Victor
McCraw

Portfolio & Work Samples

Intro

Welcome to my portfolio

I’m Victor (Vic) McCraw, a public safety professional with over three decades of experience in law enforcement, training, and organizational leadership. I currently serve as the Administrator (Director) of the Hawaii Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB), where I lead statewide efforts to develop and enforce certification and training standards for Hawaii’s peace officers.

I hold a Master of Science in Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning (OPWL) from Boise State University and a Bachelor of Science in Public Safety Administration from Grand Canyon University. My academic background also includes a Graduate Certificate in Workplace Instructional Design from Boise State and a Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice Education from the University of Virginia.

In addition to my state leadership role, I continue to serve as an independent consultant, with a focus on training systems, performance improvement, and use-of-force standards in public safety settings.

In this portfolio, you will find information about my professional and volunteer work experience, academic accomplishments, and work samples.

EXECUTIVE LEVEL TRAINING MANAGER

5 years

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM CONSULTANT

2 + years

Portfolio

PORTFOLIO OF VIC's WORK SAMPLES

Needs Assessment

A formal Needs Assessment provides valuable insights and recommendations for improvement of the recruitment, training, performance, and deployment of elite field personnel.

Program Evaluation

A formal 10-Step Evaluation identifies critical dimensions and areas for improvement of an application process, designed to biannually identify the top 5 of 300 qualified candidates, for admission to an exclusive tactical training program.

Instructional Design

With a temporary and part-time volunteer workforce, formal training and retraining for routine, yet critical, tasks is time-consuming, expensive, and inefficient. An informational Job Aid is the Instructional Design choice to address this performance need.

White Paper

This White Paper examination of Procedural Justice in police academy Use-of-Force training programs reveals opportunities for improvement using Adult Learning strategies. Written in December 2019, these recommendations are all the more relevant following the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd, and the conviction of Derek Chauvin.

Organizational Culture Assessment

A 911 dispatch workgroup, with well-established processes and policies gets a new information management system. An Organizational Culture Assessment reveals opportunities to influence the workgroup’s culture as part of a change management strategy.