1000 Cop Books

Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. With the addition of books written by police officer Larry Nevers, Leonard Territo and Neal Trautman, Police-Writers.com now lists over 1000 books written by America’s state and local Cops.

Larry Nevers became a police officer for the Detroit Police Department at the age of twenty-eight. During his 24 year career, he spent four years in patrol and the next twenty years in a variety of undercover assignments. During his career, he made more than 5,000 felony arrests, received over 100 Detroit Police Department honors. Moreover, he was awarded the Michigan Police Chiefs Association Medal.

According to the book description, Good Cops, Bad Verdict “is Detroit police officer Larry Nevers’s own account of how a good arrest turned into a nightmare that left a stubbornly resisting cocaine user dead and two respected veteran policeman on trial for murder. Nevers, at the time only a few months from retirement as one of the city’s most decorated cops, was convicted in a racially charged trial broadcast on national television. Nevers explains in compelling detail the reasons he believes it was the criminal justice system, not he and his partner, that ran amok in the matter of Malice Green’s death.”

Dr. Leonard Territo is a Professor of Criminology, at the University of South Florida, Prior to joining the faculty at the University of South Florida, he served as a Major and then as Chief Deputy with the Leon County Sheriff's Office (Florida). Prior to his service with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, his law enforcement career included nearly nine years with the Tampa Police Department (Florida). While a police officer with the Tampa Police Department, he worked uniformed patrol, motorcycle officer, detectives and was a member of the police academy training staff. Dr. Leonard Territo is the former chairperson of the Department of Police Administration and Director of the Florida Institute for Law Enforcement at St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, Florida.

His academic credentials include an Associate in Arts in Police Administration, a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Social Science, a Master of Arts in Political Science, and a Doctor of Education.

Dr. Leonard Territo has coauthored some of the leading books in the law enforcement profession including: Police Civil Liability; Police Administration; Stress and Police Personnel; The Police Personnel Selection Process; Crime and Justice in America; Hospital and College Security Liability; and, College Crime Prevention and Personal Safety Awareness. His books are presently being used in over 950 colleges and universities in 50 states and he has had numerous articles published in nationally recognized law enforcement and legal journals.

Dr. Neal Trautman’s sixteen year law enforcement career included working as a police officer for the Winter Park Police Department and work with the Florida State Attorney General’s Office. Currently, Dr. Neil Trautman is Director of both the Global Institute of Law Enforcement Supervision at the University of Southern MS and the nonprofit National Institute of Ethics. He is also the President of the International Association of Ethics Trainers and was previously a founder of the Law Enforcement Television Network (LETN). He completed his doctorate course work at the University of Central Florida and the University of Miami. His dissertation and doctorate degree was fulfilled at St. John’s University.

Neal Trautman has authored eleven books, been the researcher for extensive national studies, instructed over 600 ethics seminars and was bestowed the ASLET, Joseph Boyd Award for Service to Society. He chaired the International Association of Chiefs of Police Ethics Sub-Committee; Chaired the American Society for Law Enforcement Trainers, Ethics Committee; Co-chaired the IACP Police Image and Ethics Committee; and Chaired the ASLET Professional Development Committee. His books include: How to Be a Great Cop; Police Work: A Career Survival Guide; A Study of Law Enforcement: A Comprehensive Study of the World's Greatest, Yet Most Difficult, Profession; Law Enforcement In-Service Training Programs: Practical and Realistic Solutions to Law Enforcement's In-Service Training Dilemma; The Cutting Edge of Police Integrity; Fifty Things Teens Can Do to Fight Drugs; Landing a Law Enforcement Job; Protecting Your Kids From Internet Predators - 81 Ways To Keep Them Safe; How to Be a Great Corrections Officer; Law Enforcement: The Making of a Profession : A Comprehensive Guide for the Police to Achieve and Sustain Professionalism; and, Internet Safety Workbook.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 477 police officers (representing 204 police departments) and their 1005 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.