Jonathan Pelletier — Instructor Profile

About Jonathan Pelletier

Jonathan Pelletier is a retired police detective and former forensic crime scene unit supervisor. He currently serves as the subject matter expert (adjunct professor) on campus as well as instructing online, developing and teaching courses for the Helms School of Government at Liberty University. He has been an active member of IAI since 2004 and maintains certification as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst with the International Association of Identification (IAI-CSCSA).
Graduate of Class 55 of the Virginia Forensic Science Academy (VFSA), he is recognized nation-wide as an enthusiastic instructor of death investigations and innovative police techniques. Jonathan is a repeated guest speaker for the IAI and the VFSA. He has taught law enforcement participants for over 30 years. Mr. Pelletier was honored as the recipient of the Outstanding Instructor Award of Central VA (6 times) when serving as the lead instructor of the Criminal Justice Training Academy. As a sworn police officer, Jonathan has been instrumental in teaching in the Middle East and Africa, contracted by the Department of Justice/International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (DOJ/ICITAP) to develop and deliver courses to national police eager to learn best practices. He holds a bachelors in cross cultural studies, a master’s in Christian apologetics/philosophy and a master’s in criminal justice.