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1001 Police Officers As of May 9, 2008,
this site lists 1001 state and local law enforcement officials from 420 state and local law enforcement
agencies who have written 2112 books.
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When we started working on Los Angeles Police Officers who had written books, we
realized that many state and local police officers have shared their
talent, experience and knowledge through books. And, what some amazing stories they have shared!
We (several police officers turned writers) kicked around the idea
to create a website that hosted books written by police officers - but we had to have rules.
Being long-time slaves to bureaucracy we developed rules for inclusion:
- The police officer turned author made probation. At a minimum this is the
official bureaucratic measure of being a police officer.
- The police officer had published a book. We decided that since the
21st Century is here we would include - police officer blogs, police officer websites and police officer magazine articles.
Quite frankly, we found that many police officers have launched interesting post career businesses. However, we are
only going to list book authors by name and devote a webpage(s) to them and their work. Blogs, Websites and Articles
are listed as a category.
- No charge for inclusion and no one gets turned away. Frankly, we don't
always like what other police officers have written. Unless its obviously pornographic (we hope not), advocates the
over-throw of the government; or, the return of liesure suits - its included.
If you would like to be included or have a recommendation email the editor here or visit our Unconfirmed Research page.
Editors Note: Many thanks to Richard Lynch for his invaluable assistance in tracking down so many
of the police authors. Richard's father, Richard Lynch, Sr., was a 30 year veteran of the NYPD, retiring at the rank of Deputy
Inspector. And, his father served with the Flying Tigers during World War II.
Interesting Site Updates
Annual
Recognition
Police-Writers.com
is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. Police-Writers.com
announced the 2008 Book of the Year and 2008 Author of the Year.
What Every Chief Executive Should Know: Using Data to Measure Police Performance, (Looseleaf Law Publications, 2007) by Captain Jon M. Shane (ret.), was selected as the 2008 Police-Writers.com
Book of the Year. Jon Shane’s book stood out among the entrants because
it significantly advances management decision making in the field of law enforcement.
The book provides models and mathematical approaches to management questions like: “How many officers do we need?
Are we efficiently using the ones we have? Is there a relationship between the number of officers we have and our crime rate?
What is the status of our patrol car fleet? Are citizens satisfied with our work? What is the cost of our special programs
and what are the actual benefits?”
One Police-Writers.com
judge noted that Jon Shane’s book “took a daunting subject and broke it down into pieces that anyone could understand
and put to use. Not only did he give simple and easy to understand explanations,
he also provides examples of types of data and how to work with that data to make intelligent decisions. Plus, he provides a CD with ready-to-use Excel spreadsheets for an executive to use right away.” A second judge noted, “Shane’s book goes beyond the use of math
to solve management questions in policing. The hidden value in the work may be
that it demonstrates new ways of thinking about crime. Potentially, it could
help put the word “analysis” back into “crime analysis.”
James H. Lilley was
selected as the 2008 Police-Writers.com Author of the Year. The author of the
year selection was based in part on writing ability and in part on career and community service.
James H. Lilley began
his lifetime as a United States Marine in 1961. Shortly after his discharge,
he joined the Howard County Police Department (Maryland), graduating first in his class.
During his career his received numerous honors such as Medal of Valor, four Bronze Stars, four Unit Citations and the
Governor’s Citation. James
H. Lilley has published six novels, articles in Police Chief Magazine and authored an International Association of Chiefs
of Police training key. Moreover, he began studying Martial Arts in the early
1960s and is a 8th Degree Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Karate; the first American to achieve this recognition and honor
from Sensei Takeshi Miyagi.
James Lilley submitted
as an example of his work The Eyes of the Hunter
(PublishAmerica 1997). One of the Police-Writers.com judges said of James’
writing, “He is a mature writer with strong plot, character and story development.” Another judge said, “easy to read, and it was very good escapism. The writer has some absolutely
beautiful passages wherein he describes a sound or a vista. The sex scenes are
pretty hot, too.”
Police-Writers.com
now hosts 839 police officers (representing 382 police departments) and their 1772 law enforcement books in 32 categories,
there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who
have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
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