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This bundle includes Kenneth J. Peak′s A Brief Introduction to Criminal Justice & Robert E. Grubb′s Effective Communication in Criminal Justice
About the author
Ken Peak is professor emeritus and former chairman of the Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nevada, Reno, where he was named "Teacher of the Year" by the university's Honor Society. After serving as a municipal police officer in Kansas, he subsequently held positions as a nine-county criminal justice planner; director of a four-state Technical Assistance Institute for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration; chief of university police at Pittsburg State University (Kansas); acting chief, department of public safety, University of Nevada, Reno; and assistant professor of criminal justice at Wichita State University. He has published more than 40 textbooks (on general and community policing, criminal justice administration, police supervision and management, introductory criminal justice, and women in law enforcement), two historical books (on Kansas bootlegging and temperance), and more than 60 additional journal articles and invited book chapters. He served as chairman of the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; president of the Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators; and two gubernatorial appointments to statewide criminal justice committees while residing in Kansas. He holds a doctorate from the University of Kansas.
Dr. Robert E. Grubb, Jr., retired as Sergeant, Roanoke City Police Department in 1991. He has personal experience with the information covered in the proposed text. As part of his training opportunities, Dr. Grubb engages in discussions with current agency personnel to ascertain their needs with regards to communication skills development. So, he is continually seeking and receiving data that supports the use of this type of text in both educational and training facilities. He was the criminal justice program coordinator at Cumberland University, criminal justice program director at Columbia State Community College, and an award-winning associate professor at Marshall University where he served as the department chair, graduate director, and internship director. He is currently pursuing an additional degree in Information Systems with an emphasis in digital security at Middle Tennessee State University.
