Gerald “Jerry” Narowski recently retired as Chief of Police of the Derby Police Department (Connecticut) following a distinguished 36-year law enforcement career. He began his career in the Patrol Division before being assigned to the Detective Division, where he ultimately served as Commanding Officer. As a working supervisor, he managed all death investigations and crime scenes. He was promoted to Deputy Chief in 2007 and to Chief of Police in 2010. During his tenure managing the Detective Division and as the Executive Officer of the agency, he was also one of a handful of IAI Certified Senior Crime Scene Analysts in the state. Throughout his career, he also served in numerous specialized assignments, including the Connecticut State Computer Crime Unit, the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Senior Firearms Instructor, Microsoft Systems Administrator, and Commander of the SCUBA/Underwater Recovery Team (URT).
Jerry holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement Science, an M.S. in Forensic Science, as well as an M.P.A. – Personnel Administration and Labor Relations from the University of New Haven. He is currently a Professor of Practice with the Forensic Science Department at UNH Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences and has been a faculty member since 2001.
Jerry has provided training and lectures for police academies, universities, law enforcement in-service programs, and regional and international professional conferences. His areas of expertise include forensic photography, digital image processing and enhancement, alternate light energy, crime scene documentation, crime scene reconstruction, bloodstain pattern analysis, fingerprints, and criminalistics.
In addition to his teaching and training responsibilities, Jerry serves as a forensic consultant on criminal investigations and has been qualified and recognized as an expert witness in both state and federal courts.