John A. Eterno is a professor, associate dean, and director of graduate studies in criminal justice at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. He is also a retired captain of the New York City Police Department (NYPD). He has won awards for his research and teaching, including a Police Foundation Award for his research on physical standards for the NYPD, an Enterprise Initiative Award from the mayor of the city of New York for his work on mapping, a Molloy College Faculty Research Award for his research in the field of criminal justice, and two teaching awards from graduate students.
Dr. Eterno has penned numerous books, book chapters, articles, and editorials on various topics, including democratic policing, human trafficking, data-driven policy, police management, policing within the law, investigations, combating terrorism in democracies, and global policing. Some of his most recent publications include an op-ed in
The New York Times titled "Policing by the Numbers," a peer-reviewed article in the
International Journal of Police Science and Management with Eli Silverman (professor emeritus at John Jay College) called "Compstat: Compare Statistics or Compose Statistics," and two books titled
The Crime Numbers Game: Management by Manipulation (with Eli Silverman) and
The New York City Police Department: The Impact of Its Policies and Practices.
Cliff Roberson is an emeritus professor of criminal justice at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas. He is also a retired professor of criminology from California State University, Fresno. He is the former editor in chief of the
Professional Issues in Criminal Justice journal and former managing editor of
Police Practice and Research. He has authored or coauthored more than 60 books and texts on legal and criminal justice subjects. His previous academic experiences include associate vice president for academic affairs, Arkansas Tech University; dean of arts and sciences, University of Houston, Victoria; director of programs, National College of District Attorneys; professor of criminology and director of justice center, California State University, Fresno; and assistant professor of criminal justice, St. Edwards University. His nonacademic experience includes U.S. Marine Corps service as an infantry officer, trial and defense counsel, and military judge as a marine judge advocate, and director of the Military Law Branch, U.S. Marine Corps. Other legal employment experiences include trial supervisor, Office of State Counsel for Offenders, Texas Board of Criminal Justice, and judge pro tem in the California courts. Cliff is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, U.S. Tax Court, Federal Courts in California and Texas, Supreme Court of Texas, and Supreme Court of California. His educational background includes PhD in human behavior, U.S. International University; LLM in criminal law, criminology, and psychiatry, George Washington University; JD, American University; BA in political science, University of Missouri; and one year of postgraduate study at the University of Virginia School of Law.
