Mike McCarty is the founder and Director of the Public Training Institute. He has provided training and consulting to a myriad of organizations throughout the United States.
Mike was one of the original detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department's Domestic Violence Division in Nashville, Tennessee and was instrumental in implementing the community-based program. Nashville’s Domestic Violence Unit has been labeled a model program by the U.S. Department of Justice and former President Clinton and has been adopted by communities throughout the world.
Mike facilitates training seminars throughout the United States for organizations such as:
U.S. Department of Justice- Violence Against Women Office
U.S. Department of Defense
National Center for Full Faith and Credit
Battered Women's Justice Project
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
National Training Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence
National Sheriff's Association
Praxis
Kentucky Governor's Office
Kentucky Office of the Attorney General
Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General
Mississippi Office of the Attorney General
New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Alabama Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Numerous Other State and Local Organizations
Mike is also on the Advisory Board for Communities Against Violence Network (CAVNET) headquartered in Washington D.C. He graduated from Wabash College with a B.A. in History and Psychology and is currently working on a M.A.