Law Enforcement Services — Lead Staff
Homer Craig
Senior Manager, Law Enforcement Services
"After 31 years in law enforcement, I didn't want to just walk away when I retired...I wanted to keep doing whatever I could to help make it better for the men and women on the street.
My experience has convinced me that the best way to make a difference is to help agencies build and nurture proactive, positive relationships with their communities. But I know you can't build a relationship in a vacuum...I know that you have to have solid input from the community - the whole community.
Working with Research Solutions is the best way I know to help agencies get the objective citizen feedback necessary to design effective, responsive programs for their communities."
Homer recently retired as Assistant Chief of Police for Winston-Salem, NC. He supervised the Department's CALEA accreditation process, planning and research functions, crime analysis, recruitment and in-service training, and the information and technical services areas. In addition, he has handled many special assignments such as the command of a Multi-agency Task Force on Narcotics as well as the development and implementation of the Repeat Offender and Habitual Felon Unit, and the Domestic Violence Response Team.
During his career, Homer received many awards including the US Attorney's Office, Certificate of Merit; several Law Enforcement Officer of the Year awards; Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate from the NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission; NRA Firearms Distinguished Expert Award; the WSPD Medal of Merit; and the City of Winston-Salem Employee of the Year award.
Homer earned a Master's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Alabama and has been published several times in the Police Law Journal.
For the past eleven years, Homer has been an adjunct professor of Criminal Justice at Gardner-Webb University and also teaches Criminal Justice at Winston-Salem State University.
Terry Jones
Senior Consultant, Law Enforcement Relations
"I've dedicated a good portion of my career to fostering professional practices through sound management and effective training ... all the while emphasizing the principle that law enforcement must work hard to understand the needs of its community.
Often it's natural to assume we know what our community needs; but experience has shown me that we shouldn't assume we have all the answers ... sometimes we aren't even sure we know the questions. The one thing I am sure of, however, is that we always must be open to listening to the people we serve - all of the people. This is one of the areas that I emphasize and one of these ways that I can contribute to building a community-integrated law enforcement agency."
Terry is a 25 year veteran in law enforcement with a broad base of experience ranging from patrol to investigations, to operations, professional standards, and administration.
He contributes his time and expertise to a number of professional organizations including the North State Law Enforcement Officers' Association where he has served as the State Secretary as well as chapter president; the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; the North Carolina Law Enforcement Training Officers Association; and the North Carolina Police Executives Association.
Terry has been appointed to the NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission where he serves on the Education and Training Committee as well as the Program Evaluation Committee. He also serves on the Juvenile Minority Sensitivity Advisory Committee.
Terry attended Guilford College and is a graduate of the Administrative Officer's Management Program at North Carolina State University. In addition, he holds an Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate.
Kate Page
Senior Manager, Research Services
"Getting it right is what we do best! A lot of time and a lot of effort are invested in designing every detail of each project and then following through to make sure the end result meets the project objectives exactly.
We take an immense amount of pride in doing the best job possible for our clients!
We put a lot of emphasis on finding the right people to work with us ... people who are invested in the project and are absolutely client-oriented.
And we don't just drop off the results ... we continue to work with the client until everyone who must use the data understands how to get the most out of it. Clients can call us anytime - even weeks or months later if they need support."
Kate has 30 years of broad research experience in opinion polling for public agencies, political candidates, health care organizations, and non-profits as well as marketing research experience for electronics, entertainment and consumer products companies.
She holds a Master's degree in Public Opinion Research from Boston University and began her research career with ABT Associates in Cambridge, MA. From there, she went on to management positions with Northeast Opinion Research and Amway Worldwide. She has served as a private research consultant for government agency contractors for HUD and the DOE, for large retirement communities, and for a major mid-west land developer. And, as a private consultant, she helped design and was a lead researcher for a nation-wide, two-year study for one of the nation’s top investment firms.