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May 23, 2008 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. Continuing its leadership in the area of criminal justice books, Police-Writers.com added one federal law enforcement official and two local police officers to the list of law enforcement personnel that have authored books.

 

From 1972 to 1997, Raymond Batvinis was a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  During his federal law enforcement career he also served in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Intelligence Division Training Unit.  Raymond Batvinis is the author of The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence.

 

According to the book description of The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence, “As the world prepared for war in the 1930s, the United States discovered that it faced the real threat of foreign spies stealing military and industrial secrets—and that it had no established means to combat them. With an insider’s knowledge and a storyteller’s skill, Batvinis provides a page-turning history narrative that greatly revises our views of the FBI—and also resonates powerfully with our own post-9/11 world.”

 

Mark Bannon is a retired lieutenant from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (Florida).  After three years of military service as a military police officer, Mark Bannon joined the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in 1981.  During his law enforcement career, he worked in a number of key assignments within the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office such as patrol officer, sex crimes investigator, homicide detective, patrol supervisor, and homicide supervisor.  He also was the Commander of such diverse units such as, Road Patrol, Community Involvement Team, Community Policing, and Fugitive Apprehension.  As a retired law enforcement officer, Mark Bannon maintains a lifetime membership in the Florida and Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Associations in order to continue his important relationships with law enforcement officers and the South Florida law enforcement community. 

 

Mark Bannon holds a BA in Social Psychology, an MPA, is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute and a law degree from the Miami School of Law. After retiring from policing, he worked as a criminal prosecutor in South Florida.  Today, Mark E. Bannon conducts a private law practice. Mark E. Bannon is the author of A Quick Reference Guide To Contemporary CRIMINAL PROCEDURE For Law Enforcement Officers: One Hundred Notable United States Supreme Court Decisions, and Their Effect on Modern Policing in America.

 

According to the book description, “The goal of this book is to provide a “quick reference guide” for law enforcement officers in their quest to furnish professional police services to their communities. Designed to be a handy source for the study of criminal procedures, this guide has assembled numerous court cases that will assist officers in dealing with the issues they may often encounter.

 

Roberto Santos is currently detective sergeant of the persons crime section and team leader of the crisis negotiation unit at the Port St. Lucie Police Department (Florida. He has held positions in patrol, SWAT, criminal investigations, and narcotics. Prior to his law enforcement career, Sergeant Santos was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. In addition, he has instructed at the police academy and is an adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University. He has extensive experience in police problem solving and problem analysis and has conducted numerous trainings sessions and seminars around the country. Sergeant Roberto Santos has a master’s degree in criminology and criminal justice from Florida Atlantic University and a bachelor’s degree in business from Barry University. Robert Santos is the co-author of The Problem of Burglary at Single-Family House Construction Sites.

 

According to the book description of The Problem of Burglary at Single-Family House Construction Sites, “This guide begins by describing the problem of burglary at single-family house construction sites and reviewing the factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions that can help analyze your local burglary problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem of burglary at single-family house construction sites as identified through research and police practice.”

 

Police-Writers.com now hosts 1013 police officers (representing 425 police departments) and their  2154 criminal justice books in 33 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.

The extensive and far-reaching impacts of alcohol abuse on crime and public safety are only now achieving widespread public policy attention.  This report was prepared to provide statistical information as background for the Assistant Attorney General's 1998 National Symposium on Alcohol Abuse and Crime, which will address many of these policy issues and discuss approaches that may help alleviate these problems.

 

Based on this compilation and new analysis of data on alcohol and crime, we know that nearly 4 in 10 violent victimizations involve use of alcohol, about 4 in 10 fatal motor vehicle accidents are alcohol-involved; and about 4 in 10 offenders, regardless of whether they are on probation, in local jail, or in State prison, self-report that they were using alcohol at the time of the offense.

