Security Lighting Expert

Dr. Roy G. Taylor, Ph.D., is a sitting Chief of Police and security expert who provides expert witness testimony and consulting on security and safety lighting and illumination. Inadequate lighting is a central issue in many negligent security and premises liability cases, and Dr. Taylor serves attorneys, municipalities, the insurance industry, and facilities involved in such litigation. He is retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel.

Security & Safety Lighting & Illumination

Dr. Taylor addresses the inadequacy of security and safety lighting and illumination, including parking lot lighting, across a wide range of properties:

• Apartment residences and dormitories
• Automated teller machines and night depositories
• College dormitories
• Convenience stores and gas stations
• Critical infrastructure and homeland security sites
• Elderly resident care
• Hotels and motels
• Law enforcement, fire, ambulance, and other emergency service locations
• Malls
• Offices and commercial buildings
• Parking garages
• Parking lots
• Pedestrian-only areas
• Public and natural parks
• Residential parking areas
• Restaurants and fast food
• Retail outlets and supermarkets
• Schools, colleges and universities
• Shopping centers
• Single-family residences
• Unoccupied spaces
• Vehicle sales lots

Credentials

Dr. Taylor has more than 40 years of law enforcement experience in federal, state, local, and private Police Chief positions, and his areas of expertise include physical security, force protection, and operation security. He is a Department of Defense certified Physical Security Inspector and completed Security Engineering Training with the US Army Corps of Engineers at Ft. Belvoir (2007). As President/CEO of Signal 88 Security of Charlotte and of Capitol Special Patrol, he led private security operations across the very categories of property listed above, and he is a member of the American Society for Industrial Security. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Walden University.

Lighting questions rarely stand alone: they arise alongside foreseeability of crime, crime statistics and analysis, and broader questions of security adequacy, all of which fall within Dr. Taylor's practice. He evaluates each property against current and prevailing national standards.

Discuss Your Case

Dr. Taylor has provided litigation services in 26 states and in US federal courts. He welcomes telephone discussions and correspondence with attorneys seeking to determine the viability of a case involving security lighting or illumination. Call (919) 697-1995 or contact the Taylor Consulting Group.