Darren Balsom

Darren Balsom has been a Threat Assessment Specialist with the Calgary Police Service for the past 17 years and is currently assigned to the Behavioural Analysis Team (BAT). In 2017, Darren completed the RCMP Threat Evaluation and Management understudy and is currently enrolled in the Criminal Investigative Analysis (Criminal Profiling) Understudy program with the RCMP. Before joining BAT, Darren worked in the High-Risk Offender Program, Serious Habitual Offender Program, and general analysis section. Darren also had a contract with the Correctional Services of Canada.

Darren is affiliated with The Association of Treatment of Sexual Abusers, The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals, and previously served as the President of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals.

Darren has provided Threat and Risk Assessment training to various government and non-governmental agencies, including the Parole Board of Canada, the Correctional Services of Canada, Alberta Child and Family Services, the Calgary Police Service Child Abuse Unit, Calgary Catholic School District, the Calgary Board of Education, the Calgary John Howard Society, the Circles of Support and Accountability, and the RCMP.

Darren graduated from the psychology and criminology programs at Memorial University of Newfoundland.