Joseph L. Henard
P.O. Box 4282
Santa Cruz, California 95063
Telephone: 831.535.8291
Email: joseph.henard@yahoo.com
Expert Witness and Sub-Rosa Investigations
Forty-five years of experience and skills working in Law Enforcement, Narcotics investigation, and Investigation of major crimes.
Knowledge of the methods, techniques, and procedures used in:
• crime detection, criminal investigations, and preservation of evidence,
• sources of information used in locating persons,
• the laws of arrest, search and seizure, service of legal process, and the legal rights of citizens,
• the rules of evidence and court procedures,
Working knowledge of:
• Court procedures in criminal and civil cases,
• The Penal Code and penal provisions of the Health and Safety Code, Welfare and Institutions Code, Business and Professions Code, and other State and Federal case law and codes applicable to criminal and civil investigations.
Practical Knowledge of:
• The principles and practices of law enforcement management,
• The principles and practices of law enforcement training.
Additional Related Skills:
• Analysis of information gained from interviews, interrogations, and reported observations,
• Assembly and analysis of facts and evidence and development of sound recommendations regarding impartial enforcement of State and local laws and departmental policies,
• Effective evaluation of subordinate staff,
• Conducting of complex and highly sensitive investigations,
• Review and evaluation of complex investigative reports, statements and complaints to develop appropriate courses of action,
• Care for and use of firearms,
• Analysis of facts and data with the ability to draw sound conclusions.
Experience:
1970 – 1988: Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department.
• Six years, three months of Patrol experience, three of them as a Corporal Training Officer
• Nineteen months as a Detention Officer, Bailiff/Court Security, including three months as Acting Sergeant supervising Detention Officers in the reception, custody, and release of inmates
• Sixteen months assigned to the Burglary/Narcotics Task Force. This Unit was comprised of three Deputies with limited supervision. The Unit was responsible for identification of over four hundred narcotic addicts and investigations resulted in over twelve hundred arrests, resulting in record drug seizures and a decreased burglary rate countywide.
• Ten years in the Sheriff’s Investigations Bureau, responsible for, but not limited to, investigation of homicides, robberies, sexual assaults, and aggravated assaults.
1988 – 2008: Santa Cruz County District Attorney Office: Inspector II
• Santa Cruz County Narcotic Enforcement Team (SCCNET)
• Experienced investigator of cold cases
• Court testimony in numerous cases in Municipal Courts and Superior Courts in California. Also testified in Federal Court in Santa Clara County.
• Numerous search warrants obtained in the state of California. Also obtained out-of-state warrants in Minnesota and New York.
2005 to Present: Private Investigations: License: 24734
• Sub Rosa Investigation
• Expert witness Testimony
• Workers’ Compensation fraud
• Domestic and child abuse surveillance
Education – Partial Listing
- 1972 to Present: San Jose State, West Valley College, Cabrillo College, University of Virginia.
(Cumulative 3 years of college education towards a degree in Criminology.) - 1971: Central Coast Counties Police Academy – 22nd Basic Academy
- 1989: Narcotic Investigation Training – Department of Justice
- 1999: FBI National Academy
Professional Organizations – Partial Listing
- Santa Cruz County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, former Board Member
- California Homicide – Investigation Association
- California Robbery Investigation Association
- Member Youth Gangs Task Force under the direction of Richard M. Van Deren