Willard M Oliver
Biographic Data
| ID | 4494573 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Willard M Oliver |
| GIVEN NAMES | Willard M |
| FAMILY NAME | Oliver |
| SIGNATURE | OLIVER W M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sam Houston State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Birth of the FBI
Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the Birth of the FBI traces the roots of the struggle between President Roosevelt and Congressman Tawney in the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Celebrating 100 Years of Criminal Justice Education, 1916–2016
Berkeley Police Chief August Vollmer, in coordination with the University of California, created a baccalaureate degree granting program for his police officers in the summer of 1916. The program was titled Criminology and consisted of courses on police practices, criminal law, and many of the natural science classes including biology, chemistry, and toxicology. This program continued through the summer of 1932, when a university-wide program was…
Seven shots
Hunt, Jennifer C. (2010). Seven shots: an NYPD raid on a terrorist cell and its aftermath. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0-226-36090-4. pp. 361, hbk. On 30 July 1997, shortly
Crime, History, and Hollywood
In this article, the author discusses the pedagogical value of teaching a criminal justice history course through the use of major motion pictures. He examines the past use of film in academia, specifically the criminal justice academy, and highlights the gap in the literature associating historical films with criminal justice history. The article then proceeds to discuss the manner in which Hollywood often portrays history and include criminal j…
Shaping history” or “Riding the wave”
Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude
The purpose of this study is to analyze police officer perceptions of police effectiveness across three different police agencies in three different countries. The theory driving this research holds that institutions in democratic societies, such as the police, have an inherent purpose in society and that the perceptions of qualities necessary to be effective in their societal role should not change across international borders. Offering support …
Teaching criminal investigation/criminalistics with Fatal Vision/Fatal Justice
This article discusses how two publications can be utilized as a practical pedagogical tool when teaching courses covering criminal investigations and criminalistics. The first book, Fatal Vision, has proven to be a useful tool in complementing a criminal investigations textbook with a real-life scenario that students can analyze and draw upon to understand the importance of evidence collection at a crime scene. The second book, Fatal Justice, ha…
Moving beyond “police-community relations” and “the police and society”
This practice note focuses on the new policing paradigm, community-oriented policing. I discuss why the past academic subject of “police-community relations” and the more contemporary “police and society” should be updated in criminal justice programs, explain why it is an important area of study and provide a current assessment of community-oriented policing as an academic course. I also describe an approach for developing and teaching a course …
Moving beyond “police-community relations” and “the police and society”
This practice note focuses on the new policing paradigm, community-oriented policing. I discuss why the past academic subject of “police-community relations” and the more contemporary “police and society” should be updated in criminal justice programs, explain why it is an important area of study and provide a current assessment of community-oriented policing as an academic course. I also describe an approach for developing and teaching a course …
Teaching criminal investigation/criminalistics with Fatal Vision/Fatal Justice
This article discusses how two publications can be utilized as a practical pedagogical tool when teaching courses covering criminal investigations and criminalistics. The first book, Fatal Vision, has proven to be a useful tool in complementing a criminal investigations textbook with a real-life scenario that students can analyze and draw upon to understand the importance of evidence collection at a crime scene. The second book, Fatal Justice, ha…
Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude
The purpose of this study is to analyze police officer perceptions of police effectiveness across three different police agencies in three different countries. The theory driving this research holds that institutions in democratic societies, such as the police, have an inherent purpose in society and that the perceptions of qualities necessary to be effective in their societal role should not change across international borders. Offering support …
Crime, History, and Hollywood
In this article, the author discusses the pedagogical value of teaching a criminal justice history course through the use of major motion pictures. He examines the past use of film in academia, specifically the criminal justice academy, and highlights the gap in the literature associating historical films with criminal justice history. The article then proceeds to discuss the manner in which Hollywood often portrays history and include criminal j…
Shaping history” or “Riding the wave”
Seven shots
Hunt, Jennifer C. (2010). Seven shots: an NYPD raid on a terrorist cell and its aftermath. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0-226-36090-4. pp. 361, hbk. On 30 July 1997, shortly
Celebrating 100 Years of Criminal Justice Education, 1916–2016
Berkeley Police Chief August Vollmer, in coordination with the University of California, created a baccalaureate degree granting program for his police officers in the summer of 1916. The program was titled Criminology and consisted of courses on police practices, criminal law, and many of the natural science classes including biology, chemistry, and toxicology. This program continued through the summer of 1932, when a university-wide program was…
Birth of the FBI
Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the Birth of the FBI traces the roots of the struggle between President Roosevelt and Congressman Tawney in the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Criminology (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Criminal justice (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works)