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Jody O'GuinnHaving nearly 35 years of law enforcement experience, Jody started his career in 1983 as a police officer in Freeburg, Illinois. He joined the Alton Police Department in 1987, advancing through the ranks of Detective, Patrol Sergeant, Lieutenant and finally Deputy Chief of Police. In 2009, after retiring from the Alton Police Department, he was appointed Chief of Police for the Carbondale, Illinois Police Department a post he held until 2014. In February of 2015, Jody was appointed as the Chief of Police for the Village of Freeman Spur, Illinois. He resigned in July of 2017 to pursue other interests.
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Chief O’Guinn has served as Tactical Response Team Commander, Region 8 Weapons of Mass Destruction Special Response Team Commander, Sniper Team Leader, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force Detective, Use of Force Instructor and Firearms Instructor.
Chief O’Guinn has served as an Adjunct Professor at Missouri Baptist University, teaching criminal justice, management and criminal law courses. He has taught at Lewis & Clark Community College, John A. Logan College, Southern Illinois University and for the Department of Homeland Security. He holds instructor status in numerous disciplines, including firearms instruction, use of force instruction, NIMS, Weapons of Mass Destruction General Instruction and an array of other law enforcement areas of instruction. He has instructed students and trained police officers, in virtually every state, in the areas of Police Organization and Administration, Juvenile Justice, Crime Prevention, Corrections Administration, Introduction to Corrections, Rules of Criminal Evidence, Ethics, Terrorism, Serial Murder, Community Policing, Criminology, Criminalistics, Criminal Procedure, Victimology, Constitutional Law, Firearms Safety, and Use of Force Management.
In 2007, he was appointed by the Governor to the State of Illinois Task Force on Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology to study and evaluate all available use of force models for the purpose of recommending a standardized model for training police and correctional officers in the State of Illinois.
Chief O’Guinn holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Sterling College and a master’s degree in Public Administration and Policy Analysis from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He is a graduate of the 223rd session of the FBI National Academy, class of 2005 and the St. Louis University Medicolegal Death Investigator School. In addition, he is an Illinois Certified Firefighter II, a Board-Certified School and Workplace Violence Threat Specialist, and a Certified Voice Stress Analysis Operator.
Chief O’Guinn is currently the Director of Law Enforcement Operations for Baker Group International (BGI), representing BGI’s efforts globally to promote advocacy of Digital Voice Stress Analysis training and awareness.
INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS
NRA Police Firearms Instructor
RoboticFX Negotiator Robot Operator Instructor
Unified Command Instructor
NRA Boy Scout Shooting Sports Instructor
Handgun Instructor
Shotgun Instructor
H & K MP-5 Submachine Gun Instructor
Extreme School Violence: Police Rapid Response Instructor
Self-Defense Instructor
Handcuffing Instructor
Impact Weapon Instructor
Psycho-motor Skill Design Instructor
Use of Force Management Instructor
Weapons of Mass Destruction General Instructor – Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Certification Level III – American Board for Certification in Homeland Security
Certified State of Illinois Concealed Carry Instructor
HAZMAT / WMD TRAINING
FBI Post Blast Investigation Certification
Explosive Breaching Course
Critical Incident Response
Unified Command Training
Unified Command: Train-The-Trainer
ILEAS Basic Emergency Services Team
ICS/EOC Interface Course
Emergency Planning
WMD Law Enforcement Protective Measures - Hands on Training
WMD Incident Command
OSHA 30 Safety Training
DEATH INVESTIGATION
Crime Scene Investigation
Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course (St. Louis University School of Medicine)
Homicide and Sexual Assault Investigation
MANAGEMENT / SUPERVISION
Dimensional Management Training
Leadership Development for Supervisors
First Line Supervision
Police Resource Management
INTERVIEW / INTERROGATION
Basic John Reid Interrogation Course
Advanced John Reid Interrogation Course
Digital Voice Stress Analysis Examiner
NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION
