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Danielle L. Jenkins was born and raised in SW Washington State. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology from Washington State University in 1998, but not before completing studies in Penology and Psychology at Westminster University in London England, UK. Danielle started her career in public service in juvenile corrections before realizing she could have a greater impact on her community by getting out in it. In 1999 she was hired as a commissioned police officer in Longview, Washington.
Danielle’s training and leadership qualities have been evident in her law enforcement career spanning more than two decades. Not only has Danielle serviced as a leader in her community, but has held many responsible positions with the Longview Police Department including: Field Training Officer (FTO), Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) detective, background investigator, Police Cadet supervisor, Community Services Corporal and Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Team Leader with the Lower Columbia SWAT Team. Danielle is currently a Corporal in the Patrol Division.
Danielle began her Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training in 2002 as a CIT Training Officer. She now is a facilitator and an active member of the CIT Curriculum Development Team for the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. Danielle’s commitment to the program has led her to provide training to agencies outside the Northwest, including the US Border Patrol and Reserve Officer Law Enforcement Academy (ROLEA) in Southern Oregon.
While working graveyard patrol, Danielle earned a Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Oregon’s Pacific University, School of Professional Psychology in 2008. Because of her dedication to educating people about crisis response and mental illness, she was invited to complete her internship with the Cowlitz County Crisis Response Team, now the Mobile Crisis team. For ten years Danielle worked simultaneously on the streets as a police officer, and then worked as a relief Designated Mental Health Professional, now Designated Crisis Response on her time off. Danielle was able to respond to persons in crisis with a unique perspective based on her dual role. To this date, she is the only professional in the Pacific Northwest to have had this privilege.
Danielle’s skills have expanded outside of law enforcement. Danielle developed a Crisis Intervention course for professionals at Lower Columbia College (LCC) and served as an adjunct instructor. Danielle also regularly provides training on behalf of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Crisis Intervention Team Training Division. She has extensive experience providing meaningful training to first responders as well as private sector corporations. She knows Crisis Intervention Training saves lives.
In 2017, Danielle was awarded the esteemed honor of being named Mental Health Practitioner of the Year at the NW Crisis Intervention Team Conference in Bend, Oregon.
As a representative of Edgework, Danielle offers training on Verbal De-escalation of Extreme states and seminars on Control of Aggression; specifically tailored for employees and volunteers who work for criminal justice agencies in addition to social services, community housing, non-profit and various business organizations.
DLJ Communications, LLC, also provides consulting on organizational safety, individual crisis response skill, personal safety and life strategies.