William Eric Rooks

Supervises police officers within the Community Affairs Section.

Coordinates and provides instruction for Explorers, Citizens Police Academy, Youth Police Academy, volunteers, and other community education programs.

Instructor for police recruits in the Gwinnett County Police Academy.

Instructor for public safety courses including Active Violence, Interpersonal Communications, Personal Safety, Business Safety, and Stop the Bleed to diverse community groups.

Conducts safety and security assessments for events, businesses, and residences.

Assists businesses with implementing best-practice security models, completing crisis management manuals, and authoring incident response plans.

Prioritizes needs of the Gwinnett County Police Department to meet the goals set by command staff.

Coordinates annual festivals and large scale events from concept to actualization.

Creates marketing materials to effectively promote a consistent brand identity.

Completes investigations and documents violations of laws and ordinances.

Patrols campus and secures facilities and buildings.

Completes police investigations and documents incidents to comply with Clery Act reporting.

Created documents for report writing on campus.

Builds relationships with campus members to achieve safety goals.

Continually monitors for criminal activity and identifies suspicious activity on and around campus.

Maintains training requirements to comply with the Technical College System of Georgia.

Supervised deputies within the School Resource Unit

Promoted safety and security best practices to ensure successful identification, containment, and resolution for unanticipated threats and crises.

Managed unit goals and set priorities for School Resource Unit to solve challenges annually.

Prioritized needs of the Pasco County Sheriff's Office to complete the mission and meet goals set by the command staff.

Liaised with victims, witnesses, and families to assure successful navigation through the criminal justice system.

Completed investigations and documented violations of laws and ordinances.