"Since law enforcement agencies began partnering with citizens through community policing, we've seen significant drops in crime rates."
- John Ashcroft

Daniel Bates - Florida Regional Community Policing Institute

Dan Bates is the Training and Curriculum Specialist for the Florida Regional Community Policing Institute (RCPI) at St. Petersburg College.   He retired from the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) December, 2001 after 26+ years of service.  

Mr. Bates, as lead trainer, has attended numerous training of trainer courses and continuously explores new topics to bring the latest information into the classroom.  He has also worked extensively with subject matter experts in order to write curriculum manuals for RCPI courses.  Mr. Bates teaches a variety of training topics for the RCPI to include Workplace Violence (classroom and On-line), CPTED, Introduction to Community Policing, Ethical Issues and Decisions in Law Enforcement, Effective Media Skills and Introduction to Human Trafficking.

Dan received his bachelor's degree from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and his master’s degree in Education from the University of Phoenix, specializing in Adult Education and Distance Learning.  He is a certified Florida Crime Prevention Practitioner and received his initial instruction in the concepts of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) from International CPTED authority, Timothy Crowe.  He is also a member of the Tampa Bay Professional Traffic Calmer Group as well as a charter member and officer of the Florida CPTED Network.