Christopher J. Munley

Christopher J. Munley has served as a deputy director of public safety for the Sandy Pines Recreational Community in Hopkins, Michigan, since 2019. He is a former U.S. Department of Justice-certified PREA auditor, providing PREA policy consultation, development and auditing services to adult prisons and jails, lockups and community confinement facilities.

In 1996, Christopher began working at the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office in West Olive, Michigan, retiring as a sergeant and operations supervisor with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Correctional Facility in December 2018.

He is a military veteran who served a combined 13 years in the US Army, the US Army Reserves and the US National Guard. Christopher is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command, and a certified “gang expert” through the National Gang Crime Research Center in Chicago, Illinois. Christopher was the PREA coordinator for the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department in Michigan from 2005-2018 and has been instrumental in the development and implementation of the PREA standards for his agency. Christopher joined the Lexipol team as a content developer in December 2018.

Full list of Christopher J. Munley results

Transgender corrections officers and religious freedom
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In a lawsuit, the plaintiff claimed that “strip searches by prison guards who were female at birth conflict with his religious faith, which bars him from exposing his body to a woman other than his wife.”
6 principles of effective leadership for correctional officers
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Humility isn’t about being vulnerable and allowing inmates to walk all over you. It’s about the constant quest to improve yourself and learn new things
Key principles of security threat group intelligence operations in jails
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When analyzed in abstract terms, the intelligence process sounds vague, complicated and difficult to execute. This need not be the case
Intelligence gathering in correctional facilities: Mission & process
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Five key factors make up the mission of security threat group intelligence gathering operations in a correctional setting
Facility guidance on virtual PREA audits during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Are Department of Justice-certified PREA auditors permitted to conduct any part of the onsite portion of the PREA audit remotely?
Why you need security threat group intelligence in your correctional facility
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The thwarting of inmate plans for escape, drug trafficking, gang activity or assaults does not occur by chance
PREA compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic
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What happens to PREA timetables when agencies are preoccupied with preventing coronavirus spread?