Dr. Ken Lang
Milligan, TN 37682
Dr. Ken Lang is a retired 25‑year law enforcement veteran and former homicide and violent‑crime detective with extensive experience in criminal investigations, police practices, use‑of‑force analysis, and investigative standards. He has conducted and supervised major‑crime investigations involving homicides, sexual assaults, robberies, and other violent offenses, and he provides expert consultation and testimony in criminal and civil matters involving police procedures, officer‑involved shootings, evidence handling, and investigative failures.
Dr. Lang served 23 years with the Baltimore County Police Department, including 15 years assigned to violent‑crime investigations and 5 years investigating property crimes. His work required comprehensive interviewing, evidence evaluation, crime‑scene analysis, and coordination with forensic specialists, prosecutors, and multidisciplinary investigative teams.
In addition to his detective experience, Dr. Lang served 16 years as a certified Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission adjunct instructor at the BCoPD Academy, teaching courses in sex‑crimes investigations, investigative resources, and both basic and advanced investigative practices. His instructional background reflects deep operational knowledge of investigative procedures and law‑enforcement standards of care.
Dr. Lang is also an FBI‑trained forensic artist, completing more than 100 forensic composites and related forensic art products for BCoPD and other jurisdictions, including composite sketches, postmortem drawings, age progressions, and skull reconstructions.
Following his law‑enforcement career, Dr. Lang transitioned into higher education, teaching criminal justice and forensic courses at multiple universities and currently serving as an associate professor of criminology/criminal justice at Milligan University. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, with scholarly work published in forensic art, restorative justice, and investigative practice.
Dr. Lang’s expert‑witness work includes evaluating criminal investigations and police practices for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to professional standards. He is available for case review, consultation, reports, and testimony involving police practices, use of force, officer‑involved shootings, homicide and violent‑crime investigations, evidence handling, forensic art, and related matters.
- Crime Scene Analysis
- Criminalistics
- Criminology
- Deadly/Excessive Force
- Evidence Analysis & Preservation
- Law Enforcement
- Police Procedures
- Violent Crimes
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Degrees
Doctorate of Philosophy in Criminal Justice, Walden University (2019)
Masters of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, Columbia Southern University (2013)
Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice Administration, Columbia Southern University (2010)
Certificates
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Explorer, 1983
• Maryland Police Training Commission, 1989
• Anne Arundel Police Department Police Academy 1989
• Maryland Police Training Commission, 1991
• Baltimore County Police Department Police Academy 1991
• Baltimore County Police Department Certificate of Appreciation 1991
• Baltimore County Police Department Preliminary Breath Tester Course 1992
• Calibre Press, Inc., Street Survival, The Tactical Edge Seminar 1993
• Evangel Temple Church of God Certificate of Appreciation 1993
• Baltimore County Police Department Interview & Interrogation 1994
• Baltimore County Police Department Certificate of Completion 1994
• Baltimore County Police Department Certificate of Appreciation 1995
• United States Secret Service Certificate of Appreciation 1995
• Maryland Law Enforcement Officers, Inc., Computer Based Crimes 1995
• Baltimore County Police Department Unit Citation 1995
• Regional Auto Theft Task Force Basic Vehicle Identification 1996
• John E. Reid and Associates Interviewing and Interrogation 1996
• John E. Reid and Associates Advanced Interviewing and Interrogation 1996
• Baltimore County Police Department Unit Citation 1997
• Baltimore County Police Department Community Policing Award 1997
• Maryland Law Enforcement Officers Inc., Rape, Sexual Assault & Child Abuse: Laws and Investigation 1997
• Baltimore County Police Department New Instructor School 1998
• Maryland Police Training Commission Provisional Instructor 1998
• Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc., The Many Faces of Sexual Violence
• Anne Arundel County Police Sexual Violence Seminar 1998
• Federal Emergency Management Agency Emergency Response to Terrorism 1999
• National Institute for Truth Verification Computer Voice Stress Analyzer 1999
• Baltimore County Police Department Electronic Surveillance Seminar 2000
• Community College of Baltimore County Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
• Community College of Baltimore County Intermediate MS Access 2000
• Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault the Spectrum of Sexual Trauma 2000
• U.S. Department of Justice Advanced Investigator Training 2001
• Harvard Associates in Police Science Inc., Seminar in Homicide Investigation 2001
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Forensic Facial Imaging Course 2003
• Baltimore County Police Department Certificate of Appreciation 2006
• International Association for Identification 2004
• MAGLOCLEN Investigating Ritualistic Occult Crime Scenes & Religious Terrorism 2006
• Federal Emergency Management Agency National Incident Management System 2006
• Baltimore County Police Department Certificate of Appreciation 2007
• Baltimore County Police Department Homicide Unit Citation 2007
• International Association for Identification Facial Reconstruction and Age Progression 2008
• International Association for Identification Facial Image Comparison Analysis and Basic Photoshop for Forensic Art 2008
