Paul LaRosa at Eagle Security Group

Paul LaRosa is an accomplished law enforcement professional who testified on many occasions in US District Court and within the South Carolina Judicial System in the areas of threat assessment, crime analysis and violent behavior during his 28-year tenure with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). As an expert witness in the civilian arena, Mr. LaRosa has testified in negligent security/premises liability, sexual assault allegation and crime scene reconstruction matters. With his intimate knowledge of these subjects, Mr. LaRosa has provided training and guidance to government agencies in South Carolina including judges, elected officials, and the Department of Education. He has led and assisted in the investigation of some of South Carolina's highest-profile criminal cases involving homicide, mass shootings, and threats against public officials. Professionally, Mr. LaRosa is highly regarded with his unique law enforcement blend as a practitioner, tactical operator, investigator, supervisor, and testifying expert.

Mr. LaRosa was selected, trained and certified as a criminal investigative analyst (colloquially known as a criminal profiler) in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit in Virginia, where he benefited from extensive training in all areas of criminal behavior and threat assessment. The majority of Mr. LaRosa's career was spent with SLED's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) where he specialized in violent crimes including homicides, stalking, sexual assault and other sexually motivated crimes, threat assessment/management, violent risk assessment, and workplace violence. In addition, Mr. LaRosa has provided equivocal death analyses, independent reviews, and has re-examined cold cases and identified investigative failures as well as provided consultations on numerous violent crime cases nationwide.

As a team leader for tactical operations, he supervised perimeter security, served as an emergency medical technician (EMT), and handled hostage negotiations. While a member of SLED's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, Mr. LaRosa provided site security to numerous dignitaries and assisted US Federal Agencies with high-profile events including US Presidential debates.

Mr. LaRosa is an original member of the Association of Law Enforcement Profilers (ALEP) and is a Full Fellow with the International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF). He was a committee member and contributor to the 2019 published School-Based Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management: Best Practices Guide for South Carolina K-12 Schools. In addition, Mr. LaRosa is a sought-after instructor in all areas of criminal profiling and currently teaches Profiling the Violent Crime Scene in Charlotte, North Carolina.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Premises Liability and Negligent Security: Crime Foreseeability, Inadequate Security and Reasonableness of Security

Behavioral Analysis: Behavioral Threat Assessment, Deterrability, Difficult Terminations, Threatening/Concerning Communications, Workplace Violence and Threatening Employees

Investigations: Police Practices including Wrongful Convictions; Crime Scene Reconstruction and Violent Crime to include Stalking, Criminal Sexual Assault Allegations, Equivocal Death and Homicide

Services

Mr. LaRosa is a consultant and expert witness for Eagle where he delivers consultation, investigations support, litigation support and subject matter expertise including strategy and testimony in the areas of Behavioral Analysis to include Threat Assessment, Deterrability and Foreseeability; Premises Liability; Negligent Security; Reasonableness of Security; Workplace Violence (WPV) to include Concerning Communications, Threatening Employees, and Difficult Terminations; Police Practices including Wrongful Convictions; Crime Scene Reconstruction and Violent Crime.

Litigation Support Services

Please reach out to [email protected] to set up a complimentary consultation call and to obtain a CV or our fee schedule. Alternatively, you are invited to complete a case intake form with details about your case via our website: https://www.eaglesecuritygroup.com/expert-witness/

Areas of Expertise

Additional Expertise:

Reasonableness of Security; Foreseeability and Deterrability Issues; Difficult Terminations; Threatening Employees; Concerning Communications; Violent Crime; Mass Shootings; School Shooting; Police Involved Shooting; Homicide; Stalking; Sexual Homicide; Violence Risk Assessment; Crime Scene Analysis; Reconstruction Processing; Police Practices; and Wrongful Conviction Matters.

Profile

Paul LaRosa is an accomplished law enforcement professional. During his tenure with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), he has testified on many occasions and has provided expert testimony in the areas of crime analysis and violent behavior. Mr. LaRosa is intimately familiar with the South Carolina Judicial System and has provided testimony and guidance to a wide range of law enforcement professionals and those in the judicial system. Mr. LaRosa has led and assisted in the investigation of South Carolina's most high-profile criminal cases involving homicide, mass shootings, and threats against public officials. Professionally, Mr. LaRosa was highly regarded with his unique law enforcement blend as a practitioner, tactical operator, investigator, and supervisor.

In 2010, Mr. LaRosa was selected and trained as a criminal investigative analyst (criminal profiler) and was certified in 2012 in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Behavioral Analysis Unit in Virginia. He received training in all areas of criminal behavior, and specialized in stalking, sexual assault, homicide, threat assessment/management, violent risk assessment, and workplace violence. He has provided equivocal death analyses, independent reviews, has re-examined cold cases and identified investigative failures. Possessing extensive experience in the areas of reasonable security, crime foreseeability, and offender deterrability he was selected to lead the SLED Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) in 2018.

As a team leader for tactical operations, he supervised perimeter security, served as an emergency medical technician (EMT), and handled hostage negotiations. While a member of SLED's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, Mr. LaRosa provided site security to numerous dignitaries and assisted US Federal Agencies with high-profile events including US Presidential debates.

Mr. LaRosa has provided training in the areas of threat assessment and management to government agencies in South Carolina including judges, SC elected officials, and the SC Department of Education. He is an original member of the Association of Law Enforcement Profilers (ALEP) and is a Full Fellow with the International Criminal Investigative Analysis Fellowship (ICIAF). He was a committee member and contributor to the 2019 published School-Based Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management: Best Practices Guide for South Carolina K-12 Schools. In addition, Mr. LaRosa is a sought-after instructor in all areas of criminal profiling and currently teaches Profiling the Violent Crime Scene at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Areas of Expertise
Reasonableness of Security, Negligent Security, foreseeability, deterrability of offender, threat assessment/concerning communications, Premise Liability, Workplace Violence, Wrongful Convictions, Violent Crime

Areas Served

All States and Abroad

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Legal Experience & Services

Mr. LaRosa investigated police involved shootings and assisted local law enforcement with solving difficult violent crimes. As a Special Agent assigned to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) Crime Scene Unit and as lead agent, testified on numerous occasions in South Carolina General Sessions Court as an expert witness in multiple forensic disciplines; Testified as an expert witness in local, state and Federal courts in threat assessment/threat management, crime scene reconstruction and criminal investigative analysis as well as negligent security and premises liability matters. He follows the facts, is very comfortable on the stand and is a sought after instructor and educator.

Seminars & Training

Please request a copy of Mr. LaRosa's CV for full list of his educational experience and to learn more about seminars and training he has provided.

Publications

School-Based Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management: Best Practices Guide for South Carolina K-12 Schools

Key committee member and contributor to the guide, which provides a multidisciplinary approach to public schools throughout South Carolina in addressing the rise of school-based mass shootings. The purpose of the guide was to provide steps that needed to be taken from recognizing threats, determining the type of threat and then establishing intervention plans for long term safety of all involved. Provided insight on the pathway to violence and management of potentially dangerous individuals. Assisted in developing teams in each school that would establish best practices when dealing with a potential threat to students, faculty and staff.