|
Hunter Adopted by Hopkins
July 29, 2008, (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com
is a website that lists state and local
police officers who have written
books. James
H. Lilley, the Police-Writer.com
Author of the Year (2008), has had his book,
The Eyes of the Hunter, adopted by
Johns Hopkins University.
James H. Lilley is a former Marine
and Police Sergeant with the
Howard County Police Department
(Maryland). He worked in the Uniformed Patrol
Division, Criminal Investigations Division,
Forensic Services (CSI) and
Drug Enforcement Division. His
Street Drug Unit was featured in the book
"Undercover" by Hans Halberstadt and published
by Simon and Schuster. Some of his awards
include The Medal of Valor, Four Bronze Stars,
Four Unit Citations and the Governor's
Citation. He is also an 8th Degree Black Belt
in Shorin Ryu Karate.
James Lilley is the author of seven
books: A Question of Honor; The Eyes of
the Hunter; The Far Side of the Bridge; Just
Retribution; A Miracle for Tony Clements; Death
Knocks Twice, and, A Tony Clements Christmas
Miracle.
According to Sheldon Greenberg, Ph.D.
(Associate Dean, School of Education, Johns
Hopkins University), “The Eyes of the
Hunter will be used as a text for the
Communications course in the Master of Science
in Intelligence Analysis degree program at
Johns Hopkins University.” Dr. Sheldon
continued that Lilley’s book will help the
students “focus on creativity and critical
thinking, research, understanding the audience,
and formulating meaningful written documents.”
The course The Eyes of the Hunter
will be used in is “Communications: Fact,
Opinion, Significance, and Consequence.”
According to the course description, “Within
the intelligence community, findings are of
little value unless they are communicated
well. Dissemination of findings is essential
to the success of any analysis or research.
Students learn to deliver written, oral, and
visual presentations for maximum effect by
considering factors such as intended outcome,
timing, structure, and method. Working
individually and in small groups, students
address issues such as lack of time to plan and
prepare, unfamiliarity with the customer (end
user of analytical documents), disruption and
change, and coping with the unexpected.
Students receive ongoing feedback on their
communication style and effectiveness.
The ability to justify and present an
analytical conclusion in clear, succinct prose
is essential to supplying policy makers with
information they need to formulate decisions.
Students consider traditional and innovative
methods of intelligence writing and briefing,
focusing on the difference between fact and
opinion. Students prepare written reports and
presentations on a variety of topics and, in
doing so, construct narratives, establish
project credibility, convey recommendations,
and reinforce key messages.”
Police-Writers.com now hosts 1029
police officers (representing 431
police departments) and their 2189
criminal justice books in 33
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.
|
