Law Officer Columnists
Steve Ashley
Steve Ashley is a retired police officer, and an active trainer and risk manager. Contact him at steveashley@ileeta.org. >>View Author Profile
Bullethead
Got a question or complaint? Let Bullethead hear about it. He'll give you his opinion with both barrels. E-mail him at bullethead@lawofficermagazine.com or fax him at 619/699-6246. >>View Author Profile
Jeff Chudwin
Jeff Chudwin serves as chief of police for the Village of Olympia Fields, Ill. A founding member and current president of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association and co-chairman of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System Region 4, Chudwin has been a firearms, use-of-force and emergency response trainer for more than 25 years. Contact him at lawofc400@aol.com. >>View Author Profile
Dave Grossi
Dave Grossi is a retired police lieutenant from upstate New York now residing in southwest Florida. A member of the Force Science Research Center's National Advisory Board, he frequently testifies as an expert witness in police use-of-force lawsuits. >>View Author Profile
Dr. Larry F. Jetmore
Dr. Larry F. Jetmore, a retired captain of the Hartford (Conn.) Police Department, has authored five books in the field of criminal justice, including The Path of the Warrior. A former police academy and SWAT team commander, he earned his Ph.D. at Union University in Ohio, plus master's, bachelor's and associate degrees in Connecticut. Jetmore directs the criminal justice program at Middlesex College in Middletown, Conn., and is a full-time faculty member. His new book, The Path of the Hunter: Entering and Excelling in the Field of Criminal Investigation, is available from Looseleaf Law Publications. To order a copy, call 800/647-5547. >>View Author Profile
R.K. Miller
R.K. Miller recently retired from the Huntington Beach (Calif.) Police Department as a lieutenant after 30 years of service in a variety of assignments, including FTO, trauma support, beach detail, detective, SWAT and field supervisor. He serves on the staff at the Golden West College Police Academy as an instructor and SWAT Academy coordinator, and as an instructor for the NRA Law Enforcement Activities Division, Singleton International and his own company, National Training Concepts, Inc. (www.ntc-swat.org). Miller holds a bachelor's degree and is a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran. >>View Author Profile
JP Molnar
JP Molnar is a former state trooper and has taught EVOC since 1991 for various agencies. He has also raced cars for 24-plus years and has taught at numerous high-performance racing schools. >>View Author Profile
Ralph Mroz
Ralph Mroz is the co-founder and training director of the Police Officers Safety Association (POSA). The POSA provides free force-training video programs to police officers. To obtain them, visit www.posai.org. >>View Author Profile
Ken Murray
Ken Murray is the cofounder of SIMUNITION. He teaches instructor schools on how to set up and conduct safe and effective simulation training, and is considered the leading expert on reality-based training. His book, Training at the Speed of Life—The Definitive Textbook for Police and Military Reality Based Training, is praised as the bible for reality based training. Murray frequently writes for industry publications and is the director of training for the Armiger Police Training Institute. Contact him through the institute's Web site (www.armiger.net). >>View Author Profile
Laura L. Scarry
Laura L. Scarry is a partner in the law firm of DeAno & Scarry with offices located in Wheaton and Chicago, Ill. She represents law enforcement officials against claims of civil rights violations in state and federal courts. Scarry was a police officer with the Lake Forest (Ill.) Police Department from 1986-1992. Contact her at lscarry@deanoandscarry.com. >>View Author Profile
Dave Spaulding
Dave Spaulding is a 28-year law-enforcement veteran, retiring at the rank of lieutenant. He currently works for a federal security contractor. He's worked in all facets of law enforcement—corrections, communications, patrol, evidence collection, investigations, undercover operations, training and SWAT, and has authored more than 800 articles for various firearm and law enforcement periodicals. He is also the author of the best-selling books Defensive Living and Handgun Combatives. >>View Author Profile
Dale Stockton
Dale Stockton is the editor of Law Officer Magazine and a 32-year law enforcement veteran. Providing invaluable subject matter expertise in public safety technology and field perspective, Stockton is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the California Supervisory Leadership Institute, the FBI Southwest Command College and the University of California School of Criminology, Law and Society. >>View Author Profile
Bob Vernon
Bob Vernon retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after 37 years on the force. He earned an MBA at Pepperdine University and is a graduate of the University of Southern California's Managerial Policy Institute and the FBI's National Executive Institute. After retirement, Vernon founded The Pointman Leadership Institute (visit pointmanleadership.org ), which provides principle-based ethics seminars around the world for police agencies, parliament members, military leaders and a variety of other groups. >>View Author Profile
Travis Yates
Travis Yates is a captain with the Tulsa (Okla.) Police Department and heads up the department's precision-driving unit. His Web site, www.policedriving.com, is dedicated to EVOC. He's also the recipient of the 2008 Law Officer of the Year Award. >>View Author Profile
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