Detective Mike Proctor

1. Retired homicide detective with over thirty-one years in law enforcement. (Orange County area of California.) During that time, was Officer of The Year, and Det. of the Year three years in a row. 2. Began working stalkers in 1991. Considered a pioneer in the investigation of stalking, and threat assessment thereof 3. Wrote the first article concerning stalking for The California Journal of Law Enforcement, Stalking: A Behavioral Overview with Case Management Suggestions. Then became one of the POST (Peace Officers Standards and Training) commissioners on the first comprehensive training video, and workbook on stalking, 1996. Received numerous awards for work in stalking including The Defender of Justice Award—presented by Cal. legislature, and others. In 2010, became a consulting member of The National Stalking Training Academy, developed by the Home Off. of the UK. Over the years, have assisted countries and states in developing and modifying their stalking legislation. 4. Currently a consultant for OVC (Office for Victims of Crime) out of Washington D.C. Was “Spotlighted” (recognized) for his continued work in stalking by OVC, and then in 2016, was contracted to review and revise their VAT (Victim Advocate Training) stalking module. 5. In 2018, was appointed by Action Against Stalking (Scotland) as one of their Expert Advisors. 6. In 2021, I conducted stalking training at the CAAS International Conference and Summit on Dynamics between the Stalker and his or her Victim. (Presented by Action Against Stalking). 7. I continue to write articles, as well as books on the topic of stalking. (Amazon). 8. I regularly both consult and train victim advocate groups, law enforcement, health care professionals, as well as educators concerning the issues of stalking. I also conduct seminars for organizations such as The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Conference, etc. 9. My written blog, (Stalking Detective’s First Aide for Victims) is available on line. 10. I regularly assist law enforcement concerning on-going cases. One of my latest was a sports celebrity stalking in the California Bay area. Also, in the first part of 2021, I was contacted by two L.A. County District Attorney’s working in separate jurisdictions in that county asking me to review, and/or solve their cases if possible, allowing them to further develop these cases for prosecution; even though I told them I lived in Texas and would have to work them from my office. One had to do with a suspect who was planning on kidnapping, sexually assaulting, and driving the potential target to another state where she would probably have been executed. In this case, the stalker lived in a small mid-western state; the victim in a small beach town along the Cal. coast. This stalker had come out to the beach community where the victim lived on two previous occasions, and was planning another trip out to kidnap the woman, who was married with children. I enjoyed investigating both cases from my little office in Texas. Each stalking case was successfully prosecuted. 11. Over the years, I have continually tweaked a stalking investigative protocol that is utilized all or in full by law enforcement agencies in the US and abroad. 12, Just completed an online training for West London Universities, Criminal Justice Department. 13. In 2021 he did a video training for an international conference on stalking sponsored by Action Against Stalking [Scotland]. So, now that I have laid out some of my most recent information, you might be wondering about some of the things I was doing prior: 14. I was one of the consultants on a DOJ (Dept. of Justice) Violence Against Women Grant; entitled, The USC (University of Southern Cal) College Consortium Project, whose purpose was to develop a better way to handle stalking on university campuses.’ (I also consult for college campuses concerning threats to students as well as staff, whom I have handled over the years.) 15. I was one of the consultants for the Orange County Superior Court’s KKS (Keeping Kids Safe) program designed to have secure locations with trained monitors to handle court ordered visitations. 16. I conduct seminars for organizations such as The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, etc. 17. I also regularly consult for print, radio, Internet, and other media on a regular basis, and have appeared on several television shows and productions. These have included 20/20-which was the first news program in which stalking was profiled in both the U.S.and elsewhere. (This program did a walk through on my first, and probably one of the first stalking cases ever formally prosecuted as a true stalking case in both the U.S. and abroad). Some of the other programs I have popped up on have been America’s Most Wanted, Case Closed, Reelz TV, Oxygen, CNN, Fox, etc.