As the director of APTAC, he is responsible for coordinating operations, and
conducting training for law enforcement organizations across the United States. The
clients of APTAC include law enforcement agencies, state police academies, sheriff
departments, correctional institutions, military law enforcement and colleges and
universities across the United States. As the director of APTAC Publications, he
publishes and markets law enforcement text books to schools and criminal justice
organizations. John has developed numerous training programs and training
curricula for law enforcement. Among these programs, he developed a State Grant
Course for Florida on DUI Checkpoints that is taught to Law Enforcement officers.
He developed a Review Course for the Florida State Examination for law
enforcement and corrections that has been offered at criminal justice academies.
The course achieved a 100% pass rate for the students that successfully completed
the program. John is a recognized expert in the field of police report writing. He
developed the "Time Line Model" as a system of report writing that has
revolutionized the methods for writing police reports as well as the methods and
materials for teaching report writing. As a writer, John has written the following
books: "Report Writing for Law Enforcement & Corrections"; "Advanced Report
Writing"; Report Writing And Review For Supervisors and FTOs"; "An Investigator’s
Guide to Interviews and Interrogations”; text book and Instructor’s Manual; “Today’s
Field Training Officer,” text book and Instructor’s Manual, “Management Techniques
For Law Enforcement Supervisors"; "Tactical Street Interviews For Law
Enforcement." He also edited and published the text “English Grammar For
Criminal Justice Professionals,” written by Dr. David Hernandez. John has written
and published articles for law enforcement that have appeared in professional
publications. John is featured in two one-half hour programs on report writing for the
Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN). John also produced a one hour video
program on interviews and Interrogations used in conjunction with training courses in
Interviews and Interrogations. John graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rollins
College, in Winter Park Florida with an A.A. in Criminal Justice and a B.S. in
Business Administration. He has post graduate work in Law, Management and
Computer Science. He was originally certified as an instructor in the state of
Florida where he is qualified to teach defensive tactics, police driving, firearms,
human diversity and general subjects. He is included among a small group of
Trainers without a law degree to teach legal subjects in Florida police academies.
He is a certified instructor in numerous states qualified to teach a wide range of
criminal justice subjects. John is certified by the Police Officer Standards and
Training (POST) commissions in numerous states, where he teaches criminal
justice programs. John has taught courses across the United States at
Universities, Colleges, Police Academies, Military institutions, Seminars and
Private Enterprise. His vast experience in numerous training subjects give him a
unique perspective of law enforcement operations that complements all of his
training courses. John’s enthusiasm and dedication to quality guarantees the
highest level of performance and the satisfaction of his students as demonstrated by
their excellent course reviews.
conducting training for law enforcement organizations across the United States. The
clients of APTAC include law enforcement agencies, state police academies, sheriff
departments, correctional institutions, military law enforcement and colleges and
universities across the United States. As the director of APTAC Publications, he
publishes and markets law enforcement text books to schools and criminal justice
organizations. John has developed numerous training programs and training
curricula for law enforcement. Among these programs, he developed a State Grant
Course for Florida on DUI Checkpoints that is taught to Law Enforcement officers.
He developed a Review Course for the Florida State Examination for law
enforcement and corrections that has been offered at criminal justice academies.
The course achieved a 100% pass rate for the students that successfully completed
the program. John is a recognized expert in the field of police report writing. He
developed the "Time Line Model" as a system of report writing that has
revolutionized the methods for writing police reports as well as the methods and
materials for teaching report writing. As a writer, John has written the following
books: "Report Writing for Law Enforcement & Corrections"; "Advanced Report
Writing"; Report Writing And Review For Supervisors and FTOs"; "An Investigator’s
Guide to Interviews and Interrogations”; text book and Instructor’s Manual; “Today’s
Field Training Officer,” text book and Instructor’s Manual, “Management Techniques
For Law Enforcement Supervisors"; "Tactical Street Interviews For Law
Enforcement." He also edited and published the text “English Grammar For
Criminal Justice Professionals,” written by Dr. David Hernandez. John has written
and published articles for law enforcement that have appeared in professional
publications. John is featured in two one-half hour programs on report writing for the
Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN). John also produced a one hour video
program on interviews and Interrogations used in conjunction with training courses in
Interviews and Interrogations. John graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rollins
College, in Winter Park Florida with an A.A. in Criminal Justice and a B.S. in
Business Administration. He has post graduate work in Law, Management and
Computer Science. He was originally certified as an instructor in the state of
Florida where he is qualified to teach defensive tactics, police driving, firearms,
human diversity and general subjects. He is included among a small group of
Trainers without a law degree to teach legal subjects in Florida police academies.
He is a certified instructor in numerous states qualified to teach a wide range of
criminal justice subjects. John is certified by the Police Officer Standards and
Training (POST) commissions in numerous states, where he teaches criminal
justice programs. John has taught courses across the United States at
Universities, Colleges, Police Academies, Military institutions, Seminars and
Private Enterprise. His vast experience in numerous training subjects give him a
unique perspective of law enforcement operations that complements all of his
training courses. John’s enthusiasm and dedication to quality guarantees the
highest level of performance and the satisfaction of his students as demonstrated by
their excellent course reviews.
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| John Bowden |
John Bowden is the founder and director of Applied
Police Training And Certification. He is a retired
veteran of law enforcement, retired from the
Orlando Police Department as a Master Police
Officer In 1994. His career spans a period of 21
years in law enforcement overlapping 25 years of
law enforcement instruction. His total of over 37
years of experience includes all aspects of law
enforcement to include: uniform crime scene
technician, patrol operations, investigations,
undercover operations, planning and research for
departmental development, academy coordinator,
field training officer, and field training supervisor.
Police Training And Certification. He is a retired
veteran of law enforcement, retired from the
Orlando Police Department as a Master Police
Officer In 1994. His career spans a period of 21
years in law enforcement overlapping 25 years of
law enforcement instruction. His total of over 37
years of experience includes all aspects of law
enforcement to include: uniform crime scene
technician, patrol operations, investigations,
undercover operations, planning and research for
departmental development, academy coordinator,
field training officer, and field training supervisor.