Police Operations: Theory and Practice
Kären Matison Hess, PhD (d. 2010), was an instructor at Normandale Community College (Bloomington, MN) who crafted a line of enduring, practical textbooks in the fields of law enforcement and criminal justice that include CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (10th edition), INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE (10th edition); INTRODUCTION TO PRIVATE SECURITY (5th edition); JUVENILE JUSTICE (5th edition); MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT (6th edition);; and CAREERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE: FROM INTERNSHIP TO PROMOTION (6th edition). She was a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA), the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and the Textbook and Academic Author's Association (TAA). In 2006, Dr. Hess was honored by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development at the school's 100-year anniversary as one of 100 alumni who have made a significant contribution to education and human development. Her tireless dedication to authorship and the education of criminal justice students will forever be an inspiration to us.Henry M. Wrobleski, LL.B., is a well-known author, lecturer and consultant with 30' years experience in law enforcement. He was coordinator of the Law Enforcement Program at Normandale Community College and Dean of Instruction for the Institute for Professional Development. Mr. Wrobleski is a graduate of the FBI Academy. He is also the co-author of the following Wadsworth texts: INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE and PRIVATE SECURITY.