 

There are, however, a number of positive indicators that alcohol-related crime is generally decreasing and that most of those in need of treatment are receiving it.  Violence between current and former spouses, boyfriends, and girlfriends is especially likely to involve alcohol abuse, and all forms of violence against intimates, including homicide, have been declining in recent years.  In addition, rates of arrest for DUI have declined by 24% since 1990. During the last 10 years, the number of highway fatalities attributable to alcohol-related accidents has dropped by about 7,000 annually, a 29% decrease.

 

This report uses a wide variety of sources, including statistical series maintained by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.  We are grateful for the cooperation of these agencies and also want to thank the many respondents to our surveys throughout the country.

 

We anticipate that more on the issue of alcohol and crime will be available in the near future as new data collections by BJS, including the 1997 Survey of Inmates of State and Federal Correctional Facilities, are analyzed.  BJS has incorporated new questions into its surveys which will enable a more in-depth understanding of the alcohol use and abuse backgrounds of offenders and the nature of the treatment they receive while incarcerated.

 

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March 23, 2008 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books.  The website added three police officers who have written text books on law enforcement subjects.

 

Henry DeGeneste had a distinguished twenty three year career at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where he served as the Director of Public Safety and Superintendent of Police. Henry DeGeneste received his Bachelors in Business Management from Adelphi University. He is a David Rockefeller Fellow and a Leadership New Jersey Fellow. Henry DeGeneste is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Executive Institute IX, and of the Rutgers University Criminal Institute. Throughout his career he has held leadership positions in many national and international organizations. Henry DeGeneste has also served as an adjunct professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and is a frequent guest lecturer at major colleges and universities as an expert on crisis and emergency management. Henry DeGeneste also has acted as a consultant to Scotland Yard, Interpol, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Henry DeGeneste has had numerous articles published in professional journals and co-authored Policing Transportation Facilities.

 

Lieutenant Frank Colaprete began his law enforcement career with the Rochester Police Department (New York) in 1985.  He has been assigned to patrol, research, training, administration, internal affairs, and investigative support. Dr. Frank Colaprete earned his doctorate from Nova Southeastern University where his research interests have been primarily in police science and operational issues.   Dr. Frank Colaprete has been an adjunct professor of criminal justice studies and institute partner for the Criminal Justice Department and Institute for Public Safety Policy Studies respectively, at the State University of New York College at Brockport since 2000. Frank Colaprete is the author of Internal Investigations: A Practitioner’s Approach.

 

According to the book description of Internal Investigations: A Practitioner’s Approach “Throughout the history of law enforcement, the internal investigation process has held the most negative connotation of any investigation conducted by law enforcement personnel. As we progress through the new millennium, the need for efficient and effective law enforcement services and practices grows ever more critical. The goal of this book is to demonstrate this need for proper and complete internal investigations, and to teach the entry level and tenured police supervisor the form and function of the internal investigations process.”

 

Thomas Brandon is a Deputy Inspector with the Suffolk County Police Department (New York). He is a graduate of the U.S. Army and Federal Bureau of Investigation Hazardous Devices School.  Thomas Brandon is the co-author of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Response and Investigation.

 

According to the book description of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Response and Investigation, “This book is designed to provide law enforcement personnel with response guidelines and evidence gathering techniques that may be utilized when responding to an incident involving the use or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction (WMD). The first part of the book addresses the actions to be taken by the first law enforcement personnel arriving at the scene of a WMD incident.”

 

Police-Writers.com now hosts 882 police officers (representing 385 police departments) and their 1846  police books in 32 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.

October 1, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists over 750 state and local police officers who have written books. The website added three Sheriff Deputies from Los Angeles County.

 

Charles A. Sennewald, CMC, CPP, CSC is an independent security management consultant.  He has been the Director of Security for Broadway Department Store, Chief of Security for the Claremont Colleges and a deputy sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  Additionally, Charles Sennewald is the founder and first president of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC), a graduate of the California State University at Los Angeles and the U.S. Army's Military Police School.  Charles Sennewald is the author of six books: Effective Security Management; The Process of Investigation; Security Consulting; Shoplifters vs. Retailers: The Rights of Both; Shoplifting: Managing the Problem; and, The Last Volkswagen.

