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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Instructor kept my attention the entire time. Energized class with great information and perspective.
Information is very accurate and relatable to our field. Mr Rizzo is very knowledgeable of the information through life experience and struggles,self admittingly. Great Class
Class was very informative and the instructor was able to keep the class attentive.
One of the best courses I have ever been to! Tom is very interactive and keeps you engaged! I learned so much from this course!
It was a very engaging class that didn’t have death by PowerPoint.
Excellent material that applicable for officers from day one to the final 10-42.
The course was great. Tom brought great passion and energy throughout the entire day. The course covered great topics from leadership to personal mental health to the mental health of others. I was very impressed with his knowledge and am …
Great course
Great class with great information to take back to the department
Loved the class. Thank you for sharing.
Great class
Tom is very energetic and passionate about his message. Great instructor. Loved this class.