Leslie Barrett, Senior Consultant

Leslie Barrett joined our firm with approximately eight years of documented commendable law enforcement experience with a Southern California Police Agency. Prior to such, Ms. Barrett worked for a corporate hotel chain for over eight years, leaving Corporate Sales & Marketing for a career in law enforcement.

Ms. Barrett has over 1400 hours of specialized training in the areas of child abuse and sexual assault, domestic violence, child custody issues, hostage negotiations and general investigations. During her tenure in law enforcement, she worked closely with school districts and was the recipient of several awards, including the Orange County Human Relations Community Policing Award in 2001, awarded by Bill Lockyer, Attorney General for the State of California. She served as a member of the Crisis Negotiations/SWAT Team.

Ms. Barrett is a graduate of the Advanced Threat Assessment and Management Academy, having attended in 2005. She has received specialized training from Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Dave Grossman, Ph.D., and the United States Secret Service, regarding issues of threat assessment. Ms. Barrett attended training provided by Central Intelligence Agency experts on “Behavior Assessment, Interviewing and Elicitation”.

She is a member of the Gavin de Becker Threat Assessment Practitioner Group, the leading threat assessment and management group in the United States. Borders, McLaughlin & Associates is an active member of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. Ms. Barrett is a licensed Private Investigator in the state of California and an active member of several charitable foundations.