Richard Los

Faculty Member

Richard Los

Biography

Rick is a first-generation college student. Neither his Dad nor Mom graduated from High School. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Los Angeles. He is the only one in his family to attend College. He received his Bachelor from BYU in Justice Administration.
Upon graduation from BYU he joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, where he graduated #1 in his academy class. He worked 3 years as a Deputy and then returned to BYU and completed his Masters with the plan of joining the FBI. Then his life took a twist. BYU offered him an Adjunct Professor position; he started a whitewater rafting company and had a minor acting career. Then another twist.
BYU cancelled their Justice Administration program, so Rick moved back to Los Angeles and back to the LA Sheriff's Department. He spent another 21 years there working patrol, as an academy instructor and his last 6 years at Aero Bureau (helicopters) as a Tactical Flight Deputy. While at the academy Rick was chosen to be one of the instructors for Shaquille O'Neal who went through the academy to be a reserve police officer.
While on the Sheriff's Department, he resumed running his rafting company during the summers and his acting career. He's done over 60 commercials and numerous movies and TV shows. He tells his students, "I'm proof you don't have to have talent to be an actor in Hollywood."
He loves teaching at UVU. His philosophy of life, "You can't change the world, but you can change the world around you."

Education

MA, Brrigham Young University, 1978

Major: Public Administration

BS, Brigham Young University, 1973

Major: Justice Administration

Teaching

CJ 1340

Criminal Investigations, Spring 2024

CJ 1340

Criminal Investigations, Spring 2024

CJ 4250

Criminal Justice Career Strategies, Spring 2024

CJ 290R

Criminal Justice Lecture Series, Spring 2024

CJ 1330

Criminal Law, Spring 2024

CJ 1010

Introduction to Criminal Justice SS, Spring 2024

Scholarly/Creative Works

Los, Richard , (2018) "CJ 2110 Security Management and Loss Prevention" . Provo:

Awards

Extended Studies Outstanding Faculty Award

Extended Studies UVU - April 26, 2019

Received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the Students through Extended Studies.

Masters in Public Administration

Brigham Young University - April 21, 1978

Received my Masters in Public Administration from BYU

Number One Cadet

Los Angeles Sheriff's Department - April 20, 1974

Graduated #1 in Academy Class #165. Los Angeles Sheriff's Department

Bachelors Degree

Brigham young University - April 20, 1973

Received my Bachelors Degree in Justice Administration form BYU.