Police-Writers.com adds the 96th Police Author

September 1, 2006 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to police officers turned authors, has added its 96th police author, Dr. Wayne Ford. Dr. Ford is a former Oakland Police Department officer. After his 3-year enlistment in the United States Army he joined the Concord Police Department (California), in 1967. He stayed at Concord for seven months before joining the Oakland Police Department (California). During his seventeen years in law enforcement he would serve as a police officer, training officer, sergeant and investigator.

Dr. Wayne Ford’s experiences in law enforcement and his education are the genesis of his writings. For instance, as a police officer he was involved in a number of stressful incidents such as a lethal-force confrontation with a shotgun wielding suspect. Wayne prevailed in that confrontation, killing the suspect. Later, in 1975, Dr. Wayne Ford had a heart attack while on-duty.

In addition to his writing, his post-policing career has included teaching and lecturing at the university level and his work with The Management Advantage, Inc., a consulting firm where he is a vice president. Ford’s writings have concentrated business and organizational management and leadership; and, stress management. His book on Managing Police Stress, teaches police professionals how to deal with the stress of gun battles, high-speed pursuits, confrontations, riots, and other disasters. According to the book, personal health and job effectiveness are at risk if these stresses are not properly managed. The book contains an explanation of the eight unique combinations of stress felt by every law enforcement officer, and how to effectively cope.

While Ford’s solid writing on management issues is his hallmark, his most recent work, Soldier of the City, is an autobiographical account of policing in Oakland, California during the 1970s. In November 2004, The Northern Peace Officer (A Publication of the Alaska Peace Officers Association), reviewed Ford’s Soldier of the City, saying, “Return with Oakland Police Sergeant Wayne Ford to a time in Oakland, California, when crime was rampant, the public was afraid, and the police stood in between. Experience episodes of humor, tragedy, and courage told in a forthright and entertaining style.”

Police-Writers.com now lists 96 police authors and their 301 books in six categories.