy of Mr. LaRosa’s CV for a complete list of training he has received and provided along with additional details of his decades of experience in law enforcement. - Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: Mr. LaRosa has provided expert testimony on numerous occasions, is very comfortable on the stand and comes across very well to jurors.
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Mr. LaRosa serves Eagle Security Group as a law enforcement expert. He provides case consultation, civil and criminal litigation support, investigative support, and expert witness testimony in the areas of:
Behavioral Analysis to include Behavioral Threat Assessment, Deterrability of an Offender; Workplace Violence (WPV) to include Difficult Terminations, Threatening Employees and Threatening/Concerning Communications;
Premises Liability/Negligent Security: Crime Foreseeability, Inadequate Security Reasonableness of Security
Investigations: Police Practices including Wrongful Convictions; Crime Scene Reconstruction and Violent Crime to include Stalking, Criminal Sexual Assault Allegations, Equivocal Death and Homicide - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Please reach out to our case manager at mstephens@eaglesecuritygroup.com to set up a complimentary consultation call and to obtain a CV and our fee schedule.
Alternatively, you are invited to complete an intake form with details about your case. Please visit our website: https://www.eaglesecuritygroup.com/expert-witness/
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