Director of Law Enforcement Training
P.O.S.T. Master Instructor- Currently teaching/facilitating for Government Training Agency "GTA" in their Officer Involved Shooting course.
Sergeant Seymour served 25 (years) for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. His assignments included Custody, Patrol, Specialized Gang Patrol, Street Gang Detective (Operation Safe Streets), Patrol Sergeant and Homicide Investigator. He has a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from National University, and has taught as an Adjunct Professor at Navarro Community College, and been a guest speaker at numerous Colleges and Universities in California, Texas and Arizona. Additionally, he has more than 20 years experience teaching classes at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy, and Navarro Community College Police Academy. He is a co-author of "Criminal Investigation, An Illustrated Case Study Approach" (Pearson Publishing).
Sergeant Seymour was a lead investigator in approximately 100 homicides, including stabbings, shootings, blunt force trauma, strangulation, rape and poisoning. He has assisted in more than 100 additional homicides during his distinguished career. Sergeant Seymour was also a lead investigator in more than 30 officer involved shootings and assisted in more than 30 other officer involved shootings.
Sergeant Seymour has testified as a gang expert in more than 30 trials involving Black, Hispanic, Samoan, and Filipino street gangs in Superior, and Federal Courts in Los Angeles County, as well as Washington D.C.
Sergeant Seymour has taught courses in homicide, homicide scenes, suicides, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and gang related homicide to local law enforcement and law enforcement personnel from across the country.
Education & Certificates
- Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from National University
- Bachelors Degree (BA) , Long Beach State University, Occupational Studies, 2008
- Associate in Arts Degree (AA) Cerritos Community College, Business Administration, 1980
- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Academy, 1983
- P.O.S.T. Master Instructor Development Program State of California, 2006
Experience
- Detective Sgt. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Assignments
- 1983 Joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
- 1984 assigned as Ccustody Deputy at Men’s Central Jail
- 1986 assigned as Patrol Deputy at Carson Sheriff’s Station
- 1989 Uniformed Street Gang Patrol (Gang Enforcement Team) at Lynwood Sheriff’s Station
- 1990 Patrol Training Officer at Carson Sheriff’s Station
- 1990 Street Gang Detective (Operation Safe Streets) at Carson Sheriff’s Station
- 1997 Patrol Sergeant at Norwalk Sheriff’s Station
- 1999 Detective at Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau
- 2009 Retired
Professional Activities
- Previous Instructor- Homicides, Suicides, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Crime Scenes, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Academy
- Previous Instructor- Gang Homicides
- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Street Gang and Subcultures School
- Previous Instructor- Advanced Street Gang Investigator School
- California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
- Previous Frequent Guest Lecturer- Criminal Justice Classes
- California State University Dominguez Hills, California State University Fullerton,
- Mission Community College, Grand Canyon University Arizona,
- Current Guest Lecturer- Navarro Community College
- Consultant/ Curriculum Development- Advanced Street Gang Investigator 2006
- California Commission on Peace Officer Standards
- Consultant/ Curriculum Development- Advanced Homicide Investigations 2007
- California Commission on Peace Officer Standards
- Consultant/ Curriculum Development- Basic Homicide Investigations 2011
- California Commission on Peace Officer Standards
Publications
- Seymour, Randy, HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS FOR PATROL PERSONNEL,
- California POST (Master Instructor Thesis) 2006
- Seymour, Randy, ASSETS ON THE LINE,
- American Police Beat Magazine, Volume 14, Number 1, January 2007
- Co-author of "Criminal Investigation, An Illustrated Case Study Approach" (Pearson Publishing).
Associations
- Member of the California Homicide Investigators Association
- Member the Peace Officers Professional Association
- Member of Master Instructor Development Program Association
