Amber C. Rawls
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office, Bastrop, Louisiana
2006-Present
Training Officer and Coordinator
Research, develop, and instruct professional development courses for correctional and patrol officers, ensure policy and procedural compliance with state and federal guidelines, instruct as needed at North Delta Regional Training Academy, and maintenance/administration of the Online Learning Management System.
Deputy Director
Morehouse Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Assist with the coordination of training exercises and activities; disseminate information to rural community administrators from the parish OEP director; during emergencies, be the POC between the parish OEP director and any or all electronic communications; and all other duties as assigned by the parish OEP director.
Grant Writer / Manager / Project Director
Locate grant funding, write initial grant applications, complete financial reports, and ensure compliance with mandated performance tracking reports required by funding agencies.
Patrol Deputy
Investigate traffic collisions, enforce traffic, local, and criminal laws, investigate citizens’ criminal complaints, patrol residential areas and business districts, provide security for community events, and generally assist citizens in the community.
Correctional Officer
Monitor inmate status and activities, maintain current and accurate records for use by the Louisiana Department of Corrections, and conduct initial medical screening of inmates for medical staff.
University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana
2011-Present
Adjunct Professor – Department of Criminal Justice
Facilitate online delivery of lectures, discussions, and assignments, maintain correspondence with students, and post topics related to the course CJUS 1001: Introduction to Criminal Justice and CJUS 2050: Courts and Criminal Justice.
Graduate Research Assistant – Criminal Justice Department [2008-2009]
Collaborate with faculty in preparing publications relating to law enforcement and criminal justice, assist faculty with delivery of criminal justice curriculum, aid the criminal justice faculty and administration with general operating duties and tasks.
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
2011-Present
Adjunct Professor - Department of Criminal Justice
Facilitate online delivery of lectures, discussions, and assignments; maintain correspondence with students; and post topics related to the course CRJU 3733: Juvenile Delinquency, CRJU 2233: Police Systems and Practices, and CRJU 2213: Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement.
Bastrop Police Department, Bastrop, Louisiana
1999-2005
Patrol Officer / Field Training Officer
Supervise junior patrol officers, prepare daily shift activity logs, and evaluate new patrol officers performance and abilities. Investigate traffic collisions, enforce traffic, local, and criminal laws, investigate citizens’ criminal complaints, patrol residential areas and business districts, provide security for community events, and generally assist citizens in the community.