Two Cops and a Civilian

September 23, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists nearly 750 state and local police officers who have written books. The website added two police officers and one civilian police consultant.

Sergeant Timothy Staab began his career with the Glendora Police Department (California) in June 1983 as a Police Cadet. In February 1985, Sergeant Timothy Staab was hired as a Glendora Police Officer. He has served as a Patrol Officer and motor cycle officer. As a motorcycle traffic officer he spent nearly six years enforcing traffic laws and investigating traffic accidents.

Throughout his career, Sergeant Timothy Staab has taken a special interest in investigating traffic collisions. In 1993, he became an” Accredited Traffic Accident Reconstructionist,” joining an elite group of approximately 800 such accredited individuals worldwide. Timothy Stabb is the author of The Pocket traffic Accident Reconstruction Guide.

According to the book description of The Pocket traffic Accident Reconstruction Guide “Traffic accident investigators and reconstructionist probably have the common speed and sliding formulas memorized. However, there likely are formulas out there that you haven’t committed to memory. While it’s not practical to carry around a large textbook to every accident scene, having some type of reference would make your job easier. That is why the Pocket Traffic Accident Reconstruction Guide was created.

Laurence Miller, PhD is a clinical, forensic, and police psychologist in Boca Raton Florida. He is the consulting psychologist for the West Palm Beach Police Department, a forensic psychological examiner for the Palm Beach County Court, and a police trainer and instructor at the Police Academy-Criminal Justice Institute of Palm Beach Community College. Dr. Laurence Miller is the author of numerous publications in law enforcement journals, as well as nine books, including Practical Police Psychology: Stress Management and Crisis Intervention for Law Enforcement and the upcoming book METTLE: Mental Toughness Training for Law Enforcement.

According to the book description of Practical Police Psychology: Stress Management and Crisis Intervention for Law Enforcement, it “addresses the psychologically complex world of modern policing. It analyzes the unusual crises and everyday challenges faced by all law enforcement personnel, from the street cop to the departmental brass. But Practical Police Psychology goes beyond mere academic analysis, to offer usable, down-to-earth, and immediately applicable - that is, practical -guidelines and recommendations for improving the quality of policing on a daily basis.”

Jerry C. Scott is a 29-year-veteran law enforcement officer. After four years in the U.S. Air Force as an air traffic controller during the beginning years of the Vietnam conflict, stationed in Okinawa, he began his work as a city police officer in the state of Washington, in 1966. He spent a year as a motorcycle cop, walked the beat in the downtown tavern district, worked radar, and performed patrol duties.

After five years he moved to Provo, Utah, in 1977 and took up his profession with the Utah County Sheriff's Office. He moved through the ranks as a patrol deputy, patrol sergeant, lieutenant division commander, and finally operations bureau chief, holding the rank of captain before his retirement in 1995. His many police experiences include being a co-captain and assisting in the organization of the first department SWAT team in 1974. The team members joined the 19th Airborne Special Forces Group with the Utah State National Guard, and they held the distinction of being the only jump-qualified SWAT team in the United States. Jerry Scott’s assignment was sniper and bomb technician. He was a graduate of the Redstone Bomb School in Alabama, and was a member of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigations. He was also an explosive instructor for a number of years at the Utah State Police Academy and Weber State College. As a jail commander during the 80's, he rewrote the Utah State Jail Standards and served on the Utah State Jail Inspection Team.

During all the years of his law enforcement career, nothing was more rewarding and enjoyable than his patrol duty assignments. The excitement of conduction arrests of drug suspects and burglars, and the general assistance to the public in general, are experiences he holds sacred. Jerry C. Scott is the author of Glass Mountain.

According to the book description of Glass Mountain, “true police experiences topple over each other as this fictional narrative unfolds starting with the watts riots, engaging the Mexican mafia, and creating an unforgettable love story. This story involves the real guts of police work.”

Police-Writers.com now hosts 743 police officers (representing 346 police departments) and their 1583 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.