Dave Thornton is an experienced law enforcement trainer and college educator teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in criminal justice administration, policing and forensic science.

Dave consults for Tactical Design Labs and Pioneer Forensics LLC as an American Society for Training and Development trainer, writer and course developer. He has a Master of Public Administration, completed doctoral coursework in criminal justice and is a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst. He is an active member in the International Association for Identification, the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts and American Society for Training and Development.

He is a regular contributor to Law enforcement Today and Evidence Technology magazines.