Robert Dowd, Public Safety Consultant
Robert Dowd is a retired Chief of Police with 26 years of experience in municipal policing. He is
the lead consultant and trainer for Roberts & Associates, LLC. During his tenure as a police chief,
Robert was responsible for overseeing a highly diverse Accredited metropolitan police department in Hudson County, New Jersey. Robert is certified by the New Jersey Police Training
Commission as a police academy instructor. Robert is a Certified Public Manager (CPM) earning
his CPM designation from Rutgers University. He is also a Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
earning his Board Certification in Security Management from ASIS International. Robert holds a
Master of Science in Criminal Justice from New Jersey City University (NJCU). He also earned a
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from NJCU where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Robert is a graduate of the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (FBI-LEEDS) and was designated as an Advanced Level Accredited Chief Executive by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.
Robert Dowd is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at New Jersey City University. In addition, he is an instructor for a company that is considered by many in the law enforcement field to be the nation’s leader in public safety exam preparation. In this capacity, Robert has provided training and instruction to thousands of law enforcement officers who were preparing for promotional exams in the New Jersey Civil Service System, as well as the City of Chicago Police Department. Robert is a contributing author to the 9th edition of Pearson’s long-time best-selling criminal justice textbook Supervision of Police Personnel by Nathan Iannone, Marvin Iannone, and Jeff Bernstein. During his career, Robert Dowd has received honors and awards including commendations from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Knights of Columbus, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the Policemen’s Benevolent Association.
In July of 2016, Robert Dowd was invited to the White House by President Obama to participate in a briefing regarding the President’s 21st Century Task Force Report on Policing. Robert has studied abroad at the College of Policing in Manchester, England, at Tulliallan Castle, which is the police academy for Police Scotland, and with members of the City of London Police as well as the London Metropolitan Police Service at facilities including but not limited to Scotland Yard. Robert Dowd is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the Hudson County Chiefs of Police Association (where he previously served as the county association president), FBI-LEEDA, the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey, and the Northern New Jersey Chapter of ASIS International.
Robert Dowd is a retired Chief of Police with 26 years of experience in municipal policing. He is
the lead consultant and trainer for Roberts & Associates, LLC. During his tenure as a police chief,
Robert was responsible for overseeing a highly diverse Accredited metropolitan police department in Hudson County, New Jersey. Robert is certified by the New Jersey Police Training
Commission as a police academy instructor. Robert is a Certified Public Manager (CPM) earning
his CPM designation from Rutgers University. He is also a Certified Protection Professional (CPP)
earning his Board Certification in Security Management from ASIS International. Robert holds a
Master of Science in Criminal Justice from New Jersey City University (NJCU). He also earned a
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from NJCU where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Robert is a graduate of the FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (FBI-LEEDS) and was designated as an Advanced Level Accredited Chief Executive by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.
Robert Dowd is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at New Jersey City University. In addition, he is an instructor for a company that is considered by many in the law enforcement field to be the nation’s leader in public safety exam preparation. In this capacity, Robert has provided training and instruction to thousands of law enforcement officers who were preparing for promotional exams in the New Jersey Civil Service System, as well as the City of Chicago Police Department. Robert is a contributing author to the 9th edition of Pearson’s long-time best-selling criminal justice textbook Supervision of Police Personnel by Nathan Iannone, Marvin Iannone, and Jeff Bernstein. During his career, Robert Dowd has received honors and awards including commendations from the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Knights of Columbus, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the Policemen’s Benevolent Association.
In July of 2016, Robert Dowd was invited to the White House by President Obama to participate in a briefing regarding the President’s 21st Century Task Force Report on Policing. Robert has studied abroad at the College of Policing in Manchester, England, at Tulliallan Castle, which is the police academy for Police Scotland, and with members of the City of London Police as well as the London Metropolitan Police Service at facilities including but not limited to Scotland Yard. Robert Dowd is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the Hudson County Chiefs of Police Association (where he previously served as the county association president), FBI-LEEDA, the Italian American Police Society of New Jersey, and the Northern New Jersey Chapter of ASIS International.