sergeant jim markey

Sgt. Markey is a 26-year veteran of the Phoenix Police Department.  In 1998 he was assigned to the Adult Sex Crime Unit which is housed in the City of Phoenix Family Advocacy Center.  During this time, he responded to and supervised over 5,000 sexual assault investigations, which included over 40 serial rapists.  In 2000, he worked to develop and implement the Phoenix Police Department Cold Case Sex Assault Team, which in 2002 received the Arizona Attorney General’s Innovation in Law Enforcement Award.  In 2005, he supervised the 10-month taskforce involved in the “AM Rapist” serial rape investigation.  This taskforce received both the 2005 City of Phoenix Excellence Award and the Police Chief’s Unit Award.  In 2006, he was a member of and supervisor in the “Baseline Killer” Taskforce and was recognized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for his efforts.

Sgt Markey graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice and is currently working towards a graduate degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University.  He has developed curriculum and instructed across the State of Arizona to law enforcement, medical and advocacy organizations on investigating sex crimes.  Sgt Markey has participated in numerous commissions, panels, committees and training across the United States and the State of Arizona.  This training has included  advanced sex crime investigations, sexual assault protocols, cold case investigations and practical guidelines as well as the NIJ - DNA for Law Enforcement National Training Program and the NIJ Advanced Cold Case Regional Training Program.   

In 2002, he co-authored a law enforcement help manual titled, “Patrol Response to Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault, a Guide for Patrol Officers.”   In 2003 and 2007, the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin published two of his articles written on the investigation of cold case sexual assaults. Over the past two years, he has worked with a panel of experts from Dartmouth College to develop the first Interactive DVD National Training Program for Forensic Nurse Examiners.