Sgt. Jim Sears has been a law enforcement officer for over 30 years working with the Irving Police Department. He has served as a Patrol Officer, School Resource Officer, and as a Detective in the Youth Services Unit, Domestic Violence Unit, and Child Abuse Unit. Sgt. Sears has worked as a Detective in the Child Abuse Unit for 10 years before being promoted to Sgt. He worked 6 ½ years as the supervisor for the Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Youth Service Units at the Irving Family Advocacy Center before retiring in September of 2015. A dedicated advocate of children and the elderly. Jim is Texas Commission (T.C.O.L.E) on Law Enforcement instructor specializing in Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, Instructor at the Crimes Against Children’s Conference in Dallas for many years, is a Certified Instructor for Advanced Child Abuse Investigations through Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA), is on the design team for the new Fox Valley / NCJTC in their national training project for the Conducting Unexplained Child Death investigations, instructor for the Zero Abuse Project (ZAP) formerly the Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center, and an Adjunct instructor for Tarrant County College in Ft. Worth and Hill College. Sgt. Sears is the 2011 recipient of the Lt. Bill Walsh Award for the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center for career achievements in the field of Child Abuse Investigations. Sgt. Sears is a 5-time recipient of the Nick Fowler award from as Outstanding / Favorite Instructor for the Basic Police Officers Academy. Sgt. Sears frequently lectures on topics related to child abuse investigations, interview and interrogation, and crime scene investigations for Domestic Violence and Child Abuse. A father of three wonderful boys, Sgt. Sears is dedicated to bringing justice to the victims of domestic violence, child abuse, elderly abuse, and the mentally handicapped.