William F. Walsh is the Director of the Southern Police Institute and Professor of Justice Administration. Dr. Walsh holds a BA in Behavioral Science and an MA in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a Ph.D. in sociology from Fordham University. A former member of the New York City Police Department with twenty-one year’s service, he has conducted research on police and security issues, and authored a number of articles in scholarly journals, monographs, book chapters and books on police administration and management. Before coming to the University of Louisville, he served on the administration of justice faculty at The Pennsylvania State University, where he received the National Continuing Education Association Faculty Service Award in 1988. He has been a consultant to numerous United States law enforcement agencies as well as the national police forces of Hungary and Romania. The Academy of Criminal Justices Sciences awarded him the OW. Wilson Award in recognition for his outstanding contributions to Police Education, Research, and Practice in 1999. In 2003, he received the “Governors Awards” for his outstanding contributions to Kentucky’s Law Enforcement. In 2006 he was named the first recipient of the James J. Fyfe Award for a life time of service to the law enforcement profession by the Police Partnership of New York City.

Alex Ferguson is the Associate Director of Southern Police Institute. He is a former Chief of Police of Bluffton, South Carolina and a retired Deputy Director of the Illinois State Police with more than twenty-five years of law enforcement experience. He has held a variety of top positions in the Illinois State Police and has developed strategic thinking and performance-based management systems for sworn and civilian personnel in law enforcement. He is a recipient of the Illinois State Police Award of Achievement and Problem Solving Award.  He is also the recipient of the Southern Police Institute’s Distinguished Service Award.  In 1985, he was recognized by Parade magazine and the International Association of Chