William Morris
Salt Lake City,UT
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Volunteer Ombudsman
Utah Health and Human Services
- Served as a volunteer Ombudsman for Utah Health and Human Services for two years. This program involves visits to nursing homes, retirement facilities and other care facilities to advocate on behalf of residents in these facilities and attempt to resolve issues they express during visits. Primarily looking for abuse, neglect and exploitation. Prepared case management report regarding findings. Suggested potential means to resolve the issue presented.
Court Security Officer
Utah Court Service
- Employed by Utah Court Service to provide court security officer services to Salt Lake County Justice Courts for three years. These duties involved providing security to court employees and providing information to visitors at the Courts.
Part Time
Park City Police Department
- Employed by Park City Police Department (part time) for ten years. Skilled in performing background inquiries and internal affairs investigations for the Park City Police Department, the Midvale Police Department and the Utah Attorney General’s Office.
Court Security Officer
Utah Court Service
- Employed by Utah Court Service, to provide court security officer services to Salt Lake County Justice Courts for two years. These duties involved providing security to court employees and providing information to visitors at the Courts.
Records Supervisor, Desk Officer, Detective
Midvale Police Department
- Employed by the Midvale Police Department as a records supervisor, desk officer and detective for one year. Also served as a certified hostage negotiator for the Midvale SWAT Team.
Agent
Utah Probation and Parole
- Served as an agent with Utah Probation and Parole for six years. I supervised misdemeanor offenders. These duties include office meetings and field contacts to ensure their compliance with court or Board of Pardons requirements.
Special Agent II (Lieutenant)
Utah Attorney General’s Office
- Two years as a special agent II (lieutenant) for the Utah Attorney General’s Office. I conducted internal affairs investigations, crime prevention duties and other investigative assignments.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff, Crime Prevention Officer
Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office
- Began law enforcement career with nineteen years at the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office, initially as a reserve deputy sheriff, and later employed as a crime prevention officer meeting with citizen groups to explain how they can protect themselves from criminal activity. During my tenure with this office, I received the Division Commanders Award, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Sheriff’s Star Award.
Public Relations, Customer Service Representative, Security Officer
City Creek Center
- Employed as public relations, customer service representative and security officer for Tiffany and Company at City Creek Center for one year. Provide necessary assistance and greetings to potential customers arriving at this facility as well as performing security functions to protect employees and visitors at this exclusive jewelry retail outlet.
Education
Bachelor’s degree - Human Relations, Psychology, Sociology
Westminster University
Skills
- While with the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office Conducted frequent public speaking assignments Supervised reserve deputy sheriffs in daily activities
- Experience: Networking with various county agencies to provide services to community groups and others who were unaware of the community services Salt Lake County has to offer
- Trained and certified as a hostage negotiator by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and served with the Midvale PD SWAT Team Also investigated property crime cases
- Supervised probationers to ensure their compliance with court sanctions as an AP&P agent Prepare progress and pre-sentence reports, as needed, for the court
- Trained other Utah police officers on the skills needed to contact convicted sex offenders, no longer under AP&P supervision, to verify their residences and ensure they are not involved in criminal activity to the extent possible
Certification
- Graduated (with honors) from the Department of Defense Public Affairs Officer Training.
- Certified as a Field Training Officer by Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training.
- Certified as a Hostage Negotiator by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Completed Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) at the Midvale Police Department.
- Completed Incident Command training at the Park City Police Department.
- Served on the State of Utah Private Probation Provider Licensing Board 2015-2021.
Section name
- Served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1986. Served in several capacities as a journalist, a broadcast specialist and as a military policeman. Final assignment was as a public affairs officer in a civil service capacity (GS 11).
- I am wheelchair bound. I can stand and walk for short distances. This is the result of a botched surgery in 2021. I am suitable for asset protection programs because I can prepare concise reports. I am a retired Utah Law Enforcement Officer with thirty years of experience. I am also interested in customer service related jobs. I prefer part-time, but will consider full-time for a good fit job.
Timeline
Reserve Deputy Sheriff, Crime Prevention Officer
Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office
Special Agent II (Lieutenant)
Utah Attorney General’s Office
Agent
Utah Probation and Parole
Records Supervisor, Desk Officer, Detective
Midvale Police Department
Court Security Officer
Utah Court Service
Part Time
Park City Police Department
Court Security Officer
Utah Court Service
Volunteer Ombudsman
Utah Health and Human Services
Public Relations, Customer Service Representative, Security Officer
City Creek Center
Bachelor’s degree - Human Relations, Psychology, Sociology
Westminster University