Suzanne Laiuppa started her career with the Bloomfield Police Department in 2004. In 2011 she was promoted to Detective and independently manages and investigates criminal cases. She has experience testifying in State, Federal and civil courts. Suzanne is the Bloomfield P.D.’s representative for Multiple Disciplinary Team, MDT-14, assisting victims of crime, working to ensure victims are offered the support they may need in areas such as medical, mental health, and victim’s advocacy. Suzanne is active with the Governor’s Task Force on Justice for Abuse Children (GTF) and sits on the State committee that designed and trained trainers to teach “Minimal Facts” to first responders and community members.
From 2017-2018 Suzanne worked as a Forensic Interviewer at Klingberg Family Centers in Hartford, Connecticut. There she provided assessments and recommendations for ongoing mental health services and worked with family advocates, law enforcement and social workers from the Department of Children and Families to coordinate efforts. This collaboration reduced the number of victim interviews thereby reducing trauma.
Currently Suzanne is certified by CT POSTC to teach Domesticv Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse and Citizens with Special Needs. Suzanne is certified by both CT POSTC and CT DCF to teach Area 514A including: Intro to Human Trafficking, Sex Trafficking of Boys and LGBT/GNCT Youth, and Labor Trafficking.
Suzanne received her Bachelor of Science in Justice and Law Administration from Western Connecticut State University and her Masters of Public Administration from the University of New Haven where she graduated with a 3.95 GPA.