About Dr. Gene Ira Katz, DMCJA psychotherapist, educatgor, and author, who also holds a Doctor of Management degree in Criminal Justice, Gene Ira Katz has been an Associate Professor at Colorado Technical University's College of Criminal Justice & Health Services since 2011, covering numerous courses such as Criminal Profiling, Forensic Psychology, Victimology, Juvenile Delinquency, and more. He has also taught classes for the State Police Academy in Ft. Collins, CO. An expert on sexually based offenses, Dr. Katz also created 'Sex Crimes: Behavior and Consequences,' one of the first university level courses of its kind in the US. In addition to being a Licensed Addiction Counselor and a Behavioral Health Agency-approved trainer for the Colorado School for Family Therapy, Dr. Katz is also an ABS board-certified Sex Therapist.In addition to his private counseling practice, Dr. Katz has provided therapeutic interventions in jails/prisons, group homes, and forensic wards in psychiatric facilities, and he has been awarded citations from both the US Congress and the New York State Legislature for achievements in Community Mental Health.With hundreds of published freelance articles to his name, Dr. Katz is also a regular contributor to American Police Beat, the most widely read periodical in the US on law enforcement. He has also written for Law Enforcement Today, the US-China Law Review, and is a frequent contributor to Behavioral Health News. He has written articles for AlterNET, CBS, AP, and numerous other outlets. Dr. Katz is regularly invited as a speaker and presenter for professional conferences, including the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Society of Criminology, the Illinois Assn of Chiefs of Police, the Mid-Atlantic States Correctional Assn, the CO Department of Corrections, the National Assn of Addiction Professionals, to name just a few.Read more about this authorRead less about this author