Training and Consulting

Investigative Lead

Mission Statement:  

It is the mission of Investigative Lead to strengthen the criminal justice response to sexual assault and violence against women.  We work to provide support for all disciplines involved in the criminal justice system.  We apply the most current and best practices in policy, procedure, training, education, and experienced based consulting to fulfil our mission.

Investigative Lead, LLC was formed in 2011 by Sergeant Jim Markey while an investigative supervisor with the City of Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix, Arizona. Specializing in violence against women crimes, his knowldege and skills are founded in his 30 years of law enforcement field experience. Jim gained invaluable skills through oversight, management, and leadership of a sexual assault criminal investigative team. Over this career his detective teams investigated over 10,000 rape and sexual violence cases, including over 100 serial rapists.  He ensured at all times that best practices were in place by working to develop and implement policy and procedures in all aspects of sexual violence. 

Jim holds a Bachelor degree in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University and a Master's degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University giving him an important balance of education and practical experience.

Investigative Lead works in collaboration with a wide spectrurm of public and private organizations. This collaboration and  assistance has been delivered through on site  training, web based media, technical process review, committee and taskforce consultation .

Partners and Clients:

• Department of Defense
• Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Research Triangle Institute
• Kentucky Office of the Attorney General
• United States Department of Interior
• Maui County, Office of Attorney General
• Union County Sheriff's Office, Marysville Ohio
• United States Army Sexual Assault Response Team, Fort Buchanan, San Juan Puerto Rico
• Adanta Sexual Assault Resource Center, Somerset KY
• Ohio Alliance to END Sexual Violence, Cleveland Ohio

Continuing partnerships and clients:

• The International Association for Chief's of Police
• The U.S. Department of Justice to include: 
• National Instittue of Justice
• Office of Violence Agaisnt Women
• Office of Victims of Crime
• Office of Justice Programs
• OJP Diagnostic Center
• Southwest Center for Law and Policy
• National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
• National SANE-SART.org
• National Forensic Science Technology Center
• University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center National Forensic Academy
• KeneticLearning Online
• International Association of Forensic Nurses
• Indian Health Services
• Absentee-Shawnee Indian Nation
• Parents of Murdered Children Organization (POMC)
• John F. Kenedy School of Government, Harvard College
• Dartmouth College
• Scottsdale Healthcare, Inc

Criminal Intelligence Research
and Analysis 

Ritchie Martinez     

Senior Core Advisory/Consultant for Law Enforcement Criminal Intelligence
Mr. Martinez brings over 42 years of law enforcement criminal justice and criminal intelligence experience at the working, operational, supervisory, and leadership levels. During his career Mr. Martinez:. During his career he

• Served as Deputy Sheriff, Detective Sgt., Special Agent, Narcotics Strike Force/Organized Crime, Manager of the Intelligence Division, Arizona Criminal Intelligence System Agency (ACISA), Intelligence detective for Arizona Department of Public Safety, Criminal Intelligence Division. Upon his sworn career retirement,  
• Principle Arizona Department of Public Safety/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Agency (HIDTA) managing and supervising criminal intelligence analysts responsible for developing programs, procedures and methods to deliver intelligence support for tactical, operational, and strategic drug investigations. 
• Member of the U. S. Justice Department’s Global Working Intelligence Group he was instrumental in the development of the nation’s first intelligence training standards for police agency executives, managers/commanders, officers, and analysts.
• Created the nation’s National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP) which serves as the foundational document leading major information and intelligence initiatives that included the United States National Fusion Centers program. 
• Former president of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) and served on the U. S. Department of Homeland Security Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination Group Advisory Counsel and a member of the Office of Director of National Intelligence Homeland Security Partners Group.
• Recipient of the “Outstanding Intelligence Analyst” from the Executive Office of President of the United States.
• Adjunct instructor for Louisiana State University, National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT), Counter Terrorism Academy

Current Events and Information

DACIPAD

• In January of 2017, Jim was appointed by the Secretary of Defense to the Defense Advisory Committee on the Investigation, Defense, and Prosectuion of Sexual Assault in the Military (DACIPAD).   This 5-year committee is tasked with the review of sexual assault cases in all branches of the military.  

Tempe Police Department Project

• The Tempe Police Department, Tempe AZ, contarcted with ILTC to complete a review of their agency response to sexual assault.  This project is currenty in the final assessment and reporting stages, witha final report pending technical review.

SAKI Project

• As part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assaut Kit Initiative (SAKI) Training and Technical Assistance Jim has provided training and assistancce for over 30 SAKI gratee sites.  This project will run through 2019.  

ILTC training in JAPAN

• In January 2015, ILTC traveled to Tokyo with National SANE-SART and Dr. Linda Ledray, Misty Marra from Marshall University, and Pattie Powers, to deliver the 2-day SART Interactive Training Scenario.  This training was sponsored by the Japanese Forensic Nursing Association and trained over 75 individuals, including detectives from the Japanese National  Police agency.  Here, Jim, owner of ILTC, is being interrogated by a JNP detective.  Many thanks to our wonderiful hosts and sponsors from Japan.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE COLD CASE WORKING GROUP  

• Investigative Lead, LLC is proud to be an invitee to this critical working group.  The purpose of this WG is to identify best practices, develop and implement consistent investigative polices, and assist jurisdictions with technical assistance in the area of cold/unsolved crimes.  
  

SEXUAL ASSAULT INFORMATION SYSTEM

• ILTC is pleased to partner with Valley Technology Solutions (www.azvalleytech.com) in the development of a robust information management system for sexual assault unit assessments.  This system has the expandibility to provide technical support for agencies in the tracking of forensic evidence associated with their case.  <Check back for updates>