Russell Strand is a retired Senior Special Agent , and is the owner and creative visionary of Effective Detective LLC – focusing on criminal justice multidisciplinary education and training, primary prevention, technical assistance, and systems improvement. Russ is a retired US Army CID Senior Federal Special Agent and Sexual Harassment & Assault Response & Prevention (SHARP) Program Manager, Lead Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC), victim advocate, and Violence Prevention Program Manager. He is also a retired Chief of the Behavioral Sciences Education & Training Division for the US Army Military Police School, where he spent 20 years developing and implementing training and education courses, presentations, and consulting, including educating criminal justice professionals around the world in the areas of violence against persons. He is an internationally recognized as an expert educator, visionary leader, and consultant by military, governmental, higher education, and public and private organizations.