Officer Michael S. Sefton

Officer Mike Sefton has been a New Braintree police officer since May 2002.   He attended the Waltham Police Academy graduating in June 2002.  He was formerly a police officer in Westbrook, Maine and has an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Southern Maine.  Officer Sefton is trained in psychology with a specialty in neuropsychological and forensic psychology.  He received his doctorate from U.S. International University in San Diego, CA in clinical psychology.  He is in practice at the Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Westborough, MA where he is director of psychology and neuropsychological service.  He is the director of the Concussion Assessment and Management Program for Sports Medicine.   He is on the medical staff of Clinton Hospital and was appointed to the faculty of the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine in psychiatry.   In February 2005, he released a book entitled "The Evil that Kids Do"  that is about the underpinnings of childhood violence.   Officer Sefton is a serious photographer and published a book of photographs shot in New Braintree in 2005.  He is a Massachusetts licensed Emergency Medical Technician and recently passed the advanced cardiac life support program offered at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital.  Contact Officer Sefton at msef@townsip.com