Stan Hoogerwerf, MCJ

Stan Hoogerwerf retired in June, 2004 as a Detective Lieutenant with over 33 years of service with the New Orleans Police Department. A POST certified instructor, he was formerly the In-Service Training Coordinator, Recruit Training Commander, and Special Projects Coordinator during his 6 1/2 years with NOPD's Municipal Training Academy. He previously served for 6 years as a rape investigator and rape investigator trainer, and for 3 1/2 years as a member of the Tactical (SWAT) Unit.

Prior to his retirement, Lt. Hoogerwerf was the Commander of the Investigations Unit for NOPD's Seventh District, the Eastern half of the City of New Orleans. The District Investigative Unit, comprised of 56 Sergeants, Detectives, and Officers, had investigative responsibilities for all UCR crimes (worthless documents to homicides); proactive, "Zero Tolerance" patrol responsibilities; narcotics abatement responsibilities, including street level enforcement and the coordination of "Buy/Bust" operations; and responsibility for the generation and maintenance of Crime Analysis statistical, trend and profiling data.

He also serves as a contract instructor for the Louisiana Training Consortium in the area of Domestic Violence investigation and prosecution, for the University of New Orleans, and has been an adjunct instructor for the Louisiana State Police Academy. He was a certified instructor in tactical pursuit driving , conflict resolution and served as a member of the Mayor's Subcommittee on Conflict Resolution. He was designated and certified by the U.S. Attorney's Office as a "Hate Crime" trainer for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

In addition to his work for LaFASA, Lt. Hoogerwerf has presented lectures and seminars for the Criminal Justice Section of the American bar Association, the Louisiana District Attorneys' Association Stop Conference, the Northeast Louisiana SAFE Task Force STOP Conferences, and the National Black Police Association's Southern Region Training Conference. He has received two Medal of Merit awards and three Letters of Commendation. In 2000, he was awarded the Leanne Knot Memorial Award, presented by the Louisiana District Attorneys Association at their annual STOP the Violence against Women Conference, in recognition for his work in developing curricula and conducting seminars for law enforcement agencies dealing with domestic abuse and sexual assaults.
Lt. Hoogerwerf earned a Master of Criminal Justice in 2004 from Loyola University of New Orleans. He was awarded a complete academic scholarship, fellowship, and teaching assistantship by the Graduate School of Tulane University and is presently pursuing a doctoral degree in Sociology at Tulane. In addition, he is a Research Associate with the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.