Jeff Liberman, is a retired 31 year law enforcement leader who was responsible for leading Long Beach Police Department’s vibrant South Patrol Division. The division’s 120 sworn and professional staff and $22.6 million budget serve the residents, visitors, and workforce of the Downtown Entertainment District, Shoreline Village, Queen Mary, Long Beach Convention Center, Performing Arts Center and Arena, high density mixed use commercial and high rise residential properties, numerous major hotels, restaurants, and Aquarium of the Pacific.

Commander Liberman oversaw the Security Services Division which provides contract police services for the Long Beach Police Department. He managed law enforcement operations for the Long Beach Airport, Long Beach Transit, the Metro Blue Line, Long Beach City College, Marine Patrol, and Park Rangers. His diverse experience includes being a member of the City of Long Beach’s All Hazards Incident Management Team, leading a community college law enforcement section and port security unit, and supervising a multi-agency intelligence unit at the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC). As a Police Detective, he investigated crimes against persons and robbery.

Commander Liberman has studied counter terrorism in Israel with the Israeli National Police, represented the Los Angeles metropolitan law enforcement agencies in the Department of Homeland Security’s National Operation Center, and travelled extensively internationally and domestically to study best practices in policing.

He is a licensed California Private Investigator/Qualified Manager (#PI189267) and has provided training for law enforcement, government, and corporate officials in threat detection, analysis, and contingency planning. He is also a lifelong student and teacher of personal safety and self-defense.

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Jeff Berkenkamp retired as a Commander from the Long Beach Police Department after over 25 years of service. His six years of executive experience includes command of several of the department’s busiest divisions including Detectives, Field Support, Training and Patrol. Much of his supervisory career was in Critical Incident Management and he spent 15 years in various roles on the department’s SWAT Team where he was involved in hundreds of operations including hostage rescues, barricaded suspects, and high-risk search warrants. He was a department SME on field tactics and was responsible for reviewing hundreds of uses of force, officer-involved shootings and internal affairs complaints, providing recommendations to the Chief of Police.

Mr. Berkenkamp is a graduate of Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government’s Leadership in Crisis program, as well as the Force Science Institute and the Sherman Block Leadership Institute. He is a FEMA certified Trainer in Incident Command Systems (ICS) and a FEMA trained Incident Commander and Operations Section Chief. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Long Beach.