Ferreira
Dr. Bertus R. Ferreira
Professor
Courses Taught at Murray State:
- CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CRJ 220 - Law Enforcement
- CRJ 346 - Criminal Investigation
- CRJ 355 - Security in Business and Industry
- CRJ 365 - Interviewing and Interrogation
- CRJ 425 - Terrorism
- CRJ 447 - Business and Political Crime
- CRJ 455 - Police and Community Relations
- CRJ 520 - Mass and Serial Murder
- CRJ 555 - Crime Prevention
Education:
- B.A. (Criminology and Police Science and minor in Law) - University of South Africa
- B.A. (Economics and minors in Psychology and Business Administration) - Wichita State University
- M.S. (Business and Industrial Security) - Central Missouri State University
- M.S. (Aviation Safety) - Central Missouri State University
- M.Phil. (Criminology: Crime Prevention and Policing) - St. John's College, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, England
- Ed.D. (Occupational and Adult Education: Human Resource Development) - Oklahoma State University
Professional Certifications:
- CPP: Certified Protection Professional and Board Certified in Security Management, American Society for Industrial Security;
- CFE: Certified Fraud Examiner;
- CST: Certified Security Trainer;
- DABFE: Certified Forensic Examiner and Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Examiners;
- FACFE: Life Fellow, American College of Forensic Examiners
Clinical/Professional Focus:
- Business/industrial security,
- crime prevention,
- crime investigation,
- community policing,
- economic/occupational/organized crime,
- law enforcement,
- risk management,
- aviation security/safety,
- terrorism and executive protection,
- international criminal justice, and
- academic program development
Research Focus:
- Terrorism,
- crime prevention,
- law enforcement education and training,
- community policing,
- security and risk management, and
- international crime
Professional Experience Prior to Murray State:
- Federal police officer, criminal investigator, senior security manager and risk management consultant.
- Taught at the National Police Academy of South Africa and the Institute for Criminology at the University of South Africa and was a security and criminal justice professor at Northern Michigan University, Wichita State University, Washburn University (Kansas) and East Carolina University.
Professional Organizations:
Life Membership:
- National Sheriffs' Association,
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners,
- The American College of Forensic Examiners,
- American Society of Criminology,
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Founding Membership:
- Police Association for College Education,
- American Police Association,
- Institute for Criminology,
- University of South Africa
Annual Membership:
- International Association of Chiefs of Police,
- International Police Association (United States Section),
- National Association of Veteran Police Officers,
- American Society for Industrial Security,
- Midwestern Criminal Justice Association,
- Southern Criminal Justice Association,
- North Carolina Criminal Justice Association
Contact Information
Dr. Bertus R. Ferreira
Professor
Criminal Justice
102D John W. Carr Hall