COPSSEM - Resiliency/Life Cycle

Mike Frederick has served as a US Army paratrooper, in various law enforcement roles (including DEA Task Force Agent, SWAT Commander, Chief Deputy, and Chief of Police), and as a federal counter-terrorism operative, during which time he completed numerous overseas postings and assignments throughout the Mideast, Africa, and Central/South America. He currently serves as the Chief for the SC Public Service Authority Law Enforcement Division, where his duties focus on counter-terrorism and critical infrastructure protection.

Mike Frederick holds a master’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina, and graduated from the FBI National Academy. An adjunct university instructor for more than 20 years, Mike Frederick teaches management, criminal justice, intelligence, and terrorism courses for two SC universities. Mr. Frederick is extensively trained in threat assessment, completed Gavin de Becker’s Advanced Threat Assessment and Management Academy, and has performed hundreds of successful criminal and counter-terrorist threat assessments worldwide. He specializes in the psychological/behavioral economics approach to crime prevention, and presents and publishes nationally on threat assessment, criminal intelligence, the behavioral elements of environmental design, Red Teaming, and terrorism. Mike Frederick resides in Myrtle Beach, SC and consults for corporate and governmental clients worldwide on threat assessment, workplace violence, hiring and retention policy, executive decision-making, and physical security design.