 

According to the book description of The Process of Investigation, it “is a book written to address the needs of the private investigator in the security field. Continuing in the tradition of its previous editions, this book covers essential topics which are often overlooked in works that concentrate on the public aspects of investigation. Investigative skills such as surveillance techniques, interviewing and interrogation, evidence, and confessions and written statements are all discussed, and supplemented with updated case studies and examples from the authors own experiences.”

 

James D. Whaley began his law enforcement career in 1967 as a deputy sheriff when he joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  In 1975, a little over a year after his graduation from law school, he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  In 1980, he was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent.  James Whaley retired from the FBI in 1999.  He continues to be active in law enforcement as a special consultant to the California Department of Corrections, Deadly Force Review Board and as an attorney in private practice.  He is the co-author The Field Guide to Law Enforcement.

 

According to the description of The Field Guide to Law Enforcement, “it provides clear, concise, and up-to-date statements of the rules of law applicable to situations commonly encountered by police officers in the field. Rules are stated from the point of view of an officer on duty. Officers who familiarize themselves with the layout and contents of the Field Guide should have no difficulty understanding the rules and applying them to "street" situations. The Field Guide has been designed for easy reference.”

 

In 1970, Richard Valdemar began his law enforcement career as a military policeman in the United States Army; which included a tour in Vietnam.  After his discharge he joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.  He retired at the rank of sergeant in 2004. During the last 20 years on the job, “he was assigned to Major Crimes Bureau. He was also cross-designated as an FBI agent for 10 years of his career when he served on the Federal Metropolitan Gang Task Force. From 1995 until his retirement in 2004, Richard Valdemar was a member of the California Prison Gang Task Force, helping prosecute members of the Mexican Mafia.”  He is the author of Siege at Waco.

 

Police-Writers.com now hosts 762 police officers (representing 347 police departments) and their 1643 law enforcement 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.

 

 

 

FDA Postpones Testing of Proposed Anthrax Vaccine

 

“The Food and Drug Administration has postponed advanced testing of a proposed anthrax vaccine that was supposed to be stockpiled this year because of concerns it could lose its potency too fast to be useful, the company developing the drug announced today. The announcement by VaxGen Inc. was yet another setback to the U.S. government's $1 billion effort to develop a new anthrax vaccine... The FDA put a hold on the testing, saying it couldn't be sure the vaccine, rPA102, is ‘stable enough to resume clinical testing,’ a statement from VaxGen said. The agency asked VaxGen to meet with FDA scientists ‘as soon as possible’ to discuss how the trial can be resumed, it said... [The vaccine] stockpile was originally supposed to be in place by next year. But at the current rate, it will be completed no sooner than 2008 or 2009...” (Washington Post; 03Nov06; Daniela Deane and Justin Gillis) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110300528.html

 

NY Times Must Disclose Anthrax Sources

 

“A federal judge upheld an order requiring The New York Times to disclose a columnist's confidential sources as part of a libel lawsuit filed over its coverage of the 2001 anthrax attacks. Former Army scientist Steven Hatfill sued the Times, arguing that a series of articles by columnist Nicholas Kristof falsely implicated him in the anthrax mailings that killed five people in late 2001. The Times had cited FBI sources in reporting Hatfill was one of a limited number of people with the access and technical expertise to manufacture the anthrax and that he failed lie-detector tests.” (Washington Post; 03Nov06; AP) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/03/AR2006110300358.html

 

[Santa Clarita Valley, California] Man Faces Prison Time for Anthrax Threat

 

“A Stevenson Ranch [CA] man could face up to a decade behind bars after threatening to send an anthrax-packed envelope to a Texas police department. Erik William Andersson, 21, pleaded guilty Oct. 19 to making a threat to the Stephenville Police Department, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles.” (The Signal; 03Nov06; Signal Staff) http://www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=33954&format=html

