Dr. Ken Lang
Milligan College, TN 37682
Dr. Ken Lang is a retired 25-year law enforcement veteran from the Baltimore County Police Department, with experience investigating violent and complex crimes, to include murders, death investigations, police shootings, rapes, sexual assaults, armed robberies, and a variety of other felony offenses. His assignments in the homicide, robbery, and sex crimes units afforded him the opportunity to develop a rich experience while investigating hundreds of violent crimes. His murder investigation of Wesley Person in 2005 was so comprehensive, yielding significant forensic evidence, the Forensic Files television show featured his investigation in season 13, episode 30, titled, Dollars and Sense.
During his investigative career, Dr. Lang’s recognized his successful investigative techniques and requested that he teach a variety of investigative courses as an adjunct instructor at the police academy. Upon receiving his Maryland Police and Corrections Training Commission state teaching certification in 1998, he taught Sex Crimes Investigations, Investigative Resources, Basic Investigator’s Courses, and Advanced Investigator’s Courses until his retirement.
While conducting investigations and teaching as an adjunct, Dr. Lang pursued his degrees. He completed his BS and MS in Criminal Justice Administration at Columbia Southern University (summa cum laude) and his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at Walden University (summa cum laude).
In June 2014, Dr. Lang transitioned his career into higher education and has taught criminal justice courses at the University of Valley Forge, Glenville State University, Southern New Hampshire University (online) and Milligan University. Criminal justice courses taught by Dr. Lang include: Advanced Crime Scene Management, Advanced Issues in Evidence, American Courts and Justice System, Constitutional Law, Corrections and Penology, Crime Scene Management, Criminal Evidence and Procedure, Criminal Investigation, Criminal Procedure, Criminology, Death Investigations, Firearms and Ballistics, Fingerprinting and Latent Processing, Homeland Security, Internship, Internship Seminar for Psychology, Interviewing and Report Writing, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Introduction to Criminology, Introduction to Psychology, Juvenile Delinquency and Justice, Organized Crime, Physical and Trace Evidence, Police Practices and Procedures, and Research Methods for Behavior Sciences.
As a matter of scholarship, Dr. Lang has conducted research and published with several publications, including the Journal of Forensic Identification, the Death Investigator’s Magazine, and the Internet Journal or Restorative Justice. Published article topics have included areas in determining a shooter’s position, increasing murder clearance rates, using cognitive interview techniques, domestic violence murders, calculating target availability in shooting investigations, officer involved shootings, case enhancement through forensic art, and advancing cold homicide cases. His research centers on police composites and sketches, and restorative justice praxis.
Dr. Lang is currently an associate professor of criminology/criminal justice at Milligan University in Tennessee.
- 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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