Jim serves as a Senior Advisor for The Integrity Group and is actively involved in the company’s service offerings through Blue Sky Florida (Emergency Mgt.); Detail Prime (Secondary Duty Services); and Capital Assurance Professionals (corporate & governmental compliance services).

James D. Sewell retired as Assistant Commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in February 2005, following a 32-year career with university, municipal, and state law enforcement agencies in Florida. Since his retirement from active law enforcement, he has provided training and management consulting services to a number of criminal justice and social services agencies, not-for-profit organizations, and professional associations, including the Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, and Florida Sheriffs Risk Management Fund.

Dr. Sewell received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Criminology from The Florida State University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute Chief Executive Seminar. He has published two textbooks, one in its third edition, and over fifty journal articles and book chapters, principally on law enforcement leadership and law enforcement stress. He has served as an adjunct faculty member in Criminology and Criminal Justice at both The Florida State University and the University of South Florida.