James Arey

James Arey, Ph.D., LPC. Jim retired from  the New Orleans Police Department in 2009. He spent 20 years as Commander of their SWAT Crisis Negotiation Team.  Retirement lasted one week.  He is now a  full time Staff Instructor at the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs' Office Academy and team member of their SWAT Crisis Response Team.

Jim is a US Army Veteran having served in the Republic of Vietnam 1967-1968.

Jim is an adjunct professor at the Loyola University in New Orleans where he teaches Forensic Pathology and Crisis Intervention.