Office: 109 Morris Hall (Office-MH 109)
Phone: 507-389-2721
Email: christian.dobratz@mnsu.edu
Professional Website
Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, Arizona - 10/08 to Present
Pursuing a Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration with an emphasis in Criminal Justice
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota - 8/98 to 5/06
Master of Arts in Public Administration
Alternate Plan Paper: Staffing Responses to Growth: A Case Study of Hutchinson Police Services
Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota - 9/90 to 8/94
Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement and Public Administration
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota - 8/89 to 5/90
Minnesota State University Mankato, Mankato, Minnesota - 9/08 to Present
Assistant Professor
Responsibilities Include:
-Teaching courses in PERP, Police Stress, Narcotics Investigations, Report Writing/Interview & Interrogation, Tactical Communications, Criminal Investigations, and Advanced Criminal Investigations.
Hutchinson Police Services, Hutchinson, Minnesota - 1/00 to 7/08
Police Sergeant (2001-08)
Investigator
Responsibilities include:
• Managing, developing and directing on a daily basis; supervise four Licensed Peace Officers and three CSO/Records Technicians. Supervision of all department members as Shift Supervisor.
• Acting as Shift Commander/Patrol Supervisor, and Patrol Officer duties
• Reviewing cases generated and assigning them to officers for follow through
• Supervise Evidence Intake/Preparation/Forfeitures to ensure quality control
• Conducting background investigations for employees and external applicants of permits and licenses with the City of Hutchinson
• Gathering intelligence information for crime analysis
• Conducting forensic examinations of computers for the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
• Managing and conducting major/minor case investigations
• Managing, budgeting, and reporting of Federal and State Grants
• Former Coordinator of the Southwest Metro Drug Task Force; this includes budgeting, financial management, and indirect supervision of three narcotics agents
• Supervision of the department’s Records Division, as well as partial management of the department’s computer hardware/software. Supervised the 2004/05 Implementation of new dispatching/records software and a dispatch renovation.
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota - 1997 to 2008
Adjunct Faculty
Carver County Sheriff’s Office, Chaska, Minnesota - 5/95 to 12/99
Southwest Metro Drug Task Force
Agent, Assistant Task Force Coordinator
Detective (5/95 to 12/97)
Hutchinson Police Services, Hutchinson, Minnesota - 1991 to 1995
Patrol Officer, Part-time
McLeod County Sheriff’s Department, Glencoe, Minnesota - 1991 to 1994
Deputy Sheriff, Part-time
• Continual P.O.S.T. mandated training in the areas of firearms, defensive tactics, first aid, emergency vehicle operation, domestic abuse, mental health, cultural diversity, and others.
• Specialized training in the following areas: Certified Forensic Artist, Computer Forensics, Death Investigation, Interview and Interrogation, Sexual Abuse, Child Protection, Crime Scene Processing, Gang Investigations, Juvenile Investigations, Narcotics Investigations, Family Group Conferencing, Background Investigations, Hazardous Materials and Weapons of Mass Destruction.
