Steven CarterSteven B. Carter is a retired police sergeant from the Modesto (California) Police Department. He joined the department in 1985 as a Police Reserve and served as a police officer, detective, patrol sergeant, training sergeant, administrative servicessergeant and acting watch commander. While a patrol officer, he hosted a weekly live television show (CrimeLine) on the local cable station and was the recipient of a "Telly Award" for a segment on domestic violence. As a detective, he was assigned to economic crimes and burglary and was a member of the homicide crime scene team, acting as crime scene manager. He has presented before the California State Assembly Central Valley Legislative Law Summit on computer crimes and law enforcement response. As administrative sergeant, he supervised background investigations, and as training sergeant, he proposed and implemented a departmental five-year training plan and started the "Leadership in Police Organizations" program in Modesto. He is a graduate of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Point Leadership Program and is a California POST Master Instructor. He has served as a Peer Review Panel member for the Edward Byrne Grant Funding Program through the Department of Justice and is a prior member of the City of Modesto Planning Commission. Read More Read Less