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1000 Police
Officers
May 4, 2008 (San Dimas, CA)
Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local
police officers who have written books. The
website welcomed its 1000th
police officer: Chief
Arnold A. Gibbs.
Chief
Arnold Gibbs was born in the Bahamas and raised
in Miami. Chief
Arnold Gibbs has a BA from Barry University as
well as a Masters in Management from St. Thomas University. Chief
Arnold Gibbs is a decorated
US Army veteran, having served three years
including a one-year tour in Vietnam. At the age of 22, he joined the
Miami Police Department. During his
law enforcement career with the
Miami Police Department he earned the
Miami Police Department Medal of Honor and rose
to the rank of assistant chief. In 1994, he retired from the
Miami Police Department and became the Chief of
Police for the
Cape Coral Police Department (Florida). He
retired from the
Cape Coral Police Department after ten years of
service. Chief
Arnold Gibbs is the author of The Ties
That Blind and Where Are the Champions: A Simple Approach to
Effective
Criminal Justice and Social Reform.
According to the book description
of The Ties That Blind, it is quite appropriate to the time in
consideration of the present growth of interest in religious and spiritual
matters. Additionally, much of the storys prophetic content is extremely
relevant to the events of September 11, 2001, although the book was completed
prior to that date. The author skillfully depicts the realities of racial
prejudice; much of the violence being recounted from his experience, while
driving home the point that love always conquers hate. It is a true inspiration
to people of faith,
criminal justice practitioners, and those who
fight for racial equality and brotherly love.
According to a reader of
The Ties That Blind, Arnold's portrayal of the pains of prejudice
inflicted on the innocent broke my heart, but with each turn of the page he
showed how love, honor and loyalty to one's beliefs can overcome even the most
deeply imbedded hatred. A truly inspiring story you won't want to put down!
Another reader said, This was
one of the most interesting and saddening depictions of race and prejudice in
America. Nowhere has the truth been portrayed in a more realistic and sobering
fashion.
Arnold Gibbs captures the essence of the era,
and reveals the truth about the hurt and pain of injustice. I would highly
recommend this to student of justice, and American History.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 1000
police officers (representing 419 police
departments) and their 2112
police 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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