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According to one reader of Daniel Carlson’s
When Cultures Clash: Strategies for Strengthened Police-Community Relations said, “I had to
read this book for a college course in criminal justice concerning community oriented policing. I also have met Mr. Carlson
in person and I can tell you, the man knows what he is talking about. The book primarily deals with where the police culture
and society (the many cultures thereof) may differ, as you may have surmised from the title. This should be a must read for
everyone working in law enforcement or in any social service capacity. It wouldn't be a bad idea for anyone trying to
understand police or thinking of going into law enforcement to read either. The book approaches each concept as if speaking
to two audiences, law enforcement and everyone else.”
Special Agent
Stanley B. Burke, Law Enforcement Ethics Unit, FBI Academy, stated of Reputable Conduct: Ethical Issues in Policing
and Corrections, it “has won praise from students, recruits, instructors and practitioners for its lively,
relevant approach to the study of ethical dilemmas and professional problems faced by police officers and correctional workers.
Now, in this revised edition, John R. Jones and Daniel P Carlson incorporate recent findings and events in the field. They
have also incorporated several important and valuable suggestions made by the reviewers of the text. The result is a book
that provides the most challenging and engaging introduction to the study of ethical issues in policing and corrections available
in the United States today.”
About the New York
State Police According
to the New York State Police, “In 1913, a construction foreman named Sam Howell was murdered during a payroll robbery
in Westchester County. Because Westchester County was a very rural area then, there was no local police department and Mr.
Howell's murderers escaped, even though he identified them before he died.
His vicious crime spurred Mr. Howell's
employer, Moyca Newell (left) and her friend, Katherine Mayo (right), to initiate a movement to form a State Police department
to provide police protection to rural areas. As a result of their efforts, the State Legislature established the New York
State Police as a full service police agency on April 11, 1917.
Since the first 237 men rode out of
their training camp on horseback to begin patrolling rural areas, troopers have been there to fulfill the law enforcement
needs of the people of New York State with the highest degree of fairness, professionalism and integrity.
During the 1990s, the New York State
Police focused on three primary objectives: dealing with the rising tide of violent crime, much of it drug related; increasing
cooperative ventures with local law enforcement agencies to more efficiently and effectively provide police services to the
people of New York; and preparing for the challenges of the rapidly approaching 21st Century.”
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Daniel Carlson began his law enforcement career in 1967 as a
patrolman with the City of Poughkeepsie, New York Police Department, where he served for two years before joining the Dutchess
County Sheriff’s Department. In 1970, he joined the New York State Police and progressed through a range of ranks and
assignments including Trooper, Sergeant, Zone Sergeant, Lieutenant (Zone Commander), and Uniform Captain. He retired in June,
1988, as the Assistant Director of Training for the New York State Police, in order to assume the position of Manager at the
North Central Texas Regional Police Academy in Arlington, Texas. In November, 1992, Mr. Carlson became Associate Director
of the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration in Richardson, Texas, where he was appointed Director in September, 2005. With
a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from the State University of New York, Mr. Carlson was honored with the George
Searle Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement Training. He has held adjunct faculty positions at both John Jay College of
Criminal Justice and Ulster Community College in Kingston, New York, and has served as an Adjunct Instructor and Consultant
with the Institute of Police Technology and Management in Jacksonville, Florida. Mr. Carlson has extensive experience in both
the development and presentation of training programs in a wide variety of law enforcement subject areas. Daniel
Carlson has served as a member of the A.C.C.O.R.D. Committee (Acknowledging Community Cultural or Racial Diversity) for the
Arlington Independent School District in Arlington, Texas, and is a graduate of the Ethics Corps program at the Josephson
Institute for Ethics. A member of the Ethics Committee of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Dan is Editor
of The Ethics Roll Call: Listening to the Inner Voice, a quarterly publication of the Center for Law Enforcement Ethics at
the Institute for Law Enforcement Administration. In addition, he is a member of the Police Executive Research Forum. Dniel
Carlson is author of When Cultures Clash: The Divisive Nature of Police-Community Relations and Suggestions for
Improvement and the co-author of Reputable Conduct: Ethical Issues in Policing and Corrections. According
to the description of When Cultures Clash: Strategies for Strengthened Police-Community Relations,
it is “Described as a must read for police officers and prospective candidates for law enforcement, this book invites
readers to step back and examine their views and attitudes from a different perspective. In the process of defining and discussing
the cultural underpinnings of the criminal justice community, the author addresses topics of special importance including
sources of tension in police-citizen interactions; the challenges of law enforcement in a democratic society; policing as
a "noble" profession; and police-community relations in a "Post 9/11 " environment. The
book features: A writing style reflective of the author's experience as a police practitioner and educator; Examines the
role and expectation of policing from both the citizen and officer perspective; In-depth discussion of out-of-control subcultures;
corruption and racial profiling; examines the role of the leader in the development and management of a police culture; Outlines
a range of strategies for strengthening police-citizen relationships; Abundant examples from the real world of policing; Proposes
a set of "Core Values" characteristic of professional policing; Each chapter opens with a set of "Guideposts"
to help the reader focus on key issues; and, Discussion questions to provoke further examination of key issues.” According
to the description of Reputable Conduct: Ethical Issues in Policing and Corrections, “This
book looks at the peculiar ethical demands in the policing and corrections professions, with particular emphasis on sub-cultural
constraints, and how loyalty to colleagues can sometimes cause a sacrifice of individuality. It contains a unique discussion
on whether ethics can be taught, covers sensitive, real-life moral dilemmas and the ever-increasing ethical demands placed
upon police and corrections professionals. For Chiefs of Police, Jail Wardens/Superintendents, and Principals of Justice Academies.”
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