Ken Bell Associates
P.O. Box 1542
Duarte, California 91009
626 305-5546-----Office
626 359-7490---------Fax
E-Mail: kbell10044@aol.com
Web site: Kenbellassociates.com
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy, Basic Certificate for Corrections Officer, 1964.
United States Army, Basic Certificates for Military Policeman 1965
East Los Angeles College, Associate of Arts Degree, Liberal Arts, 1971.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy, Basic Post Certificate, Deputy Sheriff, 1972
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Academy, Jail Operation Course, 1972.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy, Community-Police Relation Course 1973.
California Dept. of Justice, Peace Officer Standards, Intermediate Certificate, 1976.
California Specialized Training Institute, School Security Course, 1977.
State of California, Teaching Credentials for Police Science, 1978.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Academy Advanced Street Gang Investigator Course 56
Hours, 1979.
California Dept. of Justice, Peace Officer Standards, Advanced Certificate 1981
Rio Hondo College Advanced Officer Training, "Crisis Intervention," 1986.
Contra Costa Criminal Justice Training Center, Los Medranos College, Investigation and
Trial Preparation, 80 hours, 1987.
California School board Administration procedures, San Jose, Calif. 1989.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept. Advance Officers Training Staff, VIP Protection, 1988.
Rio Hondo College, Administration of Justice Center, 9mm Weapons T raining, 1990.
Rio Hondo College, Administration of Justice Center, Advanced Officer Training. Skills and
Knowledge Modular Training & Pepper Spray Application. 1994.
Rio Hondo College, Administration of Justice Center. 24 hours-Advanced Officer Training
Update. 1996.
Certificate in Parenting Training, 40 hours Course from the "Parent Project" 1995.
Rio Hondo College, Administration of Justice Center, Advanced Officer Training. Tactics for
Field Officers, 1998.
University of California Davis, University Extensions, Faculty, Training for Trainers 1999.
CAREER EXPERIENCE:
Los Angeles County District Attorney Hard Core Gang Unit Investigation of Special Hard
Core Gang Cases; December 1989 to October 2000
Los Angeles County District Attorney Welfare Fraud Unit: February 1989 to December 1989.
Los Angeles County District Attorney, Pasadena Branch Office, Trial Support Section
September 1988 to February 1989.
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Family Support Unit February 1987 to September
1988.
Los Angeles County District Attorney
Witness Assistance Section
January 1986 to February 1987
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.
Youth Services Bureau-Started First Gang Unit
Investigation and Intelligence Gathering 1978-1986
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.
Lennox Station- Juvenile Detective 1976-1978
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.
Lennox Station, Patrol Officer, 1974-1976
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.
Hall of Justice, Jail Custody Division
Inmate Supervision, 1967-1974
United States Army, Drafted
Military Policeman, 1965 to 1967
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.
Jail Custody Division
Prisoner Personnel Officer 1964-1965
Career Accomplishments:
Designed and Implemented a `'System for Juvenile Gang Investigation, 1976
Selected as The” Outstanding Instructor, for The California District Attorney's Association,
in 1987 and in 1988.
Elected to the City of Duarte, Board of Education, November, 1989
Elected as The Vice President of The Duarte Unified School District, 1992
Selected as the Los Angeles County "Investigator of the Year, November, 1992.
Elected as The President of The Board of Education for the City Of Duarte, 1992
Organized a Peace Summit, Between 25 Major Gang Leaders and Eight (8) local Police
Chief's, To Establish Lines of Communications, Prior to the “Rodney King” verdict, May
and August 1993.
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Selected as the Los Angeles County "employee of the Month- July, 1993
Reelected to the Duarte School Board for a 2nd 4-Year Term, November, 1993
Selected by the Black Peace Officer's Association for the Annual Career Achievement Award,
October-1994
Elected as the President of the Board of Education for the City of Duarte- 1995
Reelected to the Duarte School Board for a 3rd (4) Year Term in 1997
Reelected to the Duarte School Board for a 4th (4) Year Term in 2001
Selected as the State Investigator of the Year, by the California District Attorney Investigator's
Association, 1999.
Elected as the President of the Board of Education for the City of Duarte- 2001
CONDUCTED INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES FOR I HE FOLLOWING
GROUPS OR AGENCY:
Denver Colorado, Colorado Gang Association
Los Angeles Unified School Security Police
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. Academy
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
California Youth Authority Staff
Santa Monica Police Dept.
California Highway Patrol
West Covina Police Dept.
Culver City Police Dept
State of California, Attorney General's Office
Riverside California, District Attorney's Office
Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office
United States Air Force Police, Intelligence Unit Fairfield, AFB
Police Training Consultants
State of California, Corrections Officer's Association
Sacramento County Sheriff's Dept.
Los Medranos College, Administration of Justice-Post Certified Gang Course
Reno Nevada, Police Dept.
San Bernardino County Juvenile Counselors
California School Psychologist Association
Norton Air force Base, US Air force
St Anne Hospital Staff
California Association of Children Services
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. Custody Gang Unit
Southern Calif. Narcotics Association
Los Angeles County Marshal's Dept.
National Black Prosecutors Association
South Gate Police Dept.
Department of Treasury, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Provided State Approved STC Courses for the Following Probation Depts.
Los Angeles
San Diego
Ventura
Alameda
Santa Barbara
San Bernardino
Orange Co.
