Domestic and International Police Books

Editor's Note: One of the authors is a former servicemember.

Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. Two domestic police officers and one international police officer were added to the website.

James Harper Walker served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1956. He began his law enforcement career with the Willoughby Police Department (Ohio) where he served in patrol for two years. He then joined the Waite Hill Police Department (Ohio) were he served for eight years, attaining the rank of detective. He then became the Assistant Chief of Police for the Huron Road Police Department (Ohio). James Walker then moved into the private security field where he held a number of managerial and executive level positions. He has a BA in Business Administration and is the author of four books: Man in Blue; Bushytail the Squirrel; Rambling in Rhyme; and, the novel Inside your Local Police.

According to the book description of Inside your Local Police, “follow police Lieutenant James MacDonald (Mac) as he tries to solve The Claw Hammer murder case. While being constantly interrupted with assorted armed robbers, gang fights, gun fights and domestics.”

Gerald W. Boyd is the Communications Director for Baker County’s Consolidated 9-1-1 Dispatch Center. Jerry Boyd is also concurrently the Deputy Chief of the Baker County Fire Authority and the Deputy Director of the Baker County Office of Homeland Security. Jerry recently managed the complete remodeling and expansion of their 9-1-1 PSAP.

Gerald W. Boyd has been the Chief of Fire Company 50, Shasta County, CA Fire Department (1999-2003), the Chief of Police of the Martinez Police Department (California) (1991-1996) and the Chief of Police of Coronado Police Department (California) (1981-1991). Jerry Boyd’s law enforcement career also includes working at the Irvine Police Department (California) as a police lieutenant and SWAT commander and with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as both a deputy sheriff and sergeant.

Jerry Boyd has designed, fabricated and staffed Mobile Incident Command Units for over 25 years. He is well versed in Tactical and Special Operations deployments. Considered an expert in the field of PSAP Management and Supervision, Jerry holds Basic through Management POST Certificates and is a popular Police and Fire Academy Instructor. He has written five books, including three on emergency communications subjects and over three dozen articles in professional journals. Among his books, he is the author of The Will to Live--Five Steps to Officer Survival and the co-author of Incident Dispatcher: A Guide for the Professional Tactical and Incident Dispatcher.

According to the book description of Incident Dispatcher: A Guide for the Professional Tactical and Incident Dispatcher, “After years of articles, web sites, and presentations, this is the first book to examine the concept of Incident Dispatch. The authors’ purpose is to provide basic, essential guidelines for establishing an Incident Dispatch program, how to function as an incident dispatcher, and how to manage an incident dispatch team in your agency or region. It is written from more than a decade of personal experience in IDT operations, management, and training, validated by the ongoing use of hundreds of incident dispatchers and their supporting public safety and communications agencies nationwide.”

Julie Hryniewicz-Hache was hired by the Ontario Provincial Police in 1995 as a Provincial Constable. During her law enforcement career she served in five detachments of the Northeast Region of Ontario. Today, Julie Hryniewicz-Hache is a keynote speaker, workshop leader and author. According to Julie, “My purpose revealed itself through my adversity. Despite divorce, depression, illness, and bankruptch, I am so blessed for every step of my journey.” Julie Hryniewicz-Hache is the author of Natural Balance: How To Energize, Heal, & Simplify Your Life.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 726 police officers (representing 335 police departments) and their 1556 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.

Freedom Walk Nears 200 Mark Nationwide

By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service

Aug. 30, 2007 - In 46 states across the country, 188 groups are planning Freedom Walks to be held in conjunction with the national America Supports You Freedom Walk planned for Sept. 9 here. America Supports You is a Defense Department program connecting citizens and corporations with military personnel and their families serving at home and abroad.

As of Aug. 28, 3,200 people had registered to walk in this year's national Freedom Walk, part of a series of events commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

"All along we've been about 100-plus people (ahead of last year)," said Stephanie Linder, national Freedom Walk coordinator.

In addition to the 188 walks scheduled around the country, six are planned in overseas locations, Linder said. A group of Army wives in Schweinfurt, Germany, registered the first overseas walk.

The Navy Operational Support Center at Santa Rita, Guam, and the Al Asad Morale, Welfare and Recreation office in Iraq are organizing Freedom Walks, Linder added. So are the Vicenza Health Center in Vicenza, Italy, an MWR office in Kuwait, and schools in Yokosuka, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea.

Linder said she welcomes organizers to register their walks as late as Sept. 10.

"I know there are so many ... out there that people just haven't registered," she said. "We don't have a way of knowing about them unless they register."

