Steven C. Millwee, CPP

Forensic Hypnosis, Homicide,

Police and Security Expert


“Steve was the first law enforcement hypnosis expert to testify in Florida courts at age 25.  His ability to connect with jurors was able to help put a real face on the inconceivable murderous ambush of a deputy sheriff.  His ability to get the deputy to recall the shooting, suspects and vehicle descriptions led Steve into a two month who-done-it investigation resulting in his getting confessions from three perpetrators out to snuff a cop for the thrill of it! How do I know this – I was the cop!  Deputy Sheriff Steven A. Nistal, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (Retired)

 

“Steve’s ability to connect with an audience makes him the ‘expert of experts’ when it comes to dramatically explaining the worst crimes in our society.”  Amanda Arnold – Managing Editor Stafford Publications – Corporate Security

 

“Steve is the best violence expert par excellence.  He exudes credibility, believability, and articulate professionalism while helping you understand why over 200 killers have confessed to him whether working for law enforcement or defense counsel And this is an under statement.”  Bernie Mazaheri – Criminal Defense Attorney, Clearwater, Florida

 

“Steve is one of the highest rated speakers and experts on workplace violence.  His charisma on stage translates to this truism: “He will keep you riveted to your seat in using real world cases that do more than provide an educational experience – he will rock your world.”  Raymond F. Humphrey, CPP - Past President of ASIS International – American Society for Industrial Security and Co-Founder of the International Security Management Association (ISMA)

 

“Steve and his forensic hypnosis and investigative skills have helped break many of our most difficult cases.  His talent in uncovering fact from fiction has made him one of the most skilled detectives and  forensic hypnosis experts in leading our newly created unsolved murder units.  His ability to get confessions and tenacity make him the Deputy Sheriff of the Year.”  Sheriff Walter Heinrich, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (Retired) – Steve’s commander in homicide

 

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

 

■ Forensic Hypnosis – Memory Recall

■ Forensic Polygraph Expert

■ Unsolved Homicide

■ Use of Force

■ Serial Murder

■ Negligent Hiring

■ Law Enforcement and Police Procedures

■ Negligent Security

■ Law Enforcement Investigation and Forensics

■ Employment Screening

■ Workplace Violence and Homicide

■ Employment Negligence

■ Domestic Violence and Love Triangle

■ Negligent Retention

■ Stranger Violence

■ Premises Liability

■ Security Management

■ Failure to Warn

■ Human Resources

■ Negligent Supervision

■ Sexual Harassment

■ Dram Shop Act (Alcohol)

■ Investigation

■ Negligent Training

 

STEVEN C. MILLWEE, CPP, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of SecurTest, Inc., founded in 1978.  He was the 2002 Past President of ASIS International (American Society for Industrial Security), which is the premier professional and certification association for security and law enforcement professionals with over 34,000 global members.

Education

Graduate

work

Completed various courses towards a MA in Biblical Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary, Tampa, FL, 2000-2002

B.A.

Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 1978

A.A.

Police Science and Administration, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL, 1974

Licenses and Certifications

Licenses:

GC-911 Private Investigator, State of Florida – 1978 to present

A-1222 Private Investigative Agency, State of Florida – 1978 to present

Polygraph Examiner, State of Florida – 1984 to 1990

Certifications:

Certified Protection Professional (Board Certified in Security Management) ASIS International (formerly American Society for Industrial Security) – 1995 to present with re-certifications in 1998, 2001, 2004

 

The Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Training – 1979

 

Affiliations, Appointments and Elected Offices

Awarded Life Member

ASIS International – 2006

Chairman Ethics Council

ASIS International – 2005

Chairman Past President’s Council

ASIS International – 2004

Chairman of the Board of Directors

ASIS International – 2003

President

ASIS International – 2002

Vice President

ASIS International – 2001

Secretary

ASIS International – 2000

Member – Board of Directors

ASIS International – 1999 to 2003

Editorial Advisory Board of Directors

LossPrevention Magazine – 2001 to 2003

Regional Vice President for Education

ASIS International – 1997 to 1998 (Regional Vice President of the Year (1997)

Assistant Regional Vice President for Education

ASIS International – 1996

Assistant Regional Vice President for Region XIII (Florida)

ASIS International – 1996

Chapter Chair

ASIS International – 1995

Chapter Vice Chair

ASIS International – 1994

Chapter Secretary

ASIS International – 1993

Chapter Board of Directors

ASIS International – 1991 to 1993

Outstanding Security Award

ASIS International – 1992

Newsletter Editor

ASIS International – 1991 to 1993

Professional Member

ASIS International – 1979 to present

Professional Member

Society for Human Resource Management – 1991 to present

Former Member

American Polygraph Association

 

