David R. Bishop
Education
- Westminster College of Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Utah, (Organizational Development – Political Science)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, Quantico, Virginia
- Police Executive Leadership
- Utah Police Officers Standards and Training, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Basic Peace Officer Accreditation
- Advanced Traffic Accident Investigator – Northwest University
- Basic Juvenile Investigator Accreditation
- Advanced Juvenile Investigator Accreditation
- Narcotic Officer Investigation Accreditation – DEA
US Army
- Basic Combat Training
- Advanced Infantry Training
- Nuclear Biological Radiological Officer Training
- Officer Candidate School
- Infantry Officer Basic Leadership
- Commissioned 2Lt.
- Advanced Military Police Officer Leadership
- Airborne School – Parachutist
- Jungle Warfare Survival School
Professional Experience
United States Army
- Private, Trainee
- Sergeant Trainee
- 2nd Lieutenant, Officer In Charge of several Training Committees
- Executive/Training Officer Infantry Training Company
- 1st Lieutenant, Labor and Security Officer 101St Airborne Division
- 1st Lieutenant, Executive Officer 155 MM Artillery Battery19th
- 1st Lieutenant, 19th Special Forces Group
- Captain, Military Police Commander
Military Awards
- Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal
- Army Commendation Medal
- Good Conduct Medal
- Vietnam Service Medal
Roy City, Utah Police Department
- Patrolman
- Traffic Accident Investigator
Salt Lake County, Utah Sheriff’s Office
- Patrolman
- Juvenile Detective
- School Resource Officer
- Supervisor Juvenile Drug and Alcohol Suppression Unit
- Sergeant, Salt Lake County Metropolitan Narcotics Strike Force
- Sergeant, Patrol Division
- Lieutenant, Executive Officer Sheriff’s Administration Division
- Records Management
- Communications Center
- Evidence and Property Control
- Fleet Management
Developed Law Enforcement Career Path Training for High School Students
- Proposed and created curriculum for Board of Education certification
- Participated in training team
- Co-wrote the lesson plans and student manual
- Spread to every high school in Salt Lake County, and more
- Course still taught in many high schools throughout Utah
Public Affairs and Information Officer
Captain, Administrator Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Support Services Division
- Records Management
- Salt Lake County Information Technology Committee
- Communications Center Administrator
- Project Manager Unified Dispatch and Records Management System upgrade
- Personnel selection and development Administrator
- Evidence and Property Control Administration
- Chair, Salt Lake County Citizen’s Advisory Board
Captain, Commander Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Court Services Division
- Court Security and Bailiff Administration
- Administration of Court Process Service
- Prisoner Transport Administration
Captain, Commander, Salt Lake County Sheriff’s West Patrol Division
- Administrator, Service Contract with Taylorsville City
- Contract Police Chief – Taylorsville City, Utah
- Administered Community Oriented Police Services to West Salt Lake County
- Administered Training, Strategic Resource Deployment of Police Services
Salt Lake Olympic Committee
- Security manager for main media center venue (Salt Palace)
- In cooperation with FBI we set up physical and internal security
- Managed 250 employees plus ingress and egress through security checkpoints
Advocacy Work
- Created humanitarian programs for prisoners of war in Republic of Vietnam
- Pro bono investigator for victims of religious oppression
- Hands on legal advocacy for Utah’s first religious coercion-based trafficking victim identified
- One of the founding directors for Voices for Dignity which helps survivors of ecclesiastical abuse, religious oppression and human trafficking