Sam Walker is the Isaacson Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.Walker has written eleven books on criminal justice, policing and civil liberties. His most recent book is entitled Police Accountability: The Role of Citizen Oversight (Wadsworth, 2001). Other works include The Color of Justice: Race and Crime in America, 2nd ed. (2000); Sense and Nonsense About Crime, 5th ed. (2001); Hate Speech: The History of an American Controversy (1994); In Defense of American Liberties: A History of the ACLU (1990) and The Police in America, 4th ed. (2002). Walker and colleagues completed a national evaluation, funded by the National Institute of Justice, of police Early Warning Systems designed to identify potential “problem” police officers. He is currently engaged in providing technical assistance to police departments on the development of Early Warning Systems, a project supported by a grant from the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). He also recently completed a report on the mediation of citizen complaints to be released by the COPS in early 2002. Walker received his Bachelor’s degree in American Culture from the University of Michigan, Master’s degree in history from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and his Ph.D. in history from Ohio State University.

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Seminar speeches given by Sam Walker:

The New World of Police Accountability

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