Lee Barnard was a Police Officer for over 17-years. While at the Oxnard Police Department he developed an expertise in gangs and graffiti. He worked in a Gang unit that was said to have reduced the gang crime by 73%. He later became a full-time graffiti investigator. He has cleared over 6,800 cases of graffiti and has interviewed over 750 graffiti vandals. He has been a guest speaker at hundreds of neighborhood watch meetings, focus groups, and citizen’s academies He has a B.S. in Criminal Justice. Lee developed an early intervention program for taggers and amended city ordinances to combat graffiti. He has written articles for Law and Order magazine, been featured in newspaper articles, and has authored the book, “Understanding and Investigating Graffiti.” He recently was a guest presenter at the 2008 Utah Gang Conference and currently owns a martial arts school and speaks on Crime Prevention topics. His motto for fighting graffiti is “Aggressive Tenacity.”

Conference Topic 

Basic Investigations: This workshop will give you an idea on how to work a graffiti case load, the importance of collecting graffiti paraphernalia, and networking with the numerous entities around you. There is only one goal in mind- Arrest and prosecution.