Message from the President

Welcome to Shield Public Safety Training. I’m honored to lead this organization, which my partner, John Peters, Ph.D., and I founded with a clear mission: to provide law enforcement professionals with the highest-quality, in-depth training on the cutting-edge issues shaping our profession today.

After more than three decades representing and advising law enforcement agencies, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges officers, supervisors, managers, and executives face—constitutional demands, operational complexities, rapid technological change, and evolving expectations from the communities we serve. Too often, training is either outdated, impractical, or disconnected from real operational needs.

Shield was built to change that.

Our programs are designed to be practical, usable, and immediately applicable. We focus on the issues that matter most—emerging legal standards, liability prevention, policy development, AI and technology, internal affairs, corrections, disability compliance, leadership, and more. Every course is grounded in real-world experience, legal expertise, and current research, delivered in a format that law enforcement professionals can put to work the very next day.

To reflect our values and purpose, we built an acrostic around the name SHIELD—a reminder of who we are and why we train:

S — Service to law enforcement and the communities they protect
H — Honor in all professional conduct and instruction
I — Innovation in every program and every course we deliver
E — Excellence in content, faculty, and learning design
L — Learning that is practical, usable, and immediately actionable
D — Development of the next generation of confident, capable public safety leaders

Whether you are a frontline officer, command-level leader, or municipal attorney advising a public safety agency, we are committed to giving you the tools you need to navigate today’s complex environment with confidence, competence, and integrity.

Thank you for visiting our site. We look forward to training with you and to serving the law enforcement community with excellence.

Stay safe, stay informed, and stay ahead.

— Jeb Brown
President, Shield Public Safety Training