He has worked as a sheriff’s deputy prior to his academic career, and has publications on police recruitment and retention strategies, police civil liability, and a national assessment of police training capacities. His research has been published in Police Quarterly, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, and Law Enforcement Executive Forum. He also has publications through the RAND Corporation and the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). He is currently conducting a comparison of first-line supervisor leadership training programs from a national sample. Additionally, he is conducting an examination of the use of differential marketing techniques used by police agencies and their impact on recruitment efforts.