Gerald “Jerry” Narowski recently retired as Chief of Police of the Derby Police Department (CT). Initially he was assigned to the Patrol Division and later to the Detective Division where he became the 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 Analyst in the state. Throughout his career he has held numerous additional assignments including a tour with the State Computer Crime Unit, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, a Senior Firearms Instructor, a Microsoft System Administrator, and the Commander of the SCUBA/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 has been an adjunct faculty member of the Forensic Science Department at UNH Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences since 2001. After a 36-year law enforcement career he has joined the university as a full-time faculty member.
Jerry has trained and lectured at several police academies, universities, in-service training courses, and presented at a number of professional conferences. His specialty areas include: forensic photography, digital image processing/clarification, alternate light energy, crime scene processing, fingerprints, and criminalistics.