Dr. Whisenand is a professor emeritus of Criminal Justice at California State University, Long Beach, and President/Founder of PMW Associates. He has received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He has been a technical consultant and researcher to a large number and variety of governmental agencies and private firms.

In the recent past, Dr. Whisenand served for: five years as a task force member to the California Council on Criminal Justice; five years as board member to the California Crime Technological Research Foundation; two years as a board member to the Los Angeles County Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board, and two years as a member of the Research and Development Task Force to the National Advisory Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals. An outstanding lecturer and presenter, he has written 15 textbooks and over 60 articles pertaining to criminal justice management and training.