Work Experience

 

SecurTest, Inc. – President and Chief Executive Officer.  SecurTest, Inc. provides HR, security, workplace violence, and risk management solutions to employers, their counsel, and attorneys representing clients in civil and criminal cases.  Through its series of biographical questionnaires, authored by Mr. Millwee, SecurTest delivers factual information about applicants through its system of over 320 applicant and employee questionnaires. The SecurTest System enables the respondent to reveal positive and negative history that helps employers select and retain quality employees. 1/91 to present.  He is a forensic hypnosis consultant to an array of law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and defense attorneys around the world.  He was the author of Forensic Hypnosis in Law Enforcement. Police Chief (1978), which was the first definitive work on the formation of a law enforcement forensic hypnosis unit and the procedures to safeguard the integrity of this unique interviewing technique.

 

Department of Homeland Security – Instructor in security management, workplace violence prevention, and intervention strategies. 2003 to present.

 

Steven C. Millwee & Associates, a division of SecurTest, Inc. – President and Chief Executive Officer. 8/78 to 2000.

 

St. Petersburg College – Adjunct Instructor teaching courses in police science, criminology and paralegal programs.  1979-1986.

 

Florida Institute for Law Enforcement – Adjunct Instructor teaching courses on interview and interrogation, forensic hypnosis, and homicide.  1979-1986.

 

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office – Homicide Detective, Crimes Against Property Detective, Patrol Deputy.  4/74 to 8/78.  Mr. Millwee was the lead detective for the unsolved murder unit as a homicide detective.

 

Federal Bureau of Investigation – Clerical Examiner, Confidential Informant Unit.  6/71 to 6/73.

 

Expert Witness

 

Expert testimony in cases of forensic hypnosis, workplace violence, police procedure, police practices, use of force, police investigative techniques, polygraph, crimes of violence involving disgruntled employees, strangers, love-triangle, and domestic murders.  He has testified as an expert in cases involving harassment, sexual harassment, negligent hiring, retention, supervision, and security.   

 

Conducts audits and risk assessments of security, loss prevention, HR, and management programs to mitigate risks.  Threat Assessment and Intervention of violent employees and non-employees. Security surveys and audits. Corporate sensitive investigations, such as sexual harassment, harassment, EEO discrimination, threats or acts of violence, and theft.  Management and legal counsel consultation for corporations and professional associations in helping them find HR, business, security, and leadership solutions to meet their diverse needs.  He helps employers negotiate difficult terminations into voluntary separations to help mitigate liability and security risks.  His years of experience in business management help employers find alternatives that are often unavailable from internal resources.  He has testified as an expert in forensic hypnosis, police procedures, interview and interrogation, and polygraph, crimes of violence involving disgruntled employees, stranger, domestic and other forms of familiar violence.  He has testified in DRAM Act cases involving the serving of alcohol to patrons. 

 

Mr. Millwee is Board Certified in Security Management as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) through ASIS International.  The ASIS certification program is the first and only program of its kind to be awarded a coveted Designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology (SAFETY) Act of 2002. What does this mean? The SAFETY Act Designation gives ASIS board-certified professionals, their employers, and their customers immediate protection from lawsuits involving ASIS certification and the ASIS certification process that arise out of an act of terrorism. Not only does it limit the types of liability claims that can be brought against a CPP, but it also entitles the CPP to immediate dismissal of those specific types of claims. Employers of ASIS certified practitioners also gain protection against terror-related liability claims that can include a presumption of dismissal from a lawsuit.

Experience

 

Mr. Millwee is the author of The SecurTest System of over 320 applicant and employment questionnaires. Mr. Millwee specializes in workplace violence prevention and intervention, crisis management, employee misconduct such as theft, sexual harassment, and management and employee training to defuse the potential for workplace violence or employment liability.  He is the author of the Forensic Hypnosis, a definitive training guide for law enforcement professionals and used in his training courses.

 

Mr. Millwee has testified as an expert witness in the fields of forensic hypnosis, workplace violence, negligent hiring, retention, screening, security, polygraph, and police procedures. He is a crisis management consultant to many American corporations conducting violence and threat assessments. He is the author of SecurViolence and SecurThreat, custom threat assessment questionnaires. He is also the author of two questionnaires, SecurHarass, for helping employers conduct investigations of sexual harassment complaints.  He is also the inventor of SecurHomeland (copyright protected and patent pending), which is the only authentication system for verification of criminal conviction records using the SecurTest methodology.  He is the author and inventor of Secure-Release for monitoring those placed on probation or parole, including registered sex offenders.  He is the author and inventor of BorderTRACK for qualifying those wishing to enter the United States of America.

