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Over 1500
Police Books
August 6, 2007 (San Dimas, CA)
Police-Writers.com is a website that lists nearly 700 state and local police
officers who have written books. With the addition of four authors, the site
now lists over 1500
police books.
Sheriff
Michael Hawley began his
law enforcement career in 1988 when he joined
the
Island County Sheriff's Office (Washington)
as a deputy sheriff.
Michael Hawley rose through the ranks serving
as a detective, detective lieutenant, and jail manager. He was first appointed
Sheriff in 1996 to fill a vacated position until the next election. He was
subsequently elected the next year to complete the unexpired term, and was then
re-elected to a full four-year term in 1998 and again in 2002.
Before his
law enforcement career,
Michael Hawley taught high school history. He
continues to teach as an adjunct professor of
criminal justice for Chapman University at
their satellite college located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington.
Michael Hawley is a graduate of Western Washington University, BA, 1974, the
University of Washington, MEd, 1979 and Chapman University, MS, 1995.
Mike Hawley is the author of the mysteries
Silent Proof and Double Bluff. According to the book description of
Silent Proof, Twenty-five years ago, a woman was murdered in a
Seattle park. The crime went unsolved. To homicide detective Leah Harris and her
partner Frank Milkovich, the only possible suspect is Clifford Bakerman-a career
criminal about to be released from prison on an unrelated rap. They have
thirty-six hours to make another charge stick and keep Bakerman where he
belongs. But startling new evidence-and a shocking new murder-plunge Leah and
Frank into a life-and-death game with a deadly-and secret-opponent.
Steve Armstrong is a former police officer for
the
Petersburg Bureau of Police (Virginia).
He is the author of four novels: Do Not Go Gentle; Indecent Liberties;
Officer Down; and, Covan My. His three police novels are available under
one title as the Cockade City Collection.
Lieutenant
Richard Arrington (ret.) served in the
U. S. Army Military Police before beginning his
law enforcement career. As a police officer
for the
Roanoke Police Department (Virginia),
Rick Arrington worked in every unit including
the Community Policing Unit, Records Unit and finally as a Zone Commander over
the Southeast Quadrant of the city. He is currently a Program Administrative
Specialist for the
Law Enforcement Services section of the
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. Lieutenant Richard Arrington
is the author of Crime Prevention: The Law Enforcement Officer's Practical
Guide.
According to the book description
of Crime Prevention: The Law Enforcement Officer's Practical Guide,
this reference provides valuable information on crime prevention techniques for
creating and implementing crime prevention programs and managing successful
awareness campaigns. Included are steps for the prevention of personal and
business theft, property crime, fraud, and violent crime, among others. It
covers the many physical devices available to aid in crime prevention and how to
use them effectively, as well as prevention techniques using environmental
design. Charts and photos help illustrate the author's explanations, and a
comprehensive appendix includes many of the forms and documents that are used in
the field of crime prevention.
Lowen Clausen was a police officer with the
Seattle Police Department for thirteen years
before leaving the
Seattle Police Department and becoming a
business owner with his wife, Patricia, in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.
His experiences on the police department and his on-going ties to the Ballard
community are reflected in his novels.
Lowen Clausen is the author of Second
Watch; Third & Forever; First Avenue; and, River: A Novel.
According to the book description
of River: A Novel, it is a tale of solitary travel and the
spiritually healing powers of nature, this multilayered narrative follows a
bereaved father as he kayaks his way through grief. The shallow stream in
northwestern Nebraska where he starts his journey is all but inseparable from
this lonely mans life - its where he fell in love for the first time, had his
first sexual encounters, and scattered the ashes of his son. Deemed a fitting
place to realize his long overdue dream of building a boat and letting the river
take him where it may, the man launches his kayak and soul into the water. With
the angry last words of his son echoing in his head, the man abandons himself to
the river and its whims with the hope that it will lead him to forgiveness and
understanding of the tangled relationship he had with his estranged son.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 699
police officers (representing 321 police
departments) and their 1501
police 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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