Captain Thomas Rizzo — Instructor Profile
About Captain Thomas Rizzo
Thomas Rizzo began his law enforcement career in December of 2001, as a Patrolman with the Middlesex Borough Police Department (NJ). In 2004, Rizzo was hired by the Howell Township Police Department (NJ), where he is currently serving as the Investigations Division Commander at the rank of Captain.
Thomas Rizzo formulated Howell Township Police Department’s first Criminal Suppression Unit, where he has participated in a variety of search warrant executions, intra/inter-agency collaborations, and take-downs of distributors. Rizzo received a B.S. from the University of Central Florida in Criminal Justice, and an M.A. from Seton Hall University in Human Resource Training & Development.
Thomas Rizzo graduated the NJSACOP Command & Leadership Academy in 2009 and was invited to return as an Instructor of Group Leadership Theories. Rizzo has been both a Police Academy and Department Instructor. He has been an Adjunct Professor with New Jersey City University Schools of Management, Criminal Justice, and Professional Securities Studies since 2012, while also teaching for Rutgers School of Public Affairs & Administration (2018) and Fairleigh Dickinson University (2019). Thomas Rizzo takes great pride in the constant pursuit of leading by example, while consistently being a student of human behavior. Rizzo has quickly become an incredibly sought after instructor.
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Recent Reviews
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Capt. Rizzo, was simply amazing. I believe that this training class should be something that incorporated in every police department across the country.
There was lots of great information. Tom was energetic and passionate about the subject matter which made it easy to follow and kept my interest. Great course!
This class was awesome. Tom had everyone engaged throughout the day from the recruits in the room to the command staff.
Definitely the best and most engaging class I've been to. Very high energy.
Great course and the presenter did a tremendous job. His energy and passion for the material were off the charts.
This course was awesome. One of the best training courses I’ve been through in sometime. Highly recommend.
Instructor is very enthusiastic and inspiring with his approach to teaching.
Phenomenal class, one of the best I’ve attended. I highly recommend the course and am hopeful that what was taught is adopted and employed by Law Enforcement everywhere.
Dynamic, engaging and informative for all officers from the recruit to the experienced officer…police officer to Chief there were lessons learned and reinforced.
Very passionate instructor
Exceptional leadership presentation
Instructor is very energetic. Keeps you engaged. Highly recommend.