Over his career, Mr. Stapleton investigated an extensive range of matters that come under FBI jurisdiction.  These encompass international terrorism, domestic terrorism, national security matters, foreign counter intelligence, organized crime, white-collar crime, economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, child abductions, kidnappings, extortions, fugitive investigations, homicides and bombings.  He has been assigned to major investigations to include the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case, the Polly Klaas kidnapping & murder case, the bombing of the Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City and the UNABOM investigation. Mr. Stapleton has testified and presented evidence in both federal and local courts. In addition, he is a recognized fingerprint identification expert.  Thousands of law enforcement professionals have taken his fingerprint identification courses and have been equipped to become certified fingerprint examiners.

Over the last three decades Mr. Stapleton has designed, developed and carried out courses to train thousands of law enforcement professionals in police academies, colleges and universities.  These teaching assignments have taken him to many locations throughout the U.S., the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Faculty members of the FBI Academy frequently requested him to conduct training seminars at the Academy.

Some of the courses he has researched and developed have been the following: Fingerprint Identification & Classification; Latent Print Development Techniques; Crime Scene Photography; Crime Scene Management;  The Collection & Preservation of Physical Evidence;  Preparing for Courtroom Testimony;  The Role of the FBI in National Security; Economic Espionage and the Protection of Trade Secrets;  Interview & Interrogation Techniques;  the FBI Instructor Development Course;  PowerPoint for the Law Enforcement Trainer; and Training Liabilities for Law Enforcement Instructors.

During 1997, because of his sustained excellence in developing curriculum and conducting police schools, the FBI Academy honored Mr. Stapleton with the FBI Master Police Instructor certificate of achievement.

During 1993, Mr. Stapleton completed graduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU) in the field of Instructional Design and Technology and was awarded an M.A. degree in Instructional Design.

Mr. Stapleton has authored several articles related to the law enforcement profession that were published in The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin.  The International Training and Assistance Unit at the FBI Academy has adopted training materials prepared by Mr. Stapleton to serve as the standard for all FBI training furnished to foreign law enforcement agencies.  Mr. Stapleton is frequently sought after to make speeches and presentations to various law enforcement associations and to the general public.

Mr. Stapleton is currently an adjunct faculty member with the American River College in Sacramento, CA. 

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