Basic Drug Enforcement (DEA)
Narcotics Enforcement and Organized Gangs
Criminal Patrol Drug Enforcement
Covert Narcotics Investigation
Safety and Survival Techniques for Drug Enforcement Officers
Officer Safety for Undercover Officers (DEA)
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
At Scene Accident Investigator
DEFENSIVE TACTICS
Nationally Certified Motor-motor Skill Design Instructor
Police Defensive Tactics Instructor
Self Defense Instructors Course
Defensive Tactics Update
PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor Course
Monadnock Defensive Tactics Instructor
Impact Weapons Instructor
Use of Force Management Instructor
Handcuffing Instructor
Use of Force Management Refresher
Impact Weapons Instructor Recertification
FIREARMS
Glock Certified Armorer
Rock River Arms Certified Armorer
State of Illinois Certified H&K MP5 Sub-Machine Gun Instructor
NRA Police Firearms Instructor (Pistol)
NRA Summer Shooting Sports Counselor (Boy Scouts)
State of Illinois Certified Precision Marksman (Police Sniper)
Police Handgun Instructor
Police Shotgun Instructor
Comprehensive Firearms Update
TACTICAL RESPONSE
Introduction to Tactical Response Teams
Raid Planning and High-Risk Warrants Preparation
Tactical Response Team Training (United States Air Force)
Hostage Negotiation
Military Operation on Urbanized Terrain (Special Forces)
Advanced Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (Special Forces)
State of Illinois Certified H&K MP5 Sub-Machine Gun Instructor
Tactical Submachine Gun Course
Squad Deployment for Tactical Operations
State of Illinois Certified Precision Marksman (Police Sniper)
Mental Preparation for Armed Confrontation
NIPAS Basic Emergency SWAT Team Training
FIRST AID
State of Illinois Certified Police Medic
Federal First Responder
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
American Red Cross CPR Instructor
MISCELLANEOUS
Satanic Cults
State of Illinois Field Training Officer
Basic Fingerprint Classification
Basic Police Juvenile Officer
Hazardous Materials First Responder
Identi-Kit System
Emergency and Evasive Driving Course
Documentation of Domestic Violence
Community Oriented Policing
Evaluating Community Oriented Policing
Effectiveness of Community Oriented Policing
State of Illinois Certified Breath Alcohol Examiner
Juvenile Gangs Update
Bomb Threats
Verbal Judo
Child Abuse Investigation
August F. Mazzone Fire and Arson Investigators Conference
Street Survival Seminar
Police Officer Survival Tactics
Law Enforcement Agencies Data Systems (LEADS)
The Computer as an Investigative
Chief O’Guinn has served as an Adjunct Professor at Missouri Baptist University, teaching criminal justice, management and criminal law courses. He has taught at Lewis & Clark Community College, John A. Logan College, Southern Illinois University and for the Department of Homeland Security. He holds instructor status in numerous disciplines, including firearms instruction, use of force instruction, NIMS, Weapons of Mass Destruction General Instruction and an array of other law enforcement areas of instruction. He has instructed students and trained police officers, in virtually every state, in the areas of Police Organization and Administration, Juvenile Justice, Crime Prevention, Corrections Administration, Introduction to Corrections, Rules of Criminal Evidence, Ethics, Terrorism, Serial Murder, Community Policing, Criminology, Criminalistics, Criminal Procedure, Victimology, Constitutional Law, Firearms Safety, and Use of Force Management.
In 2007, he was appointed by the Governor to the State of Illinois Task Force on Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology to study and evaluate all available use of force models for the purpose of recommending a standardized model for training police and correctional officers in the State of Illinois.
Chief O’Guinn holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Sterling College and a master’s degree in Public Administration and Policy Analysis from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He is a graduate of the 223rd session of the FBI National Academy, class of 2005 and the St. Louis University Medicolegal Death Investigator School. In addition, he is an Illinois Certified Firefighter II, a Board-Certified School and Workplace Violence Threat Specialist, and a Certified Voice Stress Analysis Operator.
Chief O’Guinn is currently the Director of Law Enforcement Operations for Baker Group International (BGI), representing BGI’s efforts globally to promote advocacy of Digital Voice Stress Analysis training and awareness.
INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATIONS
NRA Police Firearms Instructor
RoboticFX Negotiator Robot Operator Instructor
Unified Command Instructor
NRA Boy Scout Shooting Sports Instructor
Handgun Instructor
Shotgun Instructor
H & K MP-5 Submachine Gun Instructor
Extreme School Violence: Police Rapid Response Instructor
Self-Defense Instructor
Handcuffing Instructor
Impact Weapon Instructor
Psycho-motor Skill Design Instructor
Use of Force Management Instructor
Weapons of Mass Destruction General Instructor – Department of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Certification Level III – American Board for Certification in Homeland Security
Certified State of Illinois Concealed Carry Instructor
HAZMAT / WMD TRAINING
FBI Post Blast Investigation Certification
Explosive Breaching Course
Critical Incident Response
Unified Command Training
Unified Command: Train-The-Trainer
ILEAS Basic Emergency Services Team
ICS/EOC Interface Course
Emergency Planning
WMD Law Enforcement Protective Measures - Hands on Training
WMD Incident Command
OSHA 30 Safety Training
DEATH INVESTIGATION
Crime Scene Investigation
Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course (St. Louis University School of Medicine)
Homicide and Sexual Assault Investigation
MANAGEMENT / SUPERVISION
Dimensional Management Training
Leadership Development for Supervisors
First Line Supervision
Police Resource Management
INTERVIEW / INTERROGATION
Basic John Reid Interrogation Course
Advanced John Reid Interrogation Course
Digital Voice Stress Analysis Examiner
NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION
Basic Drug Enforcement (DEA)
Narcotics Enforcement and Organized Gangs
Criminal Patrol Drug Enforcement
Covert Narcotics Investigation
Safety and Survival Techniques for Drug Enforcement Officers
Officer Safety for Undercover Officers (DEA)
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
At Scene Accident Investigator
DEFENSIVE TACTICS
Nationally Certified Motor-motor Skill Design Instructor
Police Defensive Tactics Instructor
Self Defense Instructors Course
Defensive Tactics Update
PPCT Defensive Tactics Instructor Course
Monadnock Defensive Tactics Instructor
Impact Weapons Instructor
Use of Force Management Instructor
Handcuffing Instructor
Use of Force Management Refresher
Impact Weapons Instructor Recertification
FIREARMS
Glock Certified Armorer
Rock River Arms Certified Armorer
State of Illinois Certified H&K MP5 Sub-Machine Gun Instructor
NRA Police Firearms Instructor (Pistol)
NRA Summer Shooting Sports Counselor (Boy Scouts)
State of Illinois Certified Precision Marksman (Police Sniper)
Police Handgun Instructor
Police Shotgun Instructor
Comprehensive Firearms Update
TACTICAL RESPONSE
Introduction to Tactical Response Teams
Raid Planning and High-Risk Warrants Preparation
Tactical Response Team Training (United States Air Force)
Hostage Negotiation
Military Operation on Urbanized Terrain (Special Forces)
Advanced Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (Special Forces)
State of Illinois Certified H&K MP5 Sub-Machine Gun Instructor
Tactical Submachine Gun Course
Squad Deployment for Tactical Operations
State of Illinois Certified Precision Marksman (Police Sniper)
Mental Preparation for Armed Confrontation
NIPAS Basic Emergency SWAT Team Training
FIRST AID
State of Illinois Certified Police Medic
Federal First Responder
Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens
American Red Cross CPR Instructor
MISCELLANEOUS
Satanic Cults
State of Illinois Field Training Officer
Basic Fingerprint Classification
Basic Police Juvenile Officer
Hazardous Materials First Responder
Identi-Kit System
Emergency and Evasive Driving Course
Documentation of Domestic Violence
Community Oriented Policing
Evaluating Community Oriented Policing
Effectiveness of Community Oriented Policing
State of Illinois Certified Breath Alcohol Examiner
Juvenile Gangs Update
Bomb Threats
Verbal Judo
Child Abuse Investigation
August F. Mazzone Fire and Arson Investigators Conference
Street Survival Seminar
Police Officer Survival Tactics
Law Enforcement Agencies Data Systems (LEADS)
The Computer as an Investigative