He attended City College of San Francisco and achieved bachelor's (1975) and master's (1977) degrees from Golden Gate University. He also taught in the 1980s as a part-time faculty member in the Criminal Justice department at San Jose State.
He studied at City College of San Francisco and obtained bachelor's (1975) and master's (1977) degrees from Golden Gate University. He also worked as a part-time instructor in the 1980s for the Criminal Justice program at San Jose State.