With a background of nearly 30 years’ experience in law enforcement, Mr. Feinstein is a management and litigation consultant to municipalities, counties, the California Department of Justice, and private law firms specializing in public sector labor issues and civil rights.
Mr. Feinstein prepares cases and appears as an expert in custom, practice, and policy. In addition, he reviews agency policy manuals, drafts sample policies, and conducts training of supervisorial, managerial, and administrative staffs.
Mr. Feinstein lectures extensively for groups such as the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), the California Peace Officers’ Association, the California State Sheriffs’ Association, and the State Board of Corrections. He has served as an extension faculty member for the University of California Criminal Justice Program, School of Political Science, and for Riverside City College.
He is the past chairman of the California Peace Officers’ Association Police Legal Advisors and has authored training manuals and articles on hiring practices, employee relations, sexual harassment, internal affairs, and discipline/due process.
Mr. Feinstein is a graduate of Pepperdine University and of the FBI National Academy (115th Session.) He retired from the Riverside Police Department as a deputy chief in 1988.