About Hamlin & Associates Consulting Group
Based in Waldorf, Maryland, Hamlin and Associates Consulting Group LLC is an independent security consulting firm that provides strategic advisement, assessment, and training to its clients in a manner that exemplifies the highest level of professionalism.
Hamlin and Associates Consulting Group provides a complete range of services that include executive/dignitary protection, faith-based security training, and event security.
Our Services
Faith-based Security Training
Defenders of the Sheep is our faith-based training program designed to educate, develop, and prepare individuals to recognize suspicious behavior, mitigate potential threats, and respond to emergencies to create a secure atmosphere conducive for worship.
Defenders of the Sheep develops situational awareness in our clients through practical teachings that train them to identify, respond to, and address incidents with grace and discretion.
Executive/Dignitary Protection
Hamlin and Associates Consulting Group provide protection details that are often low profile because we understand that in a corporate and professional environment discretion is paramount. We have expert knowledge of the complex dynamics of executive protection; therefore, we recognize and respect the unique needs of each assignment.
Executive/dignitary protection services are customized for each client and the services are provided by highly-trained diverse professionals, both male and female, who are active or retired law enforcement officers from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, or former military personnel, all providing an unparalleled experience.
School Safety and Security Training
Hamlin and Associates Consulting Group, along with our team of experts in safety and school policing, has created a professional development training program for school administrators, teachers, officials, support staff, parents, and their community partners.
Our training programs teach effective methods of preventing and managing the reality of school based violence; as well as reducing security threats and vulnerabilities. The training also includes improving community relations and crisis preparedness by utilizing a balanced, practical, and reasonable approach.
Our presentation services include keynote presentations, workshops and seminars, and facilitated school safety and crisis preparedness planning team meetings. Presentations may also be combined with our school security assessment services, school emergency planning consultations, facilitated tabletop exercises, and other school safety consulting services.
Charles Hamlin Jr
CEO and Founder
Charles Hamlin, Jr is a law enforcement officer, consultant, and instructor with over 25 years of experience in investigations, physical security, community/school policing, and personal protection.
Charles has served on multiple presidential security details, county executives, state delegates, and members of boards of education. He has also facilitated several high-level asset and executive protection details for prime ministers, foreign dignitaries, clergy, and celebrities.
Currently, Charles serves as a certified school police officer for Prince George’s County Board of Education. As lead investigator of the security team, his primary responsibility includes directly supervising more than 10 security officers and providing for the safety and security of more than 5,000 students and employees daily at multiple locations throughout the city of Oxon Hill, MD.
Additionally, he is the senior pastor of The Oil Church in Waldorf, MD. Troubled by the vulnerability of churches, he merged his love for the Kingdom with his passion for protecting others and founded Hamlin & Associates Consulting Group and created Defenders of the Sheep.
Defenders of the Sheep
… for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. (Romans 13:4)
Defenders of the Sheep is a faith-based training program designed to educate, develop, and prepare individuals to recognize suspicious behavior, mitigate potential threats, and respond to emergencies to create a secure atmosphere conducive for worship.
Defenders of the Sheep develops situational awareness in our clients through practical teachings that train them to identify, respond to, and address incidents with grace and discretion.
Defenders of the Sheep believes it is imperative to effectively plan and essential to remain prepared before incidents arise so that our clients are confident in their ability to protect and they stand ready to act!
Why is Defenders of the Sheep necessary?
Places of worship are the cornerstone of society; however, much like schools, they are considered “soft targets” or easily accessible by those who intend to inflict pain through fear and violence. As a result, statistics indicate we are experiencing an increase in criminal activities and deliberate attacks on houses of worship, both nationally and internationally.
With this new reality, it is naive and potentially neglectful to continue to operate with a mindset that church security is not a necessity because we have God as our protector. This perspective is an indication of why churches are becoming the primary targets for domestic terrorism and why we are often reactive and unprepared to respond when tragedies occur.
If God’s people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge, are we not continuing on a vulnerable path when we fail to identify the urgent need to protect ourselves?
What does Defenders of the Sheep offer?
Module 1: Security Ministry Launch
- Organization
- Selection
- Communication
- Introduction
Module 2: Threat and Vulnerability Assessment
- Review past incidents and assessments
- Conduct a threat analysis of the facility
- Examine and establish current policies and procedures
- Examine and establish emergency response plans
Module 3: Incident Report Writing
- Relevance
- Format
- Content
- Submission
Module 4: Strategy Development
- Strategic assignments
- Principles of situational awareness
- Guarding against implicit bias
- Recognizing and responding to suspicious behavior
- De-escalation and verbal Judo techniques
- Use of force
Module 5: Scenario-based Practical Exercise
- Suspicious behaviors and response skills
- Conflict management and de-escalation skills
- Control and compliance of disruptive individuals
- Active shooter response
- Lockdown protocol and principles
The Sheepdog Paradigm
We believe that an understanding of the Sheepdog paradigm and its correlation to the church will help you to arrive at the conclusion that God expects us to do better.
Not only does Jesus warn the disciples that He is sending them as sheep in the midst of wolves, but He also tells those who don’t have a sword to purchase one. Luke 22:36 We believe it was the intent of Jesus to establish in the minds of believers the necessity of using common sense for provision and protection. Why would He encourage them to buy swords if it was His intention to always be there as their physical protector?
The Sheep
Jesus sent us out as sheep knowing that we would soon encounter and even have to defend ourselves as well as our loved ones from the wolves of this world.
Would you have ever thought the day would come when we would need to strategically plan to prevent the wolves from intruding and attacking the very places we worship? Nevertheless, here we are.
Sheep are the soft-hearted, upright, elegant, and meek members of the flock conditioned to follow their Shepherd. They are content to exist in a predictable and routine atmosphere.
As they live day in and day out, they cannot envision anything disrupting their peace or routine; and they imagine that each day will proceed like the last.
The Wolves
Wolves are the enemy of the sheep. They exist in the shadows, outside the perimeter of safety surrounding the sheep. Wolves are the sociopaths who commit violent crimes, or ignore moral or ethical boundaries with impunity.
They take advantage of the sheep’s tendency to be inexperienced with evil, unprepared for attack, and caught flat-footed when a crisis arises. The wolves in the world are prone to attack the elderly, weak, wounded and young.
The Sheepdogs
Although sheepdogs dwell among the flock as one of them, they are distinctively different and set apart. They protect the perimeter and vigilantly watch for those “wolves” who would attempt to do evil to the sheep.
Their presence alone may not deter every attack; however, when wolves sense that a sheepdog will protect the sheep at all cost, they are more likely to seek out the flock who are not protected.
Unlike sheep and wolves, being a sheepdog is not a matter of birth; it is a choice – a matter of resolve coupled with mental and physical training. In order to become a sheepdog, one must consciously decide to do so through prayer and supplication; and then seek out training on how to perfect the gift through serving your church.
Contact Us
p: 240-244-9167
e: info@hamlinconsultants.com