OTHER ASSOCIATES 

james Eicher, Consultant, instructor

James Eicher, a Richmond, Virginia native and graduate of Clemson University’s Master of City and Regional Planning program, has worked for the Chesterfield County Virginia Police Department (CCPD) for almost 20 years. His role as the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Planner involves reviewing site, architectural, landscaping, and lighting plans for new development and presenting crime-preventive recommendations to engineers, architects, and property owners.  He provides security assessments for entities such as businesses, offices, industrial facilities, houses of worship, apartment communities, and single-family residences.

Prior to his employment with the CCPD, he spent seven years with the Henrico County (Virginia) Planning Office and one year with the City of Richmond’s zoning office.

Lieutenant Terry Sullivan, Instructor

Sergeant Terry Sullivan served in the United States Air Force during the first Gulf War as a Military Police Officer and Intelligence Officer. After an honorable discharge, he began working for the Gulfport Police Department in Mississippi where he served as a patrolman and field training officer. In the mid-nineties he began working for the Hanover County Virginia Sheriff’s Office. Terry was the first officer from his agency to be assigned to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force following the September 11th terrorist attacks. He earned several awards and commendations prior to being promoted to Sergeant of the Criminal Intelligence Unit in 2004 and later to Lieutenant. 

While serving in the intelligence community, Sullivan supported the development of the Predictive Policing Program, recognized by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and CAP Index and in use today, as well as the development of the SHIELD counterterrorism and community information sharing initiative in partnership with the New York City Police Department.

The predictive policing process founds its roots in early research involving the “Broken Windows” theory of crime causation in 2005. Working with other law enforcement agencies as well as the University of VA, this program would expand into the model being used today which encompasses risk terrain modeling, density analysis, and intelligence and research assimilation through GIS modeling for practical application.

The SHIELD Initiative combines community policing, crime prevention and intelligence as a methodology of creating community awareness and supporting crime prevention and counterterrorism operations. The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) SHIELD Initiative was developed in partnership with the New York City SHIELD initiative. As the HCSO SHIELD initiative was formed, its modification to support the needs of the Hanover community prompted NYPD to request the Sheriff’s Office to serve as a founding agency in developing the National SHIELD Network. Lieutenant Sullivan currently supervises the Criminal Intelligence Unit and Crime Prevention Units, and is the agency contact in partnership with the Metro Richmond Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).Sullivan was promoted to Lieutenant and continues to work in Hanover County, Virginia.