Visalia
Fresno
Riverside
Bakersfield
Sacramento
Instructed Law Enforcement and Civic Leaders in the following Cities:
Washington, D.C.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Seattle, Washington
Austin, Texas
Phoenix, Arizona
Jekel Island, Georgia
Colorado Springs, Colorado
San Antonio, Texas
Reno, Nevada
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Knoxville, Tennessee
Anoka, Minnesota
Appleton, Wisconsin
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Little Rock, Arkansas
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rosemont Illinois
Madison, Wisconsin
Boston, Massachusetts
Goat Island, Road Island
Chicago, Illinois
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Eugene, Oregon
Atlanta, Georgia
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Kansas City, Kansas
CONDUCTED LECTURES FOR THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OR
ORGANIZATIONS
Watterson College
Inglewood Chamber of Commerce
El Monte Rotary Club
Duarte Rotary Club
Lawndale City Council
California State College, Dominguez Hills
LA Southwest College
El Camino College
Washington High School
Enterprise Jr. High School
Compton High School
Duarte High School
Delano High School
Ravenwood School District
Henry Clay Jr. High School
Lennox High School
Felton Middle School
Centinella Valley YMCA
LA County- Smith School
National Law Enforcement Institute, Inc.
National College of the District Attorney
Oceanside School District
National School at Risk Conference
Calif. Narcotic Officer's Association
Right of Passage Program- Reno Nevada
California District Attorney's Association
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Talbert Seminar
New Hope Baptist Church
Digital Corporation
Palos Verdes Estates Community Association
Vacaville Community Association
Los Angeles County School- Camp Kilpatrick
California State College, Northridge
Loma Linda University
Ramona Middle School
Aviva Center
Saint Steven's Baptist Church
Challenger's Boys Club
Agape Retreat and Conference Center
City of Carson, Parks and Recreation
Vista School District
Pasadena YMCA
San Luis Obispo School District
Certified by the California Superior Court as a Juvenile Street Gang Expert. (People Vs
McDaniels, 1977
Subject of Television Series on Street Gangs, CBS, three-day series reported by Tony Cox,
Channel 2, October 1984. Nominated for Emmy.
Subject of one-week long "series on Gangs" with KABC radio, Reported by Barbara
Esenstein, May 1985. Won the Golden Mike Award for excellence in reporting.
Subject of Discussion on the Donohue Show, June-1988
Subject of one-week long "Special on Street Gangs," reported by Vernell Chapman Channel
4, May 1987
Subject of "Special Gang Program," Trinity Broadcast Network, June 1988, Channel 40
Subject of “Special Gang Program" British Broadcast Company, May-1988
Subject of a Gang Program," AM- LA," Channel 7, August-l988
Subject of a two-day Special Gang Program on KNBR, Channel 8, Vacaville California,
August 1988
Subject of a News Program on Parent Group "Tough Love," KABC, Channel 7, September
23, 1989
Subject of a Special Gang Program, KBRT, 740 AM Crawford Broadcast Company, 1990.
Subject of a Special Gang Program, KLFE, 1240 AM, Salem Broadcast Co. 1991
Subject of a Special Gang Program, CBS Channel 2, May 1992
Subject of a Gang Truce Program, "The Today Show," ABC Network, May 1992.
Subject of a Gang program, Channel 11, Appleton Wisconsin, 1992
Subject of "Special Peace Week," Radio Station KKLA, 99.5 FM, April-1992
Subject of a News Segment on Gangs, Channel 29, WTXF, Philadelphia, PA,
December-1992
Subject of a Juvenile Gang Special Program, Channel 10, Las Vegas, Nevada, May
1994
Subject of a Gang Special program, Knoxville Tennessee, 1995 and 1996
Panel participant on the Los Angeles Radio Station 102.3 FM, “Jackie Stephens” Show on
Youth and Parenting concerns, July 2001
SUBJECT OF THE FOLLOWING NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:
Los Angeles Times, 1977
South Bay Daily Breeze, 1977
Lawndale Community News, 1978
Hawthorne Community News, 1978
New Yorker Magazine, 1986
Prosecutor’s Brief, California District Attorney, 1987
The Journal, November 1987
Fairfield Daily News, 1988
Los Angeles Times, 1992
Esquire Magazine, July-August, 1992
Los Angeles Times, Riot Coverage, 1992
San Gabriel Tribune, November 1992
Pasadena Star News, May 1996
Subject of a Training Video on Juvenile violence, California State Attorney Generals
Office, 1992
Subject of a Textbook Entitled,“Communicate," A Workbook for Interpersonal
Communication, 4th Edition, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Committee member of a Los Angeles County School Panel for the Formation and
Implementation of a Los Angeles County school Curriculum, 1992
Committee Member of a Los Angeles County Coroner's Office Gang Intervention Program,
1992
Selected to Attend a National Summit on Juvenile Violence," Sponsored by the Department of
Justice in Washington DC, July, 1993
Published an Article on Black Street Gangs in a Book Entitled" 'The Dispatcher," 1996
COMMUNITY ACTIVI TIES:
Coach-Pop Warner Football, LA Unified School District
Coach- YMCA Youth Basketball
LA Unified School District Teacher, for the Student and the Law Program from 1978 to 1988
Washington High School Varsity Football Coach 1982 and 1983
Director of the Youth Department in his Church involving counseling, Youth meetings and Retreats
Sunday School Teacher-College age Students
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office “Project Lead- School site facilitator
President of the Board of Education in His Community
Park and Recreation Commissioner for the City of Duarte
PERSONAL DATA:
Family Status:
Height:
Weight:
Health:
Interest:
Married with Five Children and one great Grandson
6' 1''
235 lbs
Good
Basketball, Youth work, Church & Family Involvement