SERVICES
With 25 years of law enforcement experience and a transition to academia, Dr. Ken Lang offers expert analysis in Homicide Investigations, Rape and Sex Crimes Investigations, Violent Crime Investigations, Police Shootings, Death Investigations, Police Composites and Sketches, and Restorative Justice processes.
His background includes 25 years in law enforcement, 15 years investigating violent crimes, and 13 years as a forensic artist.
PROJECTS
Conducts research on the impact of confidence and accuracy ratings of police composites and sketches used in criminal investigations.
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Testified before the West Virginia House and Senate Judiciary Committees to expand restorative justice legislation.
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Consulted with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia to create a pilot restorative justice process for the drug court system.
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Provides commentary on the Law & Crime Trial Network.
CLIENTS
Dr. Ken Lang offers expert analysis based on extensive research in criminal justice investigations, police sketches and composites, and restorative justice processes. He has collaborated with various organizations, including the State of West Virginia Legislature, the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, the American Friends Service Committee, the University of Valley Forge, and several attorney offices on criminal investigation cases.
ABOUT DR. KEN LANG
Dr. Ken Lang began his law enforcement career in 1989 with the Havre de Grace Police Department, serving as a patrol officer for two years. He then joined the Baltimore County Police Department (BCoPD), where he dedicated the next 23 years. Initially assigned to the Patrol Division, he was later transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division (CID), Crimes Against Persons Section. There, he completed hundreds of violent crime investigations, including rape, armed robbery, and murder cases.
In addition to his primary detective duties, Dr. Lang served as an adjunct police instructor at the BCoPD Academy for 16 years, certified by the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commission. He also trained as a forensic artist by the FBI, creating over 100 composite sketches for BCoPD and other jurisdictions. His forensic art training included composite sketches, postmortem drawings, age enhancements, and both two-dimensional and three-dimensional skull reconstructions.
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After retiring from law enforcement in 2014, Dr. Lang transitioned into higher education. He has been an assistant professor at the University of Valley Forge, an associate tenured professor at Glenville University, and currently serves as an associate professor for the criminology/criminal justice program at Milligan University. In addition to teaching, Dr. Lang conducts research on police composites/sketches and restorative justice concepts. He also serves as an expert witness in cases involving criminal investigations, police practices and procedures, and police composites/sketches.
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