“The rest of the story.”
Email: gregorygilbertson@proton.me / Phone: 239.571.1840
Gregory Gilbertson retired from Centralia College as a full professor of criminal justice on March 18, 2022. He enjoyed 22 years of unblemished tenured academic service. Greg is also a former university lecturer, police officer (SWAT), International Police Advisor, Guardian ad Litem, U.S. Army commissioned officer, and Distinguished Military Graduate of the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School. After his military service, Greg became a police officer in Atlanta and LaGrange, Georgia. In LaGrange he served as a SWAT Team member, senior patrolman, school resource officer, juvenile court investigator, and stakeout squad officer. In Atlanta he served as a police patrolman in Zone 3 Precinct.
Greg holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington, and a Master’s degree in Justice Administration from Columbus College (Columbus State University). He became a private investigator in 2002 and specialized in criminal defense casework for 12 years. In 2013 he began consulting with attorneys nationwide as an expert witness. Greg has consulted on nearly 200 civil rights and criminal cases in 39 states. He has testified in several U.S. District courts, state courts, and has helped attorneys secure over 30 million dollars in damages for victims of police misconduct.
The origins of his expert witness casework is found in Greg’s service as an International Police Advisor. In 2008 he deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan for 13 months and served as Senior Mentor to the Lieutenant General commanding the Afghan National Police Academy. He assisted the academy commander with all aspects of daily academy operations for 3000 cadets, faculty, and staff. Previously he deployed to Iraq in 2005 for one year and served as Deputy Director of the United Kingdom’s police academy in Basrah. He also created a Bachelor’s degree in democratic policing for the Baghdad Police College.