The students of Zachary Elementary School in Zachary, La., made sure their walk was registered and for good reason. Not only will their walk commemorate and honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, they'll be saying "Thanks" to their principal, a Louisiana Army National Guardsman.

Capt. Patrick Jenkins has served as the school's principal for four years, though he's only been in the building for about a quarter of that time. In 2002, he served in Afghanistan. He was called back to active duty to assist in New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now he and his unit are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.

The walk will include the high school band, and Junior ROTC cadets will present the colors. Students will carry photos or names of those they wish to honor, said Ashley Singleton, a teacher at the school and one of the walk's organizers. Jenkins' daughter, a student at the school, will carry a photo of her father, she said.

Singleton said she has her own reasons for being passionate about the walk. Her husband is a soldier in the Inactive Ready Reserve who returned from Iraq just last month.

"I believe everything happens for a reason," she said. "Although his recall to active duty was hard, I feel it happened so that I can help others - especially young students - cope with deployment."

More than 15,000 walkers participated in the inaugural Freedom Walk on Sept. 11, 2005, to remember those who lost their lives and honor the nation's veterans. That walk began at the Pentagon and ended on the National Mall with a performance by country singer Clint Black.

The 2006 America Supports You Freedom Walk, which took place on Sept. 10, began on the National Mall with a brief opening program before walkers crossed the Potomac River, bound for the Pentagon. In addition to a patriotic program, beams of white light shone from the building's center courtyard honoring the people who lost their lives in the attack on the Pentagon.

This year's America Supports You Freedom Walk will be held on the morning of Sept. 9 and will look similar to its predecessors. Walkers will begin at the Lincoln Memorial and proceed to the Pentagon, where they will enjoy a patriotic program featuring the Harlem Gospel Choir and military musicians.

For those wishing to participate in the national America Supports You Freedom Walk, the deadline to register is 6 p.m. Sept. 7. Walkers can register through the America Supports You Freedom Walk Web site, www.americasupportsyou.mil/freedomwalk. The site also includes a link to registered walks around the country so visitors can locate walks near their communities. It also includes information on how people can organize a walk if none is yet scheduled in their area.

Army Welcomes Geren as 20th Secretary

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service


Aug. 30, 2007 - Reshaping support to Army families and rebalancing a force stretched by war will be the priorities for Army Secretary Preston "Pete" Geren. Geren spoke during an arrival ceremony hosted here today by Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.

In a nod to Geren's Dallas background, the Army Band played "The Yellow Rose of Texas" during the pre-event concert. Geren, who represented Dallas in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 1997, has served as the 20th Army secretary since July 16.

"Pete Geren is the right person, at the right time, to serve as secretary of the Army," Casey said in his remarks at the ceremony.

Casey said the U.S. Army is a force at war, and is transforming in an era of persistent conflict. "Our force is stretched and out of balance," the general said. "The tempo of our deployments are not sustainable, our equipment usage is five times the normal rate and continuously operating in harsh environments."

Casey said the institutional elements of the Army – such as health care, education and family support systems – were designed for the pre-Sept. 11, 2001, world. He said those elements have adapted too slowly to the changing world "and they are fraying" under the accumulated stresses.

"Overall, we're consuming readiness as fast as we're building it," Casey said.

Geren arrived at the Pentagon in September 2001 as a special assistant to the secretary of defense. In the past six years, he said, he has been in awe of the servicemembers who deploy time and again and of the military families who have been steadfast in support.

The Army secretary said he and Casey share a heartfelt commitment to Army families. "We need to provide the support they have earned and deserve in an era of persistent conflict," he said.

The Army's more than one million soldiers are a national treasure the nation is taxing at unprecedented levels, Geren noted.

"Our Army, soldiers and families are stretching to meet the demands of this current conflict," he said. "We currently have 260,000 soldiers deployed in more than 80 countries around the world, including 150,000 in Iraq and Afghanistan."

Since the conflict began, more than 550,000 soldiers have served in combat zones, with 220,000 deployed multiple times. "A soldier who joined the Army on Sept. 12, 2001, has deployed at least two times – likely three – and he or she is getting ready for the fourth one," Geren said. "Yet our resilient soldiers and their families – all volunteers – continue to serve with courage, professionalism and distinction. Our soldiers continue to re-enlist and go back to the fight again, and again, and their families continue to stand with them."

The Army is growing by 74,000 soldiers, and the Army Reserve and Army National Guard are changing from strategic forces to operational forces. Geren said the Army is halfway through its greatest organizational change since World War II, and must not lose sight of what's important to the service's future.

