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Captain Robert L. Snow is a 30 year veteran of the
Indianapolis Police Department. He has served throughout the ranks as a police
officer, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain. As a police executive, he has been
the Indianapolis Police Department’s Commander of Planning and Research, the Chief’s Administrative Assistant,
Executive Officer and Captain of Detectives. His current assignment is as the
Commander of the Homicide.
Robert graduated from Indiana University summa cum
laude with degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology. He has been a publishing
writer for well over 20 years, with dozens of articles and short stories in such national magazines as Playboy, Reader’s
Digest, LAW & ORDER, Action Digest, Police, and the National Enquirer.
Captain Snow has also written nine books: "The Complete
Guide to Personal and Home Safety," "SWAT Teams," "Family Abuse," "Stopping A Stalker," "Terrorists Among Us," "Looking For
Carroll Beckwith," "Deadly Cults," "Murder 101," and "Sex Crimes Investigation."
Robert uses his vast experience in policing to enlighten,
assist and entertain ordinary citizens in dealing with serious social problems. As
an example, his book on cults asks and answers a variety of important questions: “How does a Vampire Cult differ from
a Satanic Cult? How do seemingly "normal" or "ordinary" citizens suddenly find themselves committed to a group whose leader
promotes criminal activities and isolation from families and friends? What should you do if a loved one becomes indoctrinated
by a potentially dangerous cult?” The book focuses on various cults and
their often criminal belief systems.
In addition to providing insight into the somewhat
off-beat world of cults, Captain Snow’s books offer practical advice and insight.
For instance, like “family abuse, stalking is a crime widely misunderstood.
While many people see stalkers as simply lovesick people pining away for someone who doesn’t love them, all too
often stalkers are actually mentally ill, potentially violent, and occasionally even deadly.” In his book “Stopping a Stalker,” Snow “provides readers with the crucial information
they can use to protect themselves and their loved ones from all types of stalkers.
He also outlines much-needed advice on how to prevent stalking before it starts, as well as step-by-step guidelines
on what readers can do to deter a stalker. Most important, Captain Snow shows
readers how to get the legal system on their side, and then use it to bring stalkers to justice.”
According to his latest book, Technology and Law Enforcement: From Gumshoe to Gamma Rays, “Although
for much of the mid-20th century police departments across the U.S. had been reluctant to embrace new technology, depending
instead on traditional police techniques, detectives in Los Angeles finally departed from this practice when they found themselves
stymied in their attempts to solve the infamous Night Stalker serial murder case. This murderer and rapist had gone on a deadly
rampage during the spring and summer of 1985, and though the police used every traditional police technique, they could not
solve the crime. Finally, in desperation, they decided to do something different: use what was then the latest, cutting edge-technology.
This new technology, the laser print finder, worked perfectly and the police arrested the Night Stalker the next day. Following
this astonishing success, police departments across the nation suddenly began clamoring to obtain all kinds of new technology
to assist them in solving crimes. This rush to embrace the latest technology hasn't slowed in the intervening 21 years. This
book takes readers through every major branch of law enforcement and shows how technology has radically changed police department
operations during the last two decades. It also shows how these changes continue today as technology advances and refines
techniques already in practice. Beginning with the Night Stalker case, the author illustrates how the use and reliance on
new technologies in solving crimes has made policing and detective work more accurate and efficient in capturing and convicting
criminals (and courts more recently in releasing innocents convicted of crimes). Capitalizing on the interest in all things
forensic, this book illuminates the behind the scenes technologies that go into solving crimes and keeping dangerous criminals
off the street. Snow covers DNA and fingerprint technologies, vehicle technologies, undercover work, bomb detection, and other
methods. Using many real life examples and first hand anecdotes, he shows how technology has become part and parcel of criminal
justice efforts to solve crimes.
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