Deputy Chief of Police
Colonel Brian Carney

Colonel Carney has worked in law enforcement for over thirty years. He is a former Chief of Police and the current President of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. His forensic experience brings a unique and valued asset to the City of Duluth. He started his career in law enforcement in the military and was a CID Agent in the USMC and later a Special Agent in the U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Division.

Colonel Carney also completed the two year training program in Forensic Document Examination at the U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory. He has worked as a line Officer in the DeKalb County Police Department and as an Investigator with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Colonel Carney has an Associate in Science Degree and a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

Professional Development
U. S. Marine Corps
   Criminal Investigator / MP
1966 - 1972
DeKalb County, GA
   Police Officer
1972 - 1975
U. S. Army, Criminal Investigation Division
   Special Agent
1978
U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratories
   Forensic Document Examiner
1978 - 1982
Institute of Forensic Sciences, Dallas, TX
   Forensic Document Examiner
1982 - 1986
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF)
   Forensic Document Examiner
1986 - 1987
DeKalb County, GA1987 -1988
Deputy Sheriff/Investigator/Document Examiner
   (Fraud and Forgery Unit)
Duluth Police Department
   Deputy Chief of Police
1988 - 1991
Norcross Police Department
   Chief of Police
1991 - 1992
Carney & Hammond (C & H Lab)
   Forensic Document Laboratory, President
1992 - 1996
Duluth Police Department
   Major - Uniform Division Commander
1996 - 1998
American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
   President
Present
Duluth Police Department
   Deputy Chief of Police
Present
Education & Special Training
University of the State of New York
   Associate in Science
1978
U. S. Secret Service
   Questioned Documents Course
1978
Institute of Paper Chemistry1978
US Army Criminal Investigation Command
   Certified Documents Examiner
U. S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
   Questioned Documents Course
1979
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
   Questioned Documents Course
1983
Western Illinois University
   Bachelor of Arts
1983
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
   Typewriter Examination Seminar
1990
American Board of Forensic Document Examiners
   Certified Documents Examiner
Current Professional Affiliations
American Board of Forensic Document Examiners - President
American Society of Questioned Document Examiners - Member
American Academy of Forensic Sciences - Member
Southeastern Association of Forensic Document Examiners - President, Charter Member
International Association for Identification - Member
Georgia State Division of the International Association for Identification - Member
International Journal of Forensic Document Examiners - Former Editorial Board Member
Former Adjunct Faculty Member - DeKalb Technical Institute, North and Central Campus'
   (Dunwoody and Clarkston, GA)
Former Adjunct Faculty Member - Rollins College, Public Safety Institute, Winter Park, FL