Edward F. Connors has over 26 years experience in criminal
justice consulting, legal counseling, and law enforcement field work. He has directed or
participated in more than 300 criminal justice projects and has worked with more than 200
law enforcement agencies since 1973. He has directed more than 50 comprehensive management
studies of law enforcement agencies, recently assisting many of these agencies in
implementing community policing. Areas of expertise include law enforcement management and
operations, strategic planning, community policing, narcotics control, legal analysis and
research, and program evaluation. Mr. Connors has a Master's degree in Criminal Justice
and is an attorney specializing in criminal law and police civil liability. He formerly
worked for the U.S. Marshal Service, Washington, D.C. (econnors@ilj.org)