Dr. Richard H. Martin is currently tenured professor of criminal justice, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio; retired Illinois State University Retirement System. He also teaches online courses for Kaplan, Grand Canyon, Northwestern State, Norwich, and South Universities.

Other activities and interests include: Chair of the Training Committee for the International Assoc of Chiefs of Police (IACP) University Police Section; member of IACP Research Advisory Committee; IACP Coordinating Committee for Online Training; ;Consultant; National Assessor for the Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditaion (CALEA), Washington, D.C.; earned two 3rd deg black belts in Chung Moo Quan and Shin Nagare Karate; certified self-defense and stress management instructor; teach a Self-defense/Stress Managemnt class each term; Reviewing Editor for The Journal of Gang Research.

Recent publications include Criminal Justice in Ohio Today (2003), Prentice Hall; Wellness: A Matter of Health, in Police Org & Mgt: Issues and Trends, Butterworth-Heinemann(1999); Introduction to Criminal Justice, Illinois Version (2000), Wadsworth Pub.

Lives with his wife, Joyce, and daughter, Katie, 16; has two sons (Todd in Orlando and Scott & family in Seattle), two granddaughters, & two Yellow Labs. Before moving to Gary, he lived on the south side of Chicago. Attended Valpo 1 1/2 yrs-played basketball and ran cross country; left to attend Lipscomb Univ for 3 years on a basketball scholarship, also participated in track, - B.S in 62; earned an M.S. from Indiana University in 67; earned a doctorate from Indiana University in 81.

Taught at Hosford Park 1 yr and Calumet H.S. 3 yrs, and coached freshman basketball; taught at East Gary H.S., 3 yrs. Left teaching to become a police officer in Highland, IN, for 4 1/2 yrs.; left to become an assistant professor of Criminal Justice at Ball State (7 yrs); while at BSU, elected constable for Delaware County; earned doctorate at IU and moved to the Univ of Nebraska, Kearney, where he revised the program and was an associeate prof and chair for 3 yrs. Moved to Wheaton, IL, and spent one year as Deputy Director of police training in Chicago area for state of Illinois, then went Aurora Univ to revise their program as professor and chair of CJ; left to develop CJ program at Elgin Community College in IL; then, after 8 yrs as director of CJ, moved to Findlay, to direct and revise their progam in 8/2000.

Appointed police commissioner (president), city of Woodstock, IL, Fire and Police Conmmission (1995-2000), and member of Mchenry County, Illinois, Sheriff's Merit Commission (1996-2000); in 2001, revised the CJ program at the University of Findlay and developed an online degree completion program.

Master Mason Findlay Lodge 227; 32nd degree Mason, member of Scottish Rite, York Rite, and Toledo Shrine.

Inducted into the Calumet High School Athletic Hall of Fame on October 15, 2005.