Dr. P.J. Ortmeier Authors New Text Book to Introduce
Students to law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
 “My
new textbook,” said Dr. P. J. Ortmeier, professor and
coordinator of the Administration of Justice Department, “is
‘Introduction to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice’ (Pearson
Prentice Hall). The work critically examines and evaluates law
enforcement and the administration of justice in a diverse
post-9/11 society of the 21st century. The book represents a
departure from other introductory texts. Its approach promotes a
vision for law enforcement and other justice system personnel
that integrates essential critical thinking, problem solving,
and communications skill development with the need to deploy
ethical practitioners and ‘peacekeepers’ who demonstrate
leadership capabilities.” In January 2007, a customized version
of the book, the “Grossmont College Edition,” will be available
to students in Grossmont’s introductory AOJ courses.
Ortmeier began writing texts because “I couldn’t locate books
that met the objectives of courses I taught. There was a
perceived need in the Administration of Justice (AOJ) discipline
for materials that were relevant and contemporary,” he said. He
co-authored a book Leadership, Ethics and Policing: Challenges
for the Twenty-First Century published by Prentice Hall.
Co-author is no other than former United States Attorney General
Edwin Meese III. Meese served in that capacity February, 1985 to
August 1988, and has held many prestigious positions including
the Ronald Reagan Chair in Public Policy at the Heritage
Foundation; Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Hoover
Institution of California, and Stanford University, California,
and The University of London’s Institute of United States
Studies.
Ortmeier is not a novice. He has already written and published
three books prior to the Leadership book with Meese. He authored
Public Safety and Security Administration in 1999; and Policing
the Community: A Guide for Patrol Operations and Security in
2002; and Security Management: An Introduction, also in 2002.
Ortmeier has also written several articles and essays focusing
on the topics of professional career education, management,
leadership, and competency development for public safety
personnel.
“To effectively resolve the law enforcement and public safety
challenges of the twenty-first century, all police officers,
regardless of rank or position, must possess leadership skills
as well as an ethical orientation,” Ortmeier states in his
newest work. Ortmeier and Meese provide in-depth analyses on
topics such as conflict resolution, evaluation of programs and
tactics, personal and professional integrity, and management
skills.
Ortmeier holds bachelor and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice
and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, with an emphasis in
Public Safety Training and Development. He is a U.S. Army
veteran, a former police officer, and served as the coordinator
for the criminal justice program for ten years at a college in
the Midwest. Since 1997 he has been a full-time member of the
Grossmont College faculty, and in 2000 became AOJ coordinator.
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