• International Association for Identification Digital Imaging: Age Progression using Adobe Photoshop 2008
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement Training for Safety and Survival Safe Streets School 2008
• Colorado Association of Robbery Investigators 38th Annual Western Robbery Conference 2009
• Baltimore County Police Department FFA Law Enforcement Officers Flying Armed 2010
• Colorado Association of Robbery Investigators 39th Annual Western Robbery Conference 2010
• International Association for Identification Sculpting the Juvenile Face 2010
• International Association for Identification a Simplified Approach to Starting a Composite Image 2010
• International Association for Identification Sculpting the Skull 2011
• International Association for Identification Conducting a Police Composite Session 2011
• International Association for Identification Intermediate 2D Facial Reconstruction 2011
• Baltimore County Police Department Robbery Unit Citation 2011
• Baltimore County Police Department Burglary Unit Citation 2014
• Quality Matters (QM) – Improving Your Online Course (IYOC, 2020)
• Introduction to Aristotle’s Ethics: How to Lead a Good Life, Hillsdale College, 2020
• N.C.W.A.A. Load and Fire Period Artillery, 4/2022
• N.C.W.A.A. Assemble Black Powder Charges, 4/2022
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society 2010 - Present
Columbia Southern University & Walden University
Founder for Glenville State University Chapter
American Society of Criminology (ASC) 2014 - 2016, 2022 - Present
Division of Critical Criminology & Social Justice
Association of Baltimore County Retired Police Officers 2014 - Present
Columbia Southern University Alumni 2010 - Present
Fraternal Order of Police – Lodge 7 (FOP) 1991 - Present
Golden Key International Honour Society
Harvard Associates in Police Science (HAPS) 2001 - Present
Hope Inspire Love 2022 – Present
Advisory Board Member
International Association of Identification (IAI) 2000-2014, 2021-Present
Internet Journal of Restorative Justice 2020-Present
Editorial Board Member
Peer Reviewer
Research Ethics Committee
National Society of Leadership and Success 2018-Present
National Civil War Artillery Association 2022-Present
Thompson’s Battery C, Civil War Artillery Reenactment Unit 2022-Present
Walden University Alumni 2019 - Present - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: University of Valley Forge, 2014 – 2016
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice Program: In 2013, upon completing my master’s degree, I was contracted by UVF (private college) to develop and build a Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice program on their campus. UVF launched the BS Criminal Justice program in August 2014, where I served as the Director of Criminal Justice and the first professor for the program.
Undergraduate Courses Instructed: American Courts and Justice System, Constitutional Law, Corrections and Penology, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Procedure, Criminology, Internship Seminar for Psychology, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Psychology, Juvenile Delinquency and Justice, and Research Methods for Behavior Sciences.
Glenville State University, 2016 – 2023
Associate Professor, (Tenured)
Field Forensics Concentration: In 2015, GSC implemented a field forensics concentration in its criminal justice program and needed a professor with extensive field experience to build the prescribed forensic courses. Adjustments were required for course descriptions and learning objectives and vetted through the curriculum process. Courses developed and enhanced under this initiative included Advanced Crime Scene Management, Death Investigations, Firearms and Ballistics, and Physical and Trace Evidence.
Undergraduate Courses Instructed: Advanced Crime Scene Management, Advanced Issues in Evidence, Corrections, Crime Scene Management, Criminal Evidence and Procedure, Death Investigations, Firearms and Ballistics, Fingerprinting and Latent Processing, Homeland Security, Internships, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Interviewing and Report Writing, Juvenile Justice, Organized Crime, Physical and Trace Evidence, and Police Practices and Procedures.
Milligan University, 2023-present
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Courses Instructed and/or to be Instructed: Criminal Evidence & Investigation, Criminal Law & Procedure, Criminology, Introduction to Criminology/Criminal Justice, Judicial Process, Restorative Justice, and Sociological Research.
Adjunct Assignments
2018 – 2023 Southern New Hampshire University: (Online Criminal Justice) graduate courses include: Assessing Organizational Performance, Courts and Judicial Process, Data-Driven Decisions in Criminal Justice, and Public Safety Administration.
2014 – 2016 University of Management and Technology: (Online Criminal Justice – undergraduate
courses included: Criminal Justice System, Criminal Law, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Management, and Criminalistics.
1998 – 2014 Baltimore County Police Academy: Courses included: Sex Crimes Investigations, Investigative Resources, Basic Investigator’s Courses, and Advanced Investigator’s Courses.
- Fee Schedule
- A Brief Summation of the Penciled Composite Construction Process
- Restorative Justice’s Role in Criminal Justice Reform
- Determining a Shooter’s Position: Using the Pythagorean Theorem in Shooting Investigations
- Increasing Murder Clearance Rates: How Death Investigators Can Influence the Process
- Was it Green or Blue? How Using Cognitive Interview Techniques Can Improve the Memory Quality of Your Interviewees
- 7 Steps to a More Informative Interview: The Cognitive Interview Process
- Domestic Violence Murders: Current Challenges and Trends
- Calculating Target Availability in Shooting Investigations
- Officer Involved Shootings: Considerations for Investigators
- Case Enhancement through Forensic Art: Methods for Identifying Unknown Persons
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