POLICE BOOKS - Jeff Kaye

About the Reno Police Department

The Reno Police Department has four Commanders to oversee operations within their assigned areas. Supervised by a Deputy Chief the four commanders oversee Detective Division; North Patrol Division; South Patrol Division and the Central Patrol Division. The various division commanders also have ancillary command responsibilities. As an example, the Central commander is also in charge of the traffic division.

The Division is made up of the following units that each investigate specific areas of crime: Robbery/Homicide Unit, Burglary Unit, Auto Theft Unit, Financial/Computer Crimes Unit, Sex Crimes Unit, Misdemeanor Complaints/Domestic Violence Unit, Northern Nevada Repeat Offender Program, and Sex Offenders' Registration Unit.

In 2000, the Reno Police Department received federal funding to form a team of training experts to create a new post-Academy training program. They developed an officer training program that emphasizes critical thinking and problem solving. Called The Reno Model, this program recognizes the importance of problem-solving skills in training a successful police officer. The Reno Model focuses on adult learning methods and other learning constructs to create a positive experience for the trainee and trainer.

Jeff Kaye is a sergeant with the Reno Police Department (Nevada). He has spent the majority of his career working various undercover assignments. He is considered an expert in undercover operations, street level drug enforcement and undercover operative stress syndromes. Jeff Kaye is the author of the novel Two Faces Have I

According to Jeff Kaye’s book description, “Jack Stoner is having a bad day. A psycho thief wants to kill him for being a snitch, a serial killer has set him up as a murder suspect, and he's about to cross paths with an organized crime boss, which will cause a sexy female F.B.I. Agent to enter his life and add to his troubles. On top of all this, he's having problems remembering he is really a cop named Jake Slater, who has been left undercover far too long. Follow him through Nevada's glitter towns on an emotional and action-packed tour of the dirty little secret Law Enforcement calls undercover work.”