About Jack H. Schonely
 Jack H. Schonely has been working on the front
lines of law enforcement in a wide variety of field assignments for
over 27 years. He is a nationally recognized expert in the area of
suspect tactics and perimeter containment and is a sought after
tactical trainer. As you will quickly learn from his experience, he
is uniquely qualified to instruct and write on the topics of
perimeter containment, search techniques, tactics used by suspects,
use of force, and a wide variety of air crew topics.
Jack started his law enforcement career as a Deputy Sheriff in Berks
County PA before moving to Los Angeles in 1983 and joining the Los
Angeles Police Department. He has witnessed firsthand the changes in
how the police and the suspects they are chasing are doing business
on a daily basis.
After joining the Los Angeles Police Department, Jack worked as a
patrol officer where he was first exposed to the concept of
perimeter containment as an effective way to apprehend suspects
fleeing on foot. He was involved in perimeters on a nightly basis
while working as a patrol officer.
Jack became a field training officer before transferring to an
undercover assignment working Hollywood Vice. After completing the
18-month vice tour he was selected as an element member of the
departments Metropolitan Division. There, he worked across the
entire city working crime suppression, bank stake outs, VIP
security, and crowd control details.
 In late 1992, Jack applied for a position as a K-9 handler within
Metropolitan Division. He was transferred into that job and spent
the next five years searching for LA’s most dangerous criminals. He
participated in over 700 high risk K-9 searches as either the
primary handler or search team member. More than 300 of those
searches resulted in the capture of the suspect. Jack interviewed
numerous suspects after their capture to learn how they attempted to
avoid being caught.
His next challenge came working as a Tactical Flight Officer
(observer) with LAPD’s Air Support Division coordinating tactical
operations on a nightly basis. Many of these incidents involved foot
pursuits and perimeter containments. He was the Chief Tactical
Flight Officer for a short time before he switched seats in the
helicopter and was selected as a Command Pilot at Air Support where
he is still assigned. He is a Certified Flight Instructor in
rotorcraft. Jack was the recipient of the 2004 Air Crew of the
Year Award at LAPD Air Support.
Jack has participated in over 1,900 perimeter containments during his
career, and he has seen many successes and failures. He has
shared his
experience with thousands of law enforcement officers across the United States and Canada
instructing on this topic.
He is the author of Apprehending Fleeing
Suspects; Suspect Tactics and Perimeter Containment© and has been
published in Vertical Magazine,
Police Magazine,
and Air Beat
Magazine (journal of the
Airborne Law Enforcement Association).
Jack has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Kutztown University of
Pennsylvania and is a certified instructor with California Police
Officer Standards and Training. Jack was runner-up for the
2005 Governor's California POST Instructor of the Year Award.
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