• apartment security
• auto theft
• bank atm security
• bouncers doormen
• carjacking
• convenience stores
• crime free program
• employee theft
• excessive force
• false arrest retail
• false imprisonment
• family security
• fast food security
• gated communities
• home invasion
• home security
• hotel motel security
• identity theft
• nightclub security
• parking lot security
• panic or safe room
• personal safety videos
• premises liability
• robbery prevention
• racial profiling retail
• retail loss prevention
• scams con games
• school security
• security consultant
• security guards
• security expert
• self defense
• shoplifting
• shopping centers
• terrorism domestic
• travel security
• use of force
• workplace violence

Loss Prevention Expert

Premises Liability - False Arrest
Security Officer Negligence

Biography Chris E. McGoey, CPP, CSP, CAM Security System Evaluation & Design Crime Vulnerability Research Security / Risk Surveys Speaker / Trainer Expert Witness

Chris E. McGoey is an internationally known author, trainer, speaker, and professional security consultant. He is an expert in the fields of security management, crime, and loss prevention. He specializes in the anticipation, recognition, and prevention of crime on most commercial property types. He consults with business owners and managers, insurance agencies, and the police on how to reduce the risk. Mr. McGoey also consults with the media, attorneys, and testifies as a security expert witness in various venues.

Security Consulting Services

Chris McGoey has conducted over six-thousand security surveys of commercial properties where crime has been a problem and has provided advice on how to reduce the risk. He has performed thousands of crime demographic studies and risk assessments. Mr. McGoey is an expert on the subjects of violence on commercial properties and retail loss prevention, some of which he perfected while developing the 7-Eleven Robbery and Loss Prevention programs throughout the United States.

Expert Witness Services

Chris McGoey is a highly-acclaimed security expert witness. He has testified over three-hundred times at deposition and over eighty times at trial in numerous state and federal courts. He testifies as a security expert witness in litigation matters involving allegations of crime foreseeability, inadequate security, and premises liability, loss prevention, and in security officer negligence matters involving allegations of misconduct, false arrest, racial profiling, and excessive use of force. He has worked for both Plaintiff and Defense firms as a consultant and expert witness at a ratio of 45/55%.

Environments Serviced

Apartments, Condominiums, Hotels & Resorts, Motels, Grocery, Parking Lots, Department Stores, Convenience Stores, Liquor Stores, Nightclubs & Bars, Gas Stations, Fast-Food Chains, Shopping Centers, Office Buildings, Retail Stores, Banks & ATMs, Universities, Hospitals, Schools, Restaurants, Movie Complexes, Casinos, and Sports Complexes.

Criminal Activity Solutions

Homicide, Kidnap, Rape, Robbery, Stalking, Carjacking, Assault, Gang Activity, Burglary, Shoplifting, Auto Theft, Grand Theft, Employee Theft, Shoplifting, Vandalism, Loitering, Fraud, Identity Theft, and Workplace Violence.

Experience

Mr. McGoey has over thirty-eight years of education and experience and has absorbed thousands of hours of specialized training. Throughout his career, he has developed cost effective security programs for numerous small, medium, and large commercial properties and for many internationally known corporations. He has thousands of hours of hands-on experience working with commercial properties such as retailers, shopping centers, convenience store chains, and apartment properties. He has earned a solid reputation for conceiving solutions that are practical, reasonable, and effective because of having been there and knowing that security programs must interface with the asset protected. He has assisted in developing crime prevention legislation and has received awards for his service to his profession.

Mr. McGoey has an A.A. degree in Police Science, a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice Administration, and has completed twelve-units towards an M.S. degree in the same major. He is a frequent speaker on the subjects of crime foreseeability, crime prevention, retail security, and premises liability and has consulted with or appeared on many radio and television shows including Good Morning America, 60-Minutes, Dateline, CSI, Geraldo Show, Court TV, WABC, When Seconds Count, EXTRA, Inside Edition, the BBC, and a special investigative report on ABC News 20/20 with Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs. He has authored over ninety articles, a personal safety video series, nine book chapters, and has published a book entitled, Security: Adequate...or Not? The Complete Guide to Premises Liability Litigation. He is presently writing three more how to books with topics on Premises Liability, Apartment Security and Nightclub Security, which are expected to be available on this website soon.

Professional Licenses & Certifications

• Licensed Private Investigator (PI - California)
• Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
• Certified Security Professional (CSP)
• Certified International Crime Prevention Specialist (ICPS)
• Certified Professional Investigator (CPI)
• Certified Apartment Manager (CAM)
• Certified Instructor - Crime Free Multi-Housing Program
• Certified Instructor - Crime Free Hotel-Motel Program
• Certified Instructor - Crime Free Mini-Storage Program
• Certified Instructor - Crime Free Mobile Housing Program
• Certified Instructor - Crime Prevention CPTED - Police (POST)
• Certified Life Support for Healthcare Providers, (CPR & AED)
• Certified Universal First Aid

Mr. McGoey is the only security consultant with these 12 certifications

Honors & Awards

• Governors Award for Significant Contribution to Crime Prevention, presented by Governor Robert List, State of Nevada, 1980.
• President's Award for District Governor of the Year, presented by the California Association of Licensed Investigators, 1987-1988.
• Distinguished Contributor Award, presented by the American Society for Industrial Security, 1998.
• Top Web Site Award, presented by Mr. Landlord for the Crime Doctor™ web site that was voted one of the top websites in the United States for rental property owners, 1999.
• ASIS Honor, Honored by the American Society for Industrial Security by publishing my CPP Member Profile on their website and newsletter, 2000.
• Honorary Charter Membership: Special status awarded for on-going educational contributions by the Board of Directors of the International Crime Free Association, 2002.
• Directors Award: Presented for valued contribution to the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI), 2002.
• ATM Security Judge: Selected as one-of-three global judges to select winning entries in the first international ATM Industry Association crime prevention awards, 2002.
• Exemplary Service Award: Honored by the International Crime Free Association at the Fifth Annual International conference in Savannah, 2002.
• Golden Web Award: Selected by the International Association of Webmasters and Designers as one of the best websites for design and content on the internet, 2003-2004.
• Silver Award: Honored by the American Association of Webmasters for recognition in design, style, creativity, and content of the Crime Doctor Website 2005.
• Directors Special Service Award: Honored by the International Crime Free Association for continuing educational contributions to crime prevention and for website development, (2006).
• Certificate of Appreciation: Honored by the California Crime Prevention Officer's Association as the featured crime prevention trainer at the 32nd Annual Training Conference, 2006.
• Directors Award: Presented in recognition for contribution and support of crime prevention and the commitment to safer communities by the California Crime Prevention Officers Association, (2007).
• Certificate of Appreciation: Honored by the ASIS International in recognition of significant contribution to the aims and objectives of the society (2008).

Professional Memberships

• ASIS International - American Society for Industrial Security
• International Crime Free Association, Charter Member #6 - Board of Directors
• International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners
• International CPTED Association
• National Apartment Association
• California Apartment Association
• Crime Prevention Coalition of America
• National Bar & Restaurant Association
• California Association of Licensed Investigators
• California Crime Prevention Officers Association
• California Robbery Investigators Association
• Retail Special Agents Association

A resume and fee schedule are available to clients upon request

• Biography of Chris E. McGoey
• Testimonials from a few of Mr. McGoey's clients
• Speaking Engagements by Mr. McGoey
• Media Contacts by Mr. McGoey
• Crime Doctor home page