 

The CPP (Board Certified in Security Management) distinction demonstrates a significant level of competency in the security profession through arduous testing, background qualifications and the promotion of high standards of professional conduct.  He has been re-certified by the Professional Certification Board of ASIS in 1998 and 2001 meeting its continuing education and ethical requirements. He has also served on the ASIS CPP Role Delineation Committee for updating questions for their certification tests in 1998. His committee developed information in the investigation, negligent hiring and retention, negligent security, and workplace violence disciplines.

 

Mr. Millwee lectures nationally on human resource and security issues. He lectures with the Department of Homeland Security, Council On Education In Management, ASIS International, National Safety Council, Society for Human Resource Management, Institute of Business Law (California State University, Los Angeles), Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), National Food Service Security Council, among others. His highly rated lectures include screening of applicants and employees, workplace violence, defusing disgruntled and violent workers, domestic violence, negligent security, employee theft, fraud prevention, employee investigations, hostage survival, robbery survival, negligent hiring and retention, interview and interrogation, leadership development, and written testing.

 

Mr. Millwee's expertise and techniques are listed in the first edition (1997) second edition (1998), and fifth edition (2002) of Security Business Practices Reference, published by ASIS International (American Society for Industrial Security.)   He was a founding member of the editorial board of Loss Prevention Professional from 2001 to 2003.  A well-published author, his most recent articles appear below.

 

Previously, Mr. Millwee was the lead detective in the Unsolved Murder Unit of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Tampa, Florida. He was responsible for all murder investigations that remained unsolved over six months.  He was the resident hypnosis detective helping victims and witnesses to violent crimes recall blocked or hidden details. Mr. Millwee formerly was with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C. He served in law enforcement seven years.

 

In 28 years (August 22, 1978) of helping corporations and government agencies defuse hostile or threatening employees, no incidents of retaliatory violence have occurred using the methods and counsel offered by Mr. Millwee. Moreover, The SecurTest System has never been successfully challenged in court since it uncovers objective biographical "confessions" that are of "business necessity" versus attempting to predict the future. The Plaintiffs dismissed the only court challenge on the eve of his deposition.

 

Mr. Millwee is also a management consultant to many corporations and professional associations helping them find HR, business, security, and leadership solutions to meet their diverse needs.  He is often called on to negotiate difficult terminations into voluntary separations to help mitigate liability and security risks.  His years of experience in business management help employers find alternatives that are often unavailable from internal resources.

Mr. Millwee was a founding member of the Board of Directors for the Joint Council on Information Age Crime, which primary mission was to help establish relationships between public and private sectors to secure on of the most critical infrastructures.  He has consulted with the Department of Homeland Security helping to create communication links to the nation’s directors of corporate security. 


Publications

 

¨      Sitting in the Hot Seat: Healthcare Security to the Witness Stand.  Journal for Healthcare Protection Management (January 2007, Volume 23, Number 1)

 

¨      LP’s Role in Preventing Workplace Violence. Loss Prevention Magazine (March 2006)

 

¨      Security Inside the Door in Preventing Workplace Violence. ASIS International Virtual Forum Online presentation (March 2006)

 

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention – How to Defuse the Threat of Workplace Violence. Food Marketing Institute Annual Conference presentation (January 2006)

 

¨      Hiring to Firing – Legal Aspects for Screening, Retention and Termination. International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection Annual Seminar presentation (November 2005)

 

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention: How to Defuse the Threat of Workplace Violence. International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection Annual Seminar presentation (November 2005)

 

¨      Security Inside the Door in Preventing Workplace Violence. International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection Annual Seminar presentation (November 2005)

 

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention – The Role of Security and Managers. ASIS International 2005 Iowa Conference presentation (October 2005)

 

¨      Security Inside the Door in Preventing Workplace Violence. ASIS International 2005 Annual Seminar & Exhibits presentation (September 2005)

 

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Guideline. ASIS International Published Guideline, contributor (September 2005)

 

¨      Loss Prevention’s Role in Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention. National Retail Federation Annual Conference presentation (June 2005)

 

¨      Avoiding Negligent Hiring and Security Lawsuits. Food Marketing Institute Annual Conference presentation (June 2005)

