Tag: Dean Scoville

Patrolman’s Books Hit Book Patrol

Searching the internet by keywords can sometimes lead to an unexpectedly intriguing result through sheer serendipity. While looking for an older post under the words Book Patrol and the post's title, a hit that popped up that sidetracked me: "The 'How to Be a Better Cop' Reading List."The man behind the list, Dean Scoville, is a retired patrol supervisor and investigator with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and currently the Associate Editor of Police Magazine. He writes the "Patrol" blog for the magazine's website which is described as: "straight talk [for] officers and deputies working the urban and rural beats."...

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