Community Policing Today: Issues, Controversies, and Innovations

Deborah A. Parsons, Ph.D., has been a professor at California State University, San Bernardino, since 1996 and is currently an assistant dean for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Parsons retired from law enforcement after serving 26 years as a police officer. She earned her Ph.D. in social ecology from the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Parsons teaches courses in policing, women and crime, and justice and the media. Her area of expertise is in law enforcement and multicultural issues in the criminal justice system, with a specific focus on women in policing.

Janine Kremling, Ph.D., has been a professor at California State University, San Bernardino, since 2008. She received Ph.D. in criminology from the University of South Florida. Dr. Kremling teaches a wide variety of classes. She has also published five books, including Cyberspace, Cybersecurity, and Cybercrime; Homeland Security; Drugs, Crime, and Justice; and Estimating Drug Use. Dr. Kremling has been studying issues pertaining to policing, especially criminal procedure and how it impacts policing. In addition, she has also extensively studied drug use and abuse and police responses.