Mr. Mark Stallo

Biographical Sketch

Mark Stallo was hired by the Dallas Police Department in October 1979.  He worked patrol in a variety of neighborhoods during days, evenings and nights.  In August of 1985, Mark was promoted to sergeant and assigned to work three different patrol stations on the night shift.  In November of 1988, he transferred to the planning division where he was responsible for the Crime Analysis Team until September 2004.  Today he serves as the Field Training Sergeant at Central Patrol.  In 1990, he was responsible for working with a group of individuals in the creation of the International Association of Crime Analysis (IACA).  Mark was Vice-President of Membership for the IACA from 1991–1994 and has been President of the organization from 1994 to October 2000.  He will remain as Past President of the IACA.  Mark has been involved in a number of projects including technical assistance, teaching, and steering committees.  Some include the National Institute of Justice, the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), the SEARCH group, the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC), the FBI National Academy and the Southwest Law Enforcement Institute.

 

Mark is an adjunct professor for the University of North Texas, Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, Tiffin University in Ohio and Mountain State University in West Virginia teaching Internet based courses as well as classes in person.  Mark has consulted for the Government of Argentina on developing a crime analysis program for six of the largest provinces.  He has also conducted training for the University of Bucharest and the University of the West in Romania.  He has received training in a number of areas related to crime analysis, crime mapping, and various computer software.  Among the software that he has been thoroughly trained in is the Microsoft Office Suite, (Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint), ArcView, and the integration of crime analysis software. Mark is an ESRI (ArcView) GIS) authorized instructor.  He has authored or co-authored a number of articles and an anthology “Crime and Justice in the Lone Star State.”  Furthermore, he has authored and co-authored Using Microsoft Office to Improve Law Enforcement Operations and Using Geographic Information Systems in Law Enforcement.  He has a B. S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati and a M.S. in Management and Administrative Science and a Master of Public Affairs from The University of Texas at Dallas.