Raymond Perales, is of Arapaho and Hispanic descent. His Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice experience spans over 22 years in key positions as Deputy Public Safety Director and Director of Juvenile Services for the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. He also served as Chief of Police of the Poplar City Police Department in Northeast Montana, and as a consultant for over fifteen years on various Tribal/U.S. Department of Justice initiatives throughout “Indian Country”.
As a consultant and trainer Ray has worked with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), Tribal Law & Policy Institute, the University of Alaska, the National Judicial College, and numerous Tribal communities throughout the United States.
He is a certified instructor through the National Institute of Ethics and as a Community Policing trainer through the Western Regional Institute for Community-Oriented Public Safety (WRICOPS), and as a “Community Policing in Indian Country” Instructor for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).
His experience with Community Policing and Native Youth gangs began in the early 1990s, and he is a 1997 “Top Cops” award recipient, given by the National Association of Police Organizations.
We welcome Ray and know his professionalism and expertise will ensure Lamar Associates continues to provide the best possible service to Indian Country.
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