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California Law
Enforcement Books
October 2, 2007 (San Dimas, CA)
Police-Writers.com is a website that lists over 760 state and local police
officers who have written books. The website added three law enforcement
officials from
California.
Dr.
Bryan Vila, Ph.D. was a member of the
United States Marine Corps from 1964 to 1967.
His military service included a tour in
Vietnam. In 1969, Bryan Vila joined the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department. By
the time he left the
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department in
1978, he had attained the rank of sergeant. He continued this
law enforcement career for six years as a
police chief helping the emerging nations of Micronesia develop innovative law
enforcement strategies, and two years in Washington, D.C., as a federal law
enforcement officer. Currently, Bryan
Vila, PhD, is a professor of
criminal justice at WSU Spokane. Prior to
joining WSU in July of 2005, he directed the Division of Crime Control and
Prevention Research at the U.S. Department of Justices National Institute of
Justice.
Bryan Vila is the co-author of two books:
Capital Punishment in the United States: A Documentary History, and The Role
of Police in American Society: A Documentary History. He is also the
author of Tired Cops: The Importance of Managing Police Fatigue.
According to a reader of
Tired Cops: The Importance of Managing Police Fatigue, For many reasons
discussed in this book, Dr. Vila espouses the theme, "good cops don't let tired
cops hit the streets." He presents a well-written and documented book that
encourages law enforcement officers at all levels to make proper sleep and rest
as important in survival as training with firearms and the safe operation of
vehicles. Vila's research and studies show that fatigue from sleep loss,
disruption of natural body rhythms (circadian), and other factors, such as diet
and overtime, can have serious negative effects.
Dr.
James E. Guffey, Ph.D., is a retired from the
United States Army Reserve at the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel. Between 1973 and 1986, Dr.
James Guffey was a police officer for the
Oakland Police Department. In 2006, Dr.
James Guffey joined the faculty of National
University as an assistant professor. He is the author of
Report Writing Fundamentals for Police and
Correctional Officers.
According to the book
description, Report Writing Fundamentals for Police & Correctional
Officers reviews the basics of proper grammar, covers the practical
aspects of writing good reports, and includes sample forms and scenarios that
allow users to apply what they have learned. This how to guide offers learners
the chance to write four typical police reports and two typical corrections
reports.
Carl Stincelli is a retired Sergeant from the
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. He has
over 30 years of law enforcement experience with assignments in Burglary, Child
Abuse, Adult Sexual Assault, Special Investigations, and Vice. He has also
published two works in the art of interviewing and interrogations. Carl holds a
Bachelor of Administration Degree in
Criminal Justice from the California State
University in Sacramento (CA) and is a member of the adjunct faculty with two
Community College Districts.
Carl Stincelli is the author of Reading
between the lines: The investigator's guide to successful interviews and
interrogations.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 765
police officers (representing 347 police departments) and their 1648
law enforcement 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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