Inside Internal Affairs: An In-Depth Look at the People, Process & Politics

In this candid and thorough book, highly seasoned military and civilian police Internal Affairs expert John F. Hein, CPP, takes a focused look at:

• Defining the realms of responsibility of agencies, investigators, officers & the public
• Psychology and the Internal Affairs process: Are "good" officers afraid of the "bad"?
• Uncovering and recognizing the "many faces" of corruption
• Dealing with the Media: Featuring drama or the truth?
• The best method for avoiding problem employees right from the start
• The "Code of Silence" - Is it real?
• The implications of the citizen/law enforcement/industrial complex and its impact on complaints against police
• Tips from big corporate business that can help Internal Affairs professionals
• Issues and challenges associated with the "new generation" of police officers

John F. Hein is an adjunct instructor for American Public University System with 35 years military and civilian security and law enforcement experience. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Public Service with an emphasis in law enforcement. He is a member of ASIS International, an association of security professionals, and has been a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) since 2001. 

He began his military career in 1968, as an active duty Special Agent with U.S. Army Military Intelligence (MI) and was assigned to the 902d MI Group and also the 502d MI Battalion, Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, he was assigned to port security duties before joining AFOSI as a reserve special agent. Immediately after the September 11th attacks, he was recalled to active duty and spent 2½ years with AFOSI in various positions at HQ, AFOSI, Andrews AFB, MD; the Counterintelligence Field Activity, Arlington, VA, and the Criminal Investigation Task Force, Ft. Belvoir, VA. He retired from the Air Force Reserve in August 2005, with 35 years military service. 

His civilian law enforcement career began in 1973 as a deputy sheriff for the Will County Sheriff's Police, Joliet, IL. He spent 27 years as a federal special agent in three federal agencies; Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General, and the U.S. Customs Service, Office of Investigations, Office of Internal Affairs and Office of International Affairs; stationed in Chicago, Miami, Washington, DC, and New York City. While stationed in Miami for U.S. Customs, he was assigned for 2½ years to the Florida Joint Task Group, a joint Drug Enforcement Administration/U.S. Customs Interagency Unit. 

In November 2001, he retired from U.S. Customs as an Area Director, Foreign Operations, Office of International Affairs, after being activated by the Air Force Reserve.