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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Great class. I think it’s applicable to all ranks and should be attended at some point.
Great subject matter and insight. I see this in those that I consider leaders/mentors.
Easily relatable. Infectious energy. Thank you!
Very vivacious and lively instruction with good material
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Very informative training. A lot of "ah ha" moments that made me check myself and how I supervise. A lot of topics covered that LE typically dont like to discuss. Instructor very informative and kept your attention.
Class was very energetic and makes you think from different perspectives
Well worth the time.
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I have been looking at this course for a while. It was a little nerve racking to go from a crime suppression unit as a sgt where little motivation is needed to a night shift patrol Lt where you have a wide range of personalities. This cour…
Refreshing to hear someone speak/teach about trying to better the workplace. I Law Enforcement we often point out the negatives and never count in the positives. Tom give you tools and ideas to create a better work environment for not only…