Jason Weber

Jason has worked in law enforcement since 1990 and served as a patrol officer from 1990 - 2005 and worked all 3 shifts.  In 1994 Jason was assigned as a Field Training Officer and was responsible for training newly hired officers.  Five years later he took on the task of developing the evidence technician program at the police department.  Jason was able to acquire a van to be used for processing crime scenes and attended several specialized trainings including blood spatter, photography, alternate light source, latent prints, and fire scene investigation.   

In 2005 he was assigned in the investigations division and worked many different cases from homicides to assaults to property crimes.  In 2007 Jason took on the role of community liaison officer and was responsible for crime prevention and community policing activities, and served as the media spokesperson.  In 2008, Jason was elected to the WI Crime Prevention Practitioners Association Board of Directors and served as the vice president until 2023.

Jason ‘retired’ in January of 2018 and transitioned into higher education serving as the Public Safety Training Director at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) in Green Bay (WI).  While at NWTC, Jason oversaw the development of the program as it became the leading public training destination for the state of Wisconsin.  The program grew to include specialized courses in Maritime Policing, Community Policing, and Corrections along with the continued focus patrol, investigations, fire, and EMS.  NWTC also hosted the Midwest's largest House of Worship Safety and Security Symposium, the long running Wisconsin Homicide Conference, and the host location for the Writers Police Academy - a 4 day intense hands on training for crime writers from around the world.  

In 2023, Jason returned to policing and serves as the Crime Prevention Programs Manager for the Arizona State University Police Department.  In that role, Jason oversees crime prevention on all ASU campuses and provides educational programs throughout the year to inform students, faculty and staff of security policies, procedures and practices. In addition he also works closely with the patrol and investigative bureaus to attempt to curb repeat criminal activities and problems through techniques such as CPTED, Situational Crime Prevention, and Problem Oriented Policing.

In his time in policing, he has worked with several hundred businesses, schools, churches and organizations on target hardening their properties as well as addressing threats, including an active shooter incident in 2015.  Jason continues to do some Active Threat contract work for businesses, school districts and churches around Wisconsin and the United States in addition to working with a large design firm on site plan reviews for security.   Jason maintains a national certification as a Crime Prevention Specialist II as well as state Crime Prevention Specialist Certifications in Wisconsin and Ohio.

Jason has been honored to have been recognized for a variety of initiatives such as: 2008 Sir Robert Peel finalist for Fox Crossing’s Chronic Nuisance program; 2010 Law Enforcement Partner of the Year from the WI Prevention Network on Substance Abuse; 2010 Crime Prevention Practitioner of the Year from the WI Crime Prevention Practitioners Association; 2014 Fox Valley Technical College’s Outstanding Alumni Award and 2015 Wisconsin Community Policing Project of the Year for Good Drugs Gone Bad.

Jason has taught nationally on a variety of policing and substance abuse topics for the National Criminal Justice Training Center; Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools; AFYA, Inc.; as well through his position at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.  Jason continues to instruct and consult as an adjunct for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College and as an associate with the Center for Innovative Change.

Jason has served in many volunteer positions such as:  President - Kimberly Fire Commission; Vice-President - Fox Valley Metro Police Commission; Board member - Green Bay Area CrimeStoppers; and Member - Kimberly Historical Committee.

Jason is also a published author; having written books on the history of the Town of Menasha and the Village of Kimberly; three on Active Shooter Mitigation; and a textbook for Crime Prevention Specialists.  Jason is presently working on two more books - one on the history of Wisconsin's Fox River, and collaborating with a University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh professor on the 2004 disappearance of Maura Murray.