Murphy Associates
Murphy Protective Investigative Resources Unlimited, Inc.
Established 1985

Telephone: 973-503-0200
Facsimile:   973-428-4309

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Francis R. Murphy

Mr. Murphy is Founder, Past President and CEO of Murphy Associates.  He is currently a Consultant to the firm.  Frank has over thirty-five years of experience in government service at the municipal and federal level, as a police officer and Senior Special Agent with the United States Secret Service and in private practice. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Public Safety Administration at William Paterson University. He has two Graduate Certifications in Public Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University.  He also has a Master of Administrative Sciences from Fairleigh Dickinson University and received his second Master's Degree in Education in Administration and Supervision from Seton Hall University, in the New Jersey State Police Graduate Studies Program (NJSPGSP). Mr. Murphy is a certified instructor by the New Jersey Police Training Commission and teaches in-service courses in supervision, stress, ethics, use of force and liability in law enforcement. He has given lectures on diverse subjects, such as the future of technology in security and law enforcement, executive security for senior management, protective security surveys, counterfeit currency and other obligations of the US Government to name just a few. He is also board certified by the American Society for Industrial Security International as a Certified Protection Professional.

Mr. Murphy is presently an Assistant Professor at Ramapo College where he teaches course including:

Issues in Criminal Justice; Contemporary Issues in Policing; Criminal Law; Topics: Forensic Criminal Investigations; Comparative Criminal Justice Systems; Criminology; Ethics in Criminal Justice; History of American Criminal Justice, LAWS Field Studies, Independent Study Courses, Supervise Thesis, Directed Readings.  He is also the Acting Director of the Cap Stone Field Study Program. 

He was an adjunct professor of Education at Seton Hall University in the NJSPGSP, where he taught ethics for helping professionals, human relations, leadership dynamics, personnel administration, and community relations. He also taught in the College of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall in the Criminal Justice Department.

Mr. Murphy is a member of several professional associations, including: American Society for Industrial Security, National Fire Prevention Association, Federal Law Enforcement Association, Association of Former Members of the United States Secret Service, New Jersey Crime Prevention Association, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, New Jersey Association of Criminal Justice Educators, American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, Associate member International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Kappa Delta Pi-Xi Gamma Chapter of the International Honor Society in Education.

In addition to being involved with various aspects of the security details for each president since Richard M. Nixon, Mr. Murphy has also been involved in the planning of security and serving on the protective security details for heads of state from: Russia, Italy, Spain, Ireland, Venezuela, Israel, Germany, France, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Congo, Poland, Pope John Paul, Cuba's Castro, and others.


Training Highlights

  • 15th Annual Government/Industry Conference on Terrorism
  • Re-certification NJ State Training Commission-Law Enforcement Trainer
  • Use-of-Force Training Seminar
  • Business Risks Summit
  • Sexual Violence: Perpetrators and Victims
  • Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Instructor
  • Auditing for Internal Fraud
  • Workplace Violence - Strategies To Communicate
  • Preventing Violence in the Workplace
  • Developing Policies & Procedures-International Assoc. of Chiefs of Police
  • Avoiding Security Liability Lawsuits
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (NACFE)
  • Legal Issues and The Security Manager
  • Access Control Seminar
  • Crowd Management seminar
  • Government & Industry Seminar on Terrorism, Washington, DC.
  • Legal Issues and The Security Manager
  • Certified Protection Professional (ASIS), Boston, MA.
  • Special Event Risk Assessment Seminar
  • Comprehensive In Service Training for Senior Special Agents, USSS
  • Participatory Management Course, Protective Operations Division, USSS
  • Technical Operations Course, USSS
  • Special Agent Training Course, USSS
  • Federal Law Enforcement Training Center - Glynco, GA.
  • Treasury Department Criminal Investigators Course.
  • FBI Criminal Investigators Course.
  • NJ Police Training Commission-Training Certification-Paterson Police Academy, NJ.
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David M. Murphy

David M. Murphy was appointed President & CEO on January 1, 2007, upon Frank Murphy’s decision to work as a consultant for the company on a part-time basis.  David is the license qualifier at Murphy Associates.  He began his career with Murphy Associates in September of 1987.  With nearly twenty years of on-the-job investigative experience, David runs the day-to-day operation of the company.  In addition, he conducts investigations and supervises all cases in the office.  His expertise is concentrated in the areas of in-depth background, computer & Internet research; complex surveillance operations; matrimonial and child custody cases, asset/liability research; due diligence; corporate and insurance fraud; missing persons/skip traces; and criminal defense. 

While working full-time, David received his Bachelor of Arts from William Paterson University in Sociology with a concentration in criminal justice in January 2000.  He is a member of the Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society.

David is also a member of the New Jersey Licensed Private Investigators Association, the National Association of Investigative Specialists, and the National Council of Investigative and Security Services. David recently joined the American Society for Industrial Security - International, where he will pursue a certification as a Professional Certified Investigator (PCI).  He is also a member of the National Association of Legal Investigators where he is pursuing the designation of Certified Legal Investigator (CLI).

In June 2007, Mr. Murphy began the process to obtain a NY State Private Detective license in order to serve his clientele in New York. 

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