Dilip K. Das is the President, International Police Executive Symposium (IPES), and was founding Editor-in-Chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. After 14 years in the Indian Police Service as a Police Executive, including Chief of Police, he moved to the USA in 1979 where he achieved a second Master’s Degree (in Criminal Justice) as well as a doctorate in the same discipline. Das has authored, edited, and co-edited more than 40 books, and numerous articles. He is the Series Editor for Advances in Police Theory and Practice and International Police Executive Symposium Co-Publications. He has traveled extensively throughout the world in comparative police research, as a visiting professor in various universities, including organizing annual conferences of the IPES, and as a Human Rights Consultant to the United Nations. Das has received several faculty excellence awards and was a Distinguished Faculty Lecturer.
Michael J. Palmiotto is a retired professor of Criminal Justice in the School of Criminal Justice at Wichita State University. He is a former police officer in New York State and has experience in establishing and operating a police training facility. He has a master's degree from John Jay College (CUNY) and a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. Palmiotto has 10 books published, numerous book chapters, and articles on policing and criminal justice. He has taught a wide variety of criminal justice and policing courses such as Community Police, Crime Prevention, Criminal Investigation, and Police Misconduct. Professor He is a member of the International Police Executive Symposium, Police Executive Research Forum, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He is also a two-time Fulbright award winner.