February 10, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com,
a website dedicated to listing state and local
police
officers who have authored books,
added two authors who have written extensively on the subjects of evidence
collection and crime scenes.
Randal Davis
has been an Investigator or
Police Officer
with departments in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas for 26 years. As a
Police Officer
and District Attorney Bureau of Investigation Investigator, he has conducted
or participated in thousands of criminal investigations and arrests. He has
received considerable
police training
and experience in Crime Scene Investigation, Homicide Investigation, the
California Street Terrorism Act, Patrol Procedures, General Criminal
Investigation, Narcotics, Sexual Assault, and Crimes Against Children.
Randal holds a Masters degree in
Criminal Justice
(with honors) and a Bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in
Criminal Justice
from California State University Long Beach. Davis is a Phi Kappa Phi Honor
Society member. He has been an Adjunct Professor teaching
Criminal Justice
courses at Santa Ana and Santiago Canyon Colleges since 1997. He has also been
a guest instructor at Western State Law School.
Since 1992 Randal has been a POST instructor
for the
Orange County Sheriffs Department,
instructing courses in Homicide Investigation, Criminal Law, Ethics,
Professionalism, Weapons Laws, Search and Seizure, Crimes Against Persons,
Constitutional Law, and Civil Rights. Additionally, prior to his civilian law
enforcement career he was a military police officer in the
United States Army.
Randal Davis
book, Evidence Collection and Presentation, is
designed to introduce the concepts involved in collecting and presenting audio
and visual evidence. The students will also be introduced to the documentation
methods for preserving visual evidence. The text gives the student and
understanding of the courtroom technology available for presentation methods
utilizing audio and visual means. The disciplines include digital photography,
film photography, video, voice and audio recordings.
Jon Lewis
received his Master of Arts Degree in
Criminal Justice
from Chapman University in Orange California. He holds a Bachelor of Science
degree in
Criminal Justice
with a minor in Speech Communication from Long Beach State University in
California. He is a veteran officer with the Newport Beach Police Department,
currently serving as a Sergeant and a member of the Special Weapons and
Tactics (SWAT) Team.
Jon Lewis,
Biological Evidence, is an introduction to the types
of biological evidence commonly found at crime scenes and how to collect it.
This book is written in an easy to read and understand style for non-science
majors and for professionals working in the criminal justice system. Specific
biological evidence discussed includes blood, semen, saliva, urine, feces,
hair, and fingernails. Additional topics include autopsy, the basic
departments of the crime laboratory, toxicology, forensic entomology, and
uncollectible biological evidence. Packaging, preservation, and care of
biological evidence is discussed and chain of custody is explained. Additional
topics include DNA, case studies, courtroom testimony, and exhibits for the
courtroom.
Jon Lewis
second book, Criminalistics for Crime Scene Investigators,
is an introduction to the concepts involved in the field of Criminalistics
from the professional and scientific disciplines dedicated to the recognition,
collection, identification, and individualization of physical evidence and the
application of the natural sciences to the matters of the law.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 315
police
officers (representing 135
police departments)
and their 736 books in six categories, there are also listings of United
States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international
police
officers