 

[New York county] Legislature OKs contract for bioterrorism response plan

 

“The Herkimer County Legislature last week authorized a contract in connection with the county Public Health Department's receipt of an $85,000 state Department of Health grant for the continuation of the department's bioterrorism preparedness response plan. Through the grant funds, Public Health helps the county coordinate its emergency response activities. The training is for Public Health personnel in the areas of bioterrorism and overlap areas, and response to hazmat-type situations...Much of the grant money received has gone toward maintaining communication with other agencies in the event of a crisis.” (The Evening Telegram; 01Nov06; Joe Parmon) http://www.herkimertelegram.com/articles/2006/11/01/news/news04.txt

 

Third of nerve agent destroyed, [US] Army says

 

“An Army contractor destroying a deadly nerve agent stored in western Indiana has neutralized nearly a third of the stockpile – most of it after modifications to key pumps that help destroy the Cold War-era weapon, an Army official said Wednesday. Other changes in the works might allow the project to wrap up before the current target of spring 2008, said Jeff Brubaker, the Army’s on-site manager at the Newport Chemical Depot. As of Wednesday, more than 30 percent of Newport’s original stockpile of about 250,000 gallons of VX nerve agent had been chemically neutralized...”

(FortWayne.com; 02Nov06; AP)

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[Connecticut] Man convicted in fake hazmat incident

 

“An Uncasville man was convicted Wednesday of lying to federal authorities about being the victim of a chemical attack. Robert Robishaw, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, prosecutors said. He [told] authorities that an unknown substance fell out of a newspaper that he purchased at a Waterford convenience store. He told authorities the off-white, powdery substance caused his skin to turn red and tingle. The report prompted a massive hazardous materials response in Waterford and Groton, and sent eight people to the hospital for decontamination. The substance turned out to be cigarette ash that prosecutors say Robishaw put in the newspaper.” (The Stamford Advocate; 01Nov06; AP) http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/state/hc-01201355.apds.m0139.bc-ct--powdnov01,0,3911429.story?coll=hc-headlines-local-wire

 

Institute implements first responder [dirty bomb] training

 

“New Mexico State University's Institute for Energy and the Environment

(IEE) has implemented a first responder training program targeted to ‘dirty bomb’ attacks. The Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (CEMRC), a division of IEE in the NMSU College of Engineering, is playing a critical role in the dirty bomb threat reduction program...  In training first responders such as firefighters and emergency medical personnel, [CEMRC Director Jim] Conca stresses the criticality of risk, perception and education. He also trains emergency personnel to assume that all bombs are dirty and to follow the first priority at the scene, defining the hot zone.” (The Deming Headlight; 03Nov06; NMSU Staff)

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Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism

 

“Thirteen nations gathered this week in Rabat, Morocco to confront the grave international threat of nuclear terrorism by endorsing the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, a joint initiative announced in July by President Bush and Russia's President Putin. Partner nations pledged to take a number of actions to fight nuclear terrorism by committing to improve accounting and security of radioactive and nuclear materials, enhance security at civilian nuclear facilities, and to improve detection of nuclear and radioactive materials to prevent illicit trafficking. Nations also agreed to improve capabilities to search and seize unlawfully held nuclear or radioactive substances, leverage response, mitigation, and investigation capabilities in case of terrorist attack, and to develop technical means to identify nuclear or radioactive materials that could be involved in a terrorist incident. Finally, partners committed to work to prevent the provision of safe havens to terrorists and financial or economic resources to terrorists seeking to use nuclear or radioactive materials. By working to improve national legal and regulatory frameworks to ensure appropriate criminal justice and civil liability for terrorists who commit acts of nuclear terrorism, partners also agreed to promote greater information sharing pertaining to acts of nuclear terrorism.” (Office of the Press Secretary, The White House;01Nov06)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/11/20061101.html