KNOWLEDGE ADVISOR
Current Agency/Company: National Extremism Consulting & Training Services
To Contact: Gang Command
Website: www.nationalxtremism.com
To Contact: Gang Command
Website: www.nationalxtremism.com
| Dr. Lowell Smith, PhD - Knowledge Advisor Bio.pdf |
Dr. Smith has been involved in over 2100 law enforcement related activities related to groups such as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), National Socialist Movement (NSM), Aryan Nations (AN), Aryan Brotherhood (AB), Nazi Lowriders (NLR), Public Enemy Number One (PENI/PEN1), Neo-Nazi, Skinhead organizations, Militias, and Sovereign Citizens.
This has led him into being recognized as an expert both domestically and internationally on these movements.
This has led him into being recognized as an expert both domestically and internationally on these movements.
Dr. Smith was a Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) for the Orange County Probation Department which allowed him to work frequently with the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC), Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC), the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Domestic Terrorism Working Group, the Anti-Defamation League’s Law Enforcement Advisory Board, as well as working with various local, state, federal, and international law enforcement agencies. Dr. Smith has testified as a court recognized expert on the subject of white supremacist gangs and groups in multiple jurisdictions and has testified of the issue of public threat assessment with individuals who are associated with white supremacist groups and who are seeking to be released from prison under the auspice of California’s Proposition 47.
Dr. Smith has been featured in numerous media pieces including the televisions series Gangland concerning the criminal skinhead gang Public Enemy Number One (PENI/PEN1), Frontline Documentary the One-Year Anniversary of Charlottsville concerning the riots that took place in Charlottsville, and Vice News on the topic of White Supremacist Prison Gangs. He has conducted numerous training sessions on the topics of white supremacist gangs/groups, sovereign citizens, and far-right domestic terrorism to a variety of law enforcement agencies, law enforcement associations, community, and educational groups. Dr. Smith is currently serving as a board member for the California State University of San Bernardino’s Center for the Study of Hate & Extremisms while at the same time working in the capacity of a public safety/media consultant.
During the course of his career, Mr. Smith has received several awards and commendations including the Anti-Defamation League’s Sherwood Prize for Combatting Hate, the California Peace Officers Association Medal of Distinction for Combating Hate Groups, the Western Inland Empire Coalition Against Hate Educator of the Year (2008), Letter of Commendation from the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Letter of Commendation from the Long Beach Police Department, the CAPIA Award- California Association of Probation Institution Administrators, and the Orange County Probation Department Chiefs Award for a bomb making conspiracy case involving white supremacists.
Dr. Smith has doctoral degrees in criminal justice with an emphasis in emergency management and public safety leadership, a master’s degree in public administration, and bachelor’s degree in administration of justice.
