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Willard M. Oliver began his law
enforcement career as a summer police officer for the Wildwood Police Department (New Jersey).
In 1989, he enlisted in the U.S. Army reserves and served as a military police officer in Desert Storm. From 1991 to 1994 Willard Oliver was a police officer for the Arlington County Police Department (Virginia).
In 1994, Willard Oliver embarked on his academic career by becoming an assistance professor of criminal justice at Glenville
State College (West Virginia). Today, Dr. Willard M. Oliver, Ph.D.,is an Associate
Professor at the College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University (Texas).
Willard Oliver is also a Major in the United States Army Reserves, Military Police Corps.
Dr. Willard Oliver is the author
of Community-Oriented Policing: A Systemic
Approach to Policing, Homeland Security for Policing, The Law & Order Presidency, and Community Policing: Classical Readings. He is the co-author of A History of Crime and Criminal Justice in America and The Public Policy of Crime and Criminal.
According
to the book description of Homeland Security
for Policing, “Unique in focus, Homeland Security for Policing presents
a framework for understanding the role police play in today’s era of Homeland Security. The only book of its kind, it
examines the events that led up to this new policing era, the relationship between national, state and local agencies, and
specific strategies, operations and tactics that can be used to prevent and protect against future threats. Special emphasis
is placed on understanding 9-11, the entire framework of Homeland Security in the U.S. and the unique issues faced by local
law enforcement. Provides a strategic focus that addresses state and local level responses to Homeland Security as well as
responses at the federal level. Discusses the specific issues facing police with respect to Homeland Security and connects
the Homeland Security and criminal justice fields. Discusses how and why policing has changed in the last decade. Presents
a fuller understanding of how the concept of Homeland Security developed, what it means for the police, and where within the
scope of a national Homeland Security framework the police fit. Discusses the activities of local police within the context
of both state and national Homeland Security policies. Emphasizes the integral web of dependency and connected nature of these
agencies. Discusses techniques for information gathering, risk and threat assessments, intelligence analysis, preparation
for mass disasters (including Weapons of Mass Destruction), risk management, information sharing (both laterally and vertically),
preemption of terrorism, and employment of an Incident Command System under the National Incident Management System. Helps
identify the new roles, new responsibilities, and new tasks of the police in today’s post 9-11 environment. Law enforcement
professionals.”
According to the book description of
The Law & Order Presidency, “For Criminal Justice courses in Policy and History, as well
as Political Science courses in the American Presidency. Documenting the nationalization and federalization of crime over
the last half of the twentieth century, this text demonstrates the role the American President has played in shaping public
opinion and policy of crime at the federal level. The author uses both case studies and quantitative data to test hypotheses
and illustrate assumptions, analyzes the implications of findings and demonstrates the new law and order role for the President
of the United States.”
According to the book description of
The Public Policy of Crime and Criminal Justice, “"The Public Policy of Crime and Criminal
Justice" represents a solid understanding of public policy, then describes each of the various actors in the public policy
process at the federal, state and local level. It then specifically applies the public policy concepts to crimial justice
(police, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice) and presents a "real-world" case study to convey how all of
these facets of the public policy process come together to create new crime policy in the United States. Presents the public
policy material in a simplified manner - No need to have a grounding in the public policy field./Contains numerous boxes highlighting
the material - Enhances the readability, emphasizes points with real work examples. An excellent tool for those looking to
get into the crime policy field. The benefit being an understanding of how the public policy process works and who the various
stakeholders are in the process of crafting crime policy in the United States.”
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