Over 1500 Police Books

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

August 6, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com is a website that lists nearly 700 state and local police officers who have written books. With the addition of four authors, the site now lists over 1500 police books.

Sheriff Michael Hawley began his law enforcement career in 1988 when he joined the Island County Sheriff's Office (Washington) as a deputy sheriff. Michael Hawley rose through the ranks serving as a detective, detective lieutenant, and jail manager. He was first appointed Sheriff in 1996 to fill a vacated position until the next election. He was subsequently elected the next year to complete the unexpired term, and was then re-elected to a full four-year term in 1998 and again in 2002.

Before his law enforcement career, Michael Hawley taught high school history. He continues to teach as an adjunct professor of criminal justice for Chapman University at their satellite college located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington. Michael Hawley is a graduate of Western Washington University, BA, 1974, the University of Washington, MEd, 1979 and Chapman University, MS, 1995.

Mike Hawley is the author of the mysteries Silent Proof and Double Bluff. According to the book description of Silent Proof, “Twenty-five years ago, a woman was murdered in a Seattle park. The crime went unsolved. To homicide detective Leah Harris and her partner Frank Milkovich, the only possible suspect is Clifford Bakerman-a career criminal about to be released from prison on an unrelated rap. They have thirty-six hours to make another charge stick and keep Bakerman where he belongs. But startling new evidence-and a shocking new murder-plunge Leah and Frank into a life-and-death game with a deadly-and secret-opponent.”

Steve Armstrong is a former police officer for the Petersburg Bureau of Police (Virginia). He is the author of four novels: Do Not Go Gentle; Indecent Liberties; Officer Down; and, Covan My. His three police novels are available under one title as the Cockade City Collection.

Lieutenant Richard Arrington (ret.) served in the U. S. Army Military Police before beginning his law enforcement career. As a police officer for the Roanoke Police Department (Virginia), Rick Arrington worked in every unit including the Community Policing Unit, Records Unit and finally as a Zone Commander over the Southeast Quadrant of the city. He is currently a Program Administrative Specialist for the Law Enforcement Services section of the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. Lieutenant Richard Arrington is the author of Crime Prevention: The Law Enforcement Officer's Practical Guide.


According to the book description of Crime Prevention: The Law Enforcement Officer's Practical Guide, “this reference provides valuable information on crime prevention techniques for creating and implementing crime prevention programs and managing successful awareness campaigns. Included are steps for the prevention of personal and business theft, property crime, fraud, and violent crime, among others. It covers the many physical devices available to aid in crime prevention and how to use them effectively, as well as prevention techniques using environmental design. Charts and photos help illustrate the author's explanations, and a comprehensive appendix includes many of the forms and documents that are used in the field of crime prevention.”

Lowen Clausen was a police officer with the Seattle Police Department for thirteen years before leaving the Seattle Police Department and becoming a business owner with his wife, Patricia, in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. His experiences on the police department and his on-going ties to the Ballard community are reflected in his novels. Lowen Clausen is the author of Second Watch; Third & Forever; First Avenue; and, River: A Novel.

According to the book description of River: A Novel, it is “a tale of solitary travel and the spiritually healing powers of nature, this multilayered narrative follows a bereaved father as he kayaks his way through grief. The shallow stream in northwestern Nebraska where he starts his journey is all but inseparable from this lonely man’s life - it’s where he fell in love for the first time, had his first sexual encounters, and scattered the ashes of his son. Deemed a fitting place to realize his long overdue dream of building a boat and letting the river take him where it may, the man launches his kayak and soul into the water. With the angry last words of his son echoing in his head, the man abandons himself to the river and its whims with the hope that it will lead him to forgiveness and understanding of the tangled relationship he had with his estranged son.”

Police-Writers.com now hosts 699 police officers (representing 321 police departments) and their 1501 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.