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Biographic Outline
Dr. Alan F. Friedman provides state of the art pre-employment hiring assessments for police/fire personnel using the Matrix - Psychological Uniform Law Enforcement Selection Evaluation (M-PULSE©) methodology specifically designed to identify potential liability areas such as excessive force, off-duty misconduct, procedural mistakes, inappropriate vehicle and weapon use, sexually and racially offensive conduct, inner personal difficulties, potential for reprimand/suspension/resignation/termination, and lawsuit potential.
Dr. Friedman also specializes in Fitness For Duty Evaluations for safety sensitive positions such as police and fire personnel, nuclear power plant operators, flight crews, air traffic controllers, and transportation operators. He regularly provides consultations to agencies and departments on sensitive referral matters and is considered a leading expert in the threat assessment of potentially dangerous employees. He routinely advises law enforcement agencies, corporations, and organizations of all sizes on security issues and risk management strategies. He is experienced as an expert witness and litigation consultant in employment legal cases, both for the plaintiff and defendant regarding negligent hiring, retention, and supervision. Dr. Friedman recently testified in a high profile case for a multi billion dollar corporation regarding sexual abuse in the workplace as well as in a highly publicized death penalty case.
Recent and current clients include multiple police and fire departments, municipalities, hospitals, Alta Resources, Wilson Sporting Goods, McDonald's Corporation, Nike, Walt Disney World, Motorola, former Commonwealth Edison, US Postal Service, Honda of America, UPS, FBI, Metra, Zenith Corporation, Manufactured Home Communities, Cook County Probation Department, PACE, Former First National Bank of Chicago, Cole Taylor Bank of Chicago, Heald College of California, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Northwestern University, The American College, numerous law firms including Seyfarth Shaw, Clifford Law Offices, and Clausen Miller in Chicago, and High Potential Inc. Recently, Dr. Friedman completed a major project establishing a workplace violence prevention program including policies and procedures for Honda of America, Mfg., Inc. in Ohio.
Dr. Friedman is an Associate Professor (since 1983) in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University and is a Fellow in the Society for Personality Assessment. Dr. Friedman was previously the Chief Psychologist in charge of emergency services at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He is also a member of the American and Illinois Psychological Associations. He is the senior author of three highly acclaimed MMPI textbooks on psychological assessment and pre-employment screening which are frequently cited and used by practitioners and researchers around the country. Author of numerous professional articles, Dr. Friedman has also written for various trade publications such as Security Management Bulletin and Security Watch. Relevant articles include "When and How to Evaluate Fitness for Duty" and "Lessons from Littleton". He currently is completing a book entitled Managing the High Risk Employee. Dr. Friedman recently completed an invited chapter for the American Bar Association on threat assessment and fitness for duty evaluations which will be published spring, 2008. Dr. Friedman is also the senior author of a chapter recently published by John Wiley & Sons about suicide prediction in a book entitled Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior.
Dr. Friedman earned his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Cincinnati and interned at Ohio State University Medical School. He completed his Master's degree at California State University and received his undergraduate degree from the University of California. Dr. Friedman is currently living in the Chicago area with his wife and three children.
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