"In order to sustain our force, we will do more for our Army families in these challenging times," he said. "Family support systems, health care, child care, housing (and) education designed for the pre-9/11 Army must be adapted to sustain an Army at war."

Geren said the Army Family Action Plan will launch this fall to bolster the support to families.

"The demanding present and the prospects of an unrelenting future require an overhaul of family support systems," he continued. "Our Army families deserve a quality of life commensurate with their extraordinary service."

President, Vice President Meet with Top Officials at Pentagon

By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press Service

Aug. 31, 2007 - President Bush and Vice President Cheney met with top leaders at the Pentagon today to discuss their commitment to providing servicemembers with all they need "to meet the challenges of this new century," Bush said. In a written statement released by the White House after his meeting with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and the Joints Chiefs of Staff, Bush said he accepted a recommendation Gates made in January to increase the overall strength of the Army and Marines by 92,000 over the next five years.

"This will strengthen our military and help reset our forces to respond to multiple contingencies around the world at any given moment," Bush said. "The effort is well under way, but there is more to do, and the Joint Chiefs are doing a terrific job monitoring the health of our all-volunteer force."

The president said the meeting included discussion about military and civilian coordination, noting that joint civilian and military teams currently are deployed in Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, the Philippines and Iraq.

"In Iraq, we have more than doubled the number of civilian-led provincial reconstruction teams this year, most of which are embedded with U.S. combat brigades," Bush said. "These teams are a force multiplier for our men and women in uniform, and they are essential to the "bottom up" political progress taking place in Anbar, Diyala, and other provinces across Iraq.

"The Civilian Reserve Corps now being developed will enlarge the pool of civilian volunteers to support and enhance our missions," he continued.

Bush remarked that a highly anticipated assessment by Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker is due out next month. "This status report comes less than three months since our new strategy became fully operational and will assess what is going well, what can be improved, and what adjustments might be made in the coming months," he said.

The president urged congressional members to withhold judgment until the report has been presented.

"The stakes in Iraq are too high and the consequences too grave for our security here at home to allow politics to harm the mission of our men and women in uniform," he said. "It is my hope that we can put partisanship and politics behind us and commit to a common vision that will provide our troops what they need to succeed and secure our vital national interests in Iraq and around the world."

Bush closed his statement by praising servicemembers' resolve, and vowing to uphold the legacy of their effort.

"The brave men and women of our armed forces and their families are making heroic sacrifices to secure our country," he said. "America will honor these sacrifices by ensuring that our children and grandchildren inherit a more peaceful, just, and democratic world."

Gates Swears in Cartwright as Vice Chairman

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

Aug. 31, 2007 - Following a series of meetings at the Pentagon and the White House, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates swore in Marine Gen. James E. "Hoss" Cartwright as the eighth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today. he ceremony – in front of family, friends and all members of the Joint Chiefs – was short, sweet and as informal as these ceremonies are likely to be in the Pentagon.

Cartwright has been serving as vice chairman since he was confirmed by the Senate on Aug. 3. The ceremony was delayed until his family could attend.

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomed Cartwright to the job, and spoke with pleasure of his relationship with Cartwright over the past 10 years. Pace said that no matter what room Cartwright is in, "he's the smartest guy in the room. He flat gets it. And he gets it in a way that not only ties things together, but articulates it in a way that guys like me can understand."

Pace first worked with his fellow Marine at the Joint Staff in 1996. Cartwright then served as Pace's deputy at Marine Forces Atlantic in 2000. Cartwright also worked with Pace when he served as the Joint Staff's director for force structure, resources and assessment when Pace was vice chairman.

"It is my great privilege to watch Hoss Cartwright take the oath of office as vice chairman," Pace said. "He is a superb leader who is just what the country needs at this time."

Gates noted that Cartwright is coming to the vice chairmanship from a very successful three-year stint as commander of U.S. Strategic Command. He said his experience has made him "exceptionally well qualified to lead the Joint Requirements Oversight Council in developing our military resource requirements," a key duty for the vice chairman.

"He is an accomplished leader and strategic thinker, and he will lead a number of strategic groups in this building and our forces around the world in this most challenging time," Gates said.

"I really do look forward to this opportunity," Cartwright said after being sworn in. "The thing I remember most about my Joint Staff tours is the quality of the people that you work with, their focus and their willingness to go after the hard things."

With Pace as chairman, Cartwright as vice chairman and Gen. James T. Conway as commandant of the Marine Corps, the Joint Chiefs of Staff now include three Marines for the first time.