 

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention – The Role of Security and HR Executives. ASIS International 2005 Southwest Security Conference presentation (April 2005)

 

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention: The Threat From Within and Without. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Protective Service Academy  (2005, 2004, 2003)

 

¨      Workplace Violence – How to Keep Weapons Out of the Workplace. The Institute of Management and Administration 2005 Annual Seminar presentation (May 2005)

 

¨      Workplace Violence – How to Keep Weapons Out of the Workplace. The Institute of Management and Administration 2005 Annual Seminar presentation (May 2005)

 

¨      Security Inside the Door in Preventing Workplace Violence. ASIS International 2005 Annual Seminar & Exhibits presentation (September 2005)

 

¨      Hiring to Firing – Legal Aspects for Screening, Retention and Termination. International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection Annual Seminar presentation (November 2004)

 

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention: How to Defuse the Threat of Workplace Violence. International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection Annual Seminar presentation (November 2004)

 

¨      Firing the Violent Employee Without Being Fired On. ASIS International Virtual Forum Online presentation (October, 2004)

 

¨      Security to the Witness Stand. ASIS International 2004 Annual Seminar & Exhibits presentation (September 2004)

 

¨      Firing Violent Workers Without Being Fired On. ASIS International 2004 Annual Seminar & Exhibits presentation (September 2004)

 

¨      Security to the Witness Stand. ASIS International Virtual Forum Online presentation (August, 2004)

 

¨      Taking the Stand – Protecting Your Organization for Claims of Negligence. ASIS International 2003 Annual Seminar & Exhibits presentation (September 2003)

 

¨      Firing the Violent Employee Without Being Fired On. Hotel/Casino Resort Security (July 2003, Vol. 21, No. 8)

 

¨      Firing the Violent Employee. Journal of Healthcare Protection Management (June 2003, Vol. 19, No. 2)

 

¨      The Threat From Within: Workplace Violence 2000 Hiring Tool Kit, Steven C. Millwee (2000)

 

¨      The Threat From Within: Workplace Violence, John-Edward Alley and Steven C. Millwee, (1995)

 

¨      If You Don’t Ask, You May Not Find Out!  LossPrevention June 2001

 

¨      Shopping for Honest Employees!  Carlson Report for Shopping Center Management August 2001

 

¨      I Just Want It To Stop! Security Management (March 2001)

 

¨      Defining a Leader. ASIS Dynamics (September/October 2000)

 

¨      You Have Not...Because You Ask Not: Cost-Effective Screening That Works! Security, Technology and Design (February 2000)

 

¨      How Can Security Get Inside the Door? Security Management (December 1999)

 

¨      Forensic Hypnosis in Law Enforcement. Police Chief (1978)

 

¨      Forensic Hypnosis Training Manual, Steven C. Millwee, Florida Institute for Law Enforcement (1981)

 

¨      Interview and Interrogation for Paralegals, Steven C. Millwee, St. Petersburg Junior College (1983)

 

¨      Mr. Millwee has authored chapters in the comprehensive IBL Employment Regulations manual about employment practices and workplace violence.

 

Lectures, Seminars, Symposiums, and Professional Presentations

 

Mr. Millwee lectures on average twenty times a year for employers, associations, and professional societies.  Here is a partial list of his recent presentations:

 

¨      Security Force Management: Security in the Hot Seat – Defending Your Company From a Negligent Security Claim, ASIS International Professional Development Course, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida – 2006

¨      Security in the Hot Seat – Defending Your Company From a Negligent Security Claim, ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits, San Diego, California – 2006

¨      Uncovering Fact from Fiction – How to Conduct a Sexual Harassment Investigation – International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection Annual Seminar (Key Note) – Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California – 2006

¨      Workplace Violence – Prevention to Intervention for HR and Security – International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection Annual Seminar (Certification Course) – Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California – 2006

¨      Sexual Harassment Investigations – How to Go From Inconclusiveness to the Truth – Chamber of Commerce, Trinidad – 2006

¨      Workplace Violence – Protecting Employees, Tourists and the Public – Chamber of Commerce, Trinidad - 2006

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention – Food Management Institute – San Diego, California – 2006

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention and Hiring Practices – International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection – Orlando, Florida – 2006

¨      Hiring Practices – International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection – Orlando, Florida – 2006

¨      Security Inside the Door in Preventing Workplace Violence, ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits, Orlando, Florida – 2005

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention in Retail – Food Marketing Institute – Kiwah Island, South Carolina –2005

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention and Hiring Practices – International Foundation for Cultural Property Protection – Las Vegas, Nevada - 2005

¨      Security to the Stand – Negligent Security, Hiring and Retention, ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits, Dallas, Texas – 2004

¨      The Threat From Within: Workplace Violence, ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits, Dallas, Texas – 2004

¨      Negligent Hiring and Retention, National Retail Federation, Orlando, Florida – 2004

¨      Workplace Violence – St. John Health, Michigan – 2004

¨      Workplace Violence - Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Service – 2003-2004

¨      Workplace Violence – ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits, New Orleans, Louisiana – 2003

¨      Security to the Stand – Negligent Security, Hiring and Retention, ASIS International Seminar and Exhibits, New Orleans, Louisiana – 2003

¨      Workplace Violence – Orange County managers, Orlando, Florida – 2003

¨      Workplace Violence – Texas Instruments – 2003

¨      Workplace Violence – National Retail Federation Loss Prevention Conference, San Antonio, Texas – 2003

¨      Workplace Violence – ASIS Latin American Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2003

¨      Workplace Violence – International Association of Hospital Security and Safety, Breckenridge, Colorado - 2003

¨      Threat Assessments and Interventions – American Threat Assessment Professionals, Los Angeles, California – 2002

¨      Investigating One of Your Own for Sexual Harassment – ASIS, Orlando, Florida – 2001

¨      Firing Violent Employees Without Being Fired On – ASIS, Orlando, Florida – 2001

¨      Conducting Sexual Harassment Investigations – Maui County Resort Safety and Security Association, Maui, Hawaii – 2001

¨      Making Right Hiring Decisions - International Council of Shopping Centers, Orlando, Florida – 2001

¨      Assessing the Violent Employee – Big Island Security Association, Kahala Coast, Hawaii – 2001

¨      The Threat From Within, Violent Employees – ASIS Pacific Rim Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii – 2001

¨      Investigating Resort Employees for Acts or Threats of Violence – Kea Lani Resort, Maui, Hawaii – 2001

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare Institutions – International Association for Healthcare Security – Atlanta, Georgia – 2001

¨      Investigating Violent Workers, Even Those Protected by Collective Bargaining – Alabama Power, Mobile, Alabama – 2001

¨      Management as the Effective Tool for Workplace Violence Prevention – Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. – 2001

¨      Law Enforcement Executive Leadership Principals – U.S. Marshals Service – Brunswick, Georgia – 2001

¨      I Just Want It To Stop – Sexual Harassment Investigations – Total Risk Management, Kansas City, Missouri – 2001

¨      Leadership – Keys to Essential Service – ASIS, Washington, D.C. – 2001

¨      Hiring Practices – The Pantry, Inc. – 2001

¨      Hiring Practices – IPC International, Chicago, Illinois – 2001

¨      Security Manager Excellence – ASIS, Denver, Colorado – 2001

¨      Leadership versus Management – Federal Protective Services and GSA – 2001 – Keynote Graduation Ceremony

¨      Hiring Non Violent Healthcare Workers – International Association for Healthcare Security – Orlando, Florida – 2000

¨      Hiring Practices – Bealls Department Stores Loss Prevention Conference, Orlando, Florida – 2000

¨      Workplace Violence Prevention – Tools for the 21st Century Healthcare Manager – Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. – 2000

¨      Leadership versus Management – Federal Protective Services and GSA – 2000 – Keynote Graduation Ceremony

¨      Integrating Security Into HR: Adding Value to Your Expertise – 46th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, ASIS International, Orlando, Florida - 2000

¨      Investigating an Employee for Threats of Violence – 2000 Investigations Council Workshop

¨      Security Management Practices and Strategies for Success – Council on Business Practices, San Diego, California – 2000

¨      Sexual Harassment Investigations – The Role of the Security Professional – 46th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, ASIS International, 2000

¨      Security Manager as Mentor – 46th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, ASIS International, Orlando, Florida 2000

¨      The Next Level of Security Leadership Excellence – 45th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, ASIS International, Dallas, Texas - 1999

¨      Standby While We Fire a Disgruntled Employee – 45th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, ASIS International, Dallas, Texas - 1999

¨      Security Manager as Team Leader – 45th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, ASIS International, Dallas, Texas - 1999

¨      Healthcare Facility: Workplace Violence Prevention Program – 45th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, ASIS International, Dallas, Texas - 1999

¨      Integrating Security into the HR Function – 45th Annual Seminar & Exhibits, ASIS International,