About
Tom Ross
Tom currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Suburban Law Enforcement Academy (SLEA) at College of DuPage. He is also a Public Safety Consultant for the Northern Illinois University Center for Governmental Studies (NIUCGS). Since 2006, Tom has taught thousands of police supervisors throughout the United States as an Adjunct Instructor for the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety (NUCPS). He taught Criminal Justice at the graduate level at Lewis University for 14 years (2000-2014). During his 30 year career at the Bolingbrook Illinois Police Department (1987-2017), he worked his way up through the ranks to Police Chief and Director of Public Safety.
Thomas.Ross1@Northwestern.edu or rosst154@cod.edu
Diversity
Decision Making
Ethics
Leadership
Communications
Critical Incidents
Performance Evaluations
Procedural Justice
Organizational Development
"My teaching style gives students an opportunity to challenge assumptions. This method is interactive, using a combination of academic theory, hypotheticals, and real-world case studies to explore important issues".