Rawls, Barlow and Bartlett

April 23, 2008 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. The website added three law enforcement officials from Florida.

Neal Rawls was a sergeant with the Delray Police Department (Florida). Neal Rawls received 14 commendations, led a tactical unit for in-progress crimes, was civil defense liaison for his department, and Public Information Officer. Additionally, Neal Rawls was an instructor at the Palm Beach County Police Academy and Palm Beach Community College, teaching firearms; pursuit and defensive driving; surveillance; arrest, search and seizure; and the use of personal defensive weapons.

Neal Rawls holds a BA in criminology and a Master's Criminal Justice. In 1981, Neal Rawls went into private industry as a personal bodyguard for a corporate executive. He was promoted to director of security for the corporation, charged with designing and developing security protocols for company offices worldwide. Neal Rawls is the author of Be Alert, Be Aware, Have a Plan: The Complete Guide to Personal Security.

David Barlow began his criminal justice career as a correctional officer in South Carolina. In 1981, he became a deputy sheriff for the Richland County Sheriff’s Department (South Carolina). In 1983, he joined the Florida State University Police Department as a Law Enforcement Officer I. In 1987, David Barlow left the practitioner side of the field and began to pursue an academic career, beginning as a instructor of criminal justice at the South Carolina State College. Today, he is a professor and dean, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, Fayetteville State University.

David Barlow has a BS in the Administration of Justice and Sociology, an MS in Criminology and a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice. David Barlow is the co-author of Police in America: Classic and Contemporary Readings, Police in a Multicultural Society: An American Story, and Classics in Policing.

Derrick Bartlett is a sniper and trainer on the Fort Lauderdale Police Department SWAT Team. He has been a police officer for over twenty-five years. Twenty-two of those years he has been assigned to special operations teams. He is also the Managing Director of Snipercraft, Inc., which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education and enhancement to police sniper skills. He has held sniper seminars and schools for more than 500 police agencies nationwide. Derrick Bartlett is the author of Snipercraft: The Art of Police Sniping and Staring at the Crosshairs.

Richard Morey, Coordinator, Law Enforcement Programs, SFCC Criminal Justice Academy said of Staring at the Crosshairs, “Derrick’s contributions prove how one person can make a difference. He has made a difference, and, perhaps more importantly, he has instilled in others the desire to make a difference. He is passionate about training, and it shows in his teaching, and through his guidance. Today, snipers are a stronger community because of people like Derrick Bartlett. Derrick has put the word “sniper” back in our job description, and we can be proud.”

Police-Writers.com now hosts 990 police officers (representing 415 police departments) and their 2096 police books in 35 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.