Dr. Rudolph B. Hall Jr. currently works with law enforcement and government agencies across the Country, as well as technology start-ups, as a law enforcement subject matter expert. He is a nationally recognized law enforcement trainer, teaching courses on a wide array of policing topics, including building relationships with those we serve, implicit bias in law enforcement, data-driven strategies, de-escalation techniques, constitutional policing, and risk management. Additionally, he is a member of the Federal monitor team, providing oversight and ensuring constitutional policing by the New York City Police Department.

 As Assistant Chief of Investigations for the New York State Attorney General, Dr. Hall led the Office of Special Investigations. He oversaw all investigations of deaths of individuals after having contact with police or peace officers, including officer-involved shootings, motor vehicle collisions, use of physical force, and death in custody, whether in police or correctional care and control across the State of New York.

In his prior role, Dr. Hall was the lead on a host of policy initiatives within the office of the New York State Attorney General. He crafted agency use of force policy, policies and procedures on when to shoot at moving vehicles, engaging in foot pursuits, and shooting to incapacitate. In addition to policy initiatives, Dr. Hall has developed training platforms for law enforcement in collaboration with public and private entities, utilizing industry’s best practices, modern technology, academic research, and over two decades of experience in policing.

Before joining the Office of the New York State Attorney General, Dr. Hall worked for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for 21 years. In his time with the NYPD, he held a supervisory rank for approximately 16 years, working in various assignments, including Patrol, Gang Unit, Street Crime Unit, Detective Bureau, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Risk Management Bureau, and Force Investigations Division. During his tenure with the NYPD, Dr. Hall was one of the leading members of the agency to work on the department’s body-worn camera program (BWC) and policy, as well as developing the BWC training platform for the entire agency. In 2018, he created the first anti-crime training program for NYPD plainclothes officers, training approximately 1,000 officers on how and when to conduct constitutional stops of pedestrians during street encounters and motor vehicle stops. Additionally, Dr. Hall worked with the NYPD court-appointed Federal Monitor and his team throughout the remedial process. He collaborated in creating the court-approved training on constitutional stops of citizens and personally trained over 5,000 members of the department before retiring from the agency.

Dr. Hall earned his Doctorate in Education, focusing on Executive Leadership, from St. John Fisher University in 2020. His research topic was the effect of body-worn cameras on plain-clothes police officers in the NYPD. Additionally, he earned his MPA at John Jay College, where he was an adjunct professor, teaching introductory courses in criminal justice and the use of force in policing. Additionally, Dr. Hall is certified by the Force Science Institute to apply the principles and concepts of Force Science in analyzing use-of-force incidents.

As a subject matter expert in police training, constitutional policing, body-worn cameras, executive leadership and risk management in law enforcement, he has been a guest lecturer and panelist at multiple conferences, webinars, and in print and digital media. Dr. Hall is a graduate of the FBI National Academy session # 284.

As a seasoned career law enforcement professional with extensive experience, Dr. Hall is passionate about training, innovation and dedicated to enhancing the law enforcement profession. Ensuring leadership, supervision, accountability, and education are significant variables in justice and reform for every agency.