California Police Authors

Police-Writers.com is a website that lists nearly 750 state and local police officers who have written books. The website added three police officers from California.

Charles Hale began his career in the public sector as a police officer with the El Segundo Police Department (California) in 1965, where he served for seven years as a patrol officer, investigator and field supervisor. While working full-time as a police officer he attended California State, Long Beach where he attained his bachelor's in 1970 and his master's in 1972.

From 1972 to 1974 Charles Hale served as the Assistant Director of the Police Assaults Study conducted by the Oklahoma University Research institute and funded by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration in 1973. Charles Hale served on a team of consultants involved in a management and organization study of the police department in Amarillo, Texas. Since that time Charles Hale has conducted similar studies in over 200 police departments in several states. Charles D. Hale is the author of Fundamentals of Police administration, Police Community Relations, The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel and Police Patrol: Operations and Management.

According to the book description of The Assessment Center Handbook for Police and Fire Personnel, “Drawing on current knowledge and his own extensive experience, the author provides a thorough overview of the design and administration of an assessment center for fire and police personnel.”

According to the book description of Police Patrol: Operations and Management, “Covers patrol operations, goals and strategies. It combines management theory with case study examples taken from small police departments. New edition adds coverage of community and problem oriented policing. Each chapter focuses on a specific aspect of police patrol operations.”

Sergeant Joseph Klein, a retired member of the Fullerton Police Department, had a law enforcement career that spanned well over 25 years. He had worked all major law enforcement assignments including street level and major narcotic enforcement. He was a nationally recognized drug expert, and was selected by the International Association of Chief's of Police as one of the top ten officers in the nation. Joe Klein was a Certified Drug Recognition Expert, and a court qualified drug expert. Joseph Klein was also a officer in the California Narcotics Officer Association; likely a chapter president. He is the author of Street Narcotic Enforcement.

According to the book description of Street Narcotic Enforcement, “This is a powerful and informative handbook for identifying the most commonly abused street drugs, and for recognizing symptoms of abuse. This book contains everything from Heroin to GHB, including drug photos and a step by step guide for conducting "under the influence evaluations." This book is a must for criminal justice practitioners, private security professionals, educators, and parents.”

Camerino Sanchez was appointed to the position of Chief of Police for the Santa Barbara Police Department (California) in November 2000. Prior to this appointment, he served as Chief of Police of San Rafael Police Department (1997 to 2000) and Hollister Police Department (1993 to 1997). Camerino Sanchez began his law enforcement career in 1981 when he joined the Los Angeles Police Department. In the LAPD, he served as a police officer, detective and sergeant. Chief Camerino Sanchez holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources and Organizational Development.

Chief of Police Camerino Sanchez has been the Vice President of the California Police Chief’s Association. He has also served with the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Cal-Chiefs Executive Board. He is the recipient of numerous community service and association awards. Camerino Sanchez is the author of Law Enforcement, Communication and Community.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 738 police officers (representing 344 police departments) and their 1578 police 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.