Andrew Dutler
Manager
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Officer Andrew Dutler is a 7-year veteran of the Sioux City Police Department. Andrew has worked uniform patrol, and was selected to represent the department in the role of Public Information Officer in 2017. He has trained over 25,000
people in the healthcare, education, retail, office, finance, worship, and industrial sectors on active killer, personal safety, crime prevention, tactical communication, and dealing with individuals in crisis. His proven tactics have helped businesses, churches and schools lower the perception and occurrence of crime, while also fostering empowerment through his passionate delivery style. Andrew is a member of the Hostage/Crisis Negotiator Team where he has been lead negotiator on several hostage and crisis incidents that have resulted in peaceful conclusions. Additionally, he fulfills roles as a Verbal Defense and Influence Instructor, Mental Health Instructor, S.A.V.E. YOURSELF® Instructor, achieved the CPTED Professional Designation (CPD) from the National Institute of Crime Prevention, and completed certification as a Security Assessment Specialist through the American Crime Prevention Institute.
In 2016, Andrew was selected to become a member of the Sioux City Police Department’s Peer Support Team. He was trained in Critical Incident Stress Management for both Group and Individual Intervention He was asked to develop a training program that encompassed the importance of mental health and how it affects law enforcement officers on a day-to-day basis. This training program was called, “A Guide to Survive for First Responders™.” Since being created, Andrew and his business partner Kevin Erickson have presented this instrumental training to over 300 First Responders and their spouses.
Andrew comes from a background of mental health and substance abuse counseling. He has his Master’s Degree in Community Mental Health Counseling and spent five years working residential treatment where his primary focus was environmental-safety management and crisis intervention, while working with criminal and addictive thinkers. Andrew has a distinct understanding of the unpredictability of human behavior, how trauma affects individuals, and brings that viewpoint to a variety of First Responder agencies needing assistance.
