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1200 Cop Books
June 2, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a
website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored
books. With the addition of three new authors, the website now lists 1200 books
written by 567 state and local
police officers from 238 police departments.
Lynda Sandoval spent seven years with the
Wheat Ridge Police Department (Colorado). While
a police officer, she wrote three books. In 1998, she left the
Wheat Ridge Police Department to become a
full-time writer. She has since published fourteen books. In her book
True Blue, she explores topics such as the classes officers have to
take at the police academy, including everything from U.S. Constitutional law
and firearms
training to stress management and ethics; an
average day on the job, including typical uniform and equipment and an example
of a call; arrest procedures; basics of crime scene investigation; search
warrants and interrogations; officer-involved shootings and the aftermath; gang
slang; Ten-Code system; radio codes; and a listing of additional research
resources. True Blue is a must-have for every writer who has cops
traipsing through her work.
Mark Walerysiak has over ten years of
law enforcement experience with the
Meriden Police Department (Connecticut).
Currently, he is a detective working the Special Crime Unit. Earlier in his
career he was a School Resource Officer assigned to a local high school for four
years. During his time as a School Resource Officer he wrote School
Resource Officer: Functioning as a Cop in Today's High School.
According to the book description, School Resource
Officer: Functioning as a Cop in Today's High School is a short, fun,
fascinating look into the world of
police officers who are assigned to schools.
This relatively new
law enforcement position is gaining popularity
and acceptance at a feverish rate. A former SRO himself, the author depicts many
experiences and opinions regarding the job. He also takes the reader through the
process of starting, adjusting to, and maintaining an effective SRO program.
William Glenn is a retired Sergeant from the
Norwich Police Department (Connecticut).
Currently, his is a private investigator in Connecticut. He has been an adjunct
police academy instructor as well as
criminal justice instructor at local community
colleges. William Glenn is the author of the novel The Sailors Death.
According to the books description, Five years prior, a merchant marine is
murdered. Political forces at work cause the case to be unsolved and forgotten.
Aiden OBrien is a retired cop turned private detective. He works cold cases on
the side for the New Jersey Deputy Attorney Generals office. OBrien, following
leads, uncovering evidence, and using all of his senses, brings the case to a
surprising and exciting conclusion.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 567
police officers (representing 238 police
departments) and their 1184 books in six 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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