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3 Deputy
Sheriffs
September 28, 2007 (San Dimas,
CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists over 750 state and local police
officers who have written books. The website added three former deputy sheriffs
from the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department.
In 1962
Stephen Beeler joined the
United States Army, serving in Germany. After
his discharge in 1965 he joined the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department.
During his law enforcement career with the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department he
served in patrol, administration, court services, community relations, press
liaison and hostage negotiations. In 1986, he retired from the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department because
of a duty-related injury. From 1987 to 1995, he was the business manager for
the Arizona Department of Corrections in Winslow.
Stephen Beeler is the author of The
Firestone Syndrome.
According to the book description
of The Firestone Syndrome, it is a story based on actual events
about an ambitious
Los Angeles County Sheriff's lieutenant, Steve
Butler, during the late 1970's who is manipulated by his superiors to return to
the notorious Firestone Sheriff's Station in south-central Los Angeles to build
evidence on suspected Sheriff's deputies his superiors believe are
systematically murdering local criminals. Steve Butler is hesitant to return to
Firestone because of his tour there as a deputy when he faced the Firestone
"Elitists'" scorn for his perceived inability to "pull the trigger" when
necessary. His return to Firestone brings about intrigue, murder and an ironic
twist with a surprise ending as Steve Butler is used as a pawn by the mysterious
killers.
Allen P. Bristow began his
law enforcement career as a military policeman
during the Korean War. After the war, he joined the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. He
left the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department to
become a professor of Police Administration at the California State University,
Los Angeles. During his academic career,
Allen P. Bristow authored a number of books
about policing. Following his retirement from education he has authored a
number of fictional books about law enforcement in the old west.
Allen P. Bristow is the author of the academic
works: The Search for an Effective Police Handgun, Effective Police
Manpower Utilization; Patrol Administration; Police Disaster Operations; Rural
Law Enforcement; Field Interrogation; An Introduction to Modern Police Firearms,
A Handbook in Criminal Procedure and the Administration of Justice; You and the
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics; Police Film
Guide; and, Decision Making in Police Administration. He was the editor
of
Police Supervision Readings. He is the
author of the fiction works The Pinkerton Eye and Playing
God. And the author of the biographical look at a Western figure,
Whispering Smith.
According to the book description
of Whispering Smith, The fictional adventures of the heroic
railroad detective called Whispering Smith have entertained readers, motion
picture enthusiasts and television viewers for many years. The colorful name of
this character had such appeal that it has been adopted by musical bands,
apparel manufacturers and emblazoned on the nose of World War Two bombers. But
was there a real Whispering Smith? Was he the heroic champion of justice on the
western plains as depicted by Hollywood or was he instead a sinister and tragic
recluse? Traces of his confrontations with western outlaws are found throughout
Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Yet in his search for justice
did he become a centurion that confronted frontier lawlessness with a hangman's
rope? Was the real Whispering Smith actually a cold-blooded killer, frustrated
duelist, devious plotter and pugnacious braggart?
In 1970,
Terry E. Gingerich began his
career in law enforcement when he joined the
Metropolitan Police Department (Washington,
DC). In 1972, he became a deputy sheriff with the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. He
retired from the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department after
24 years as a sergeant having worked in custody, patrol, administration and
detectives.
Terry E. Gingerich has a Doctorate from
Washington State University, a Masters in
Criminal Justice from Cal State, Los Angeles
and a BS from the University of San Francisco. Currently,
Terry E. Gingerich is an assistant professor at
Western Oregon University.
Terry E. Gingerich is the co-author of
Law Enforcement in the United States.
According to the book description
of
Law Enforcement in the United States,
it presents a unique balance of theory, history, and practice of American
law enforcement. It provides readers with
updated, important information ranging from the evolution and theory of social
control to the training, function, and strategies involved in modern policing.
The authors also examine the gray areas of law enforcement, ethics, forces in
society that impact policing, and the laws governing police behavior.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 753
police officers (representing 346 police departments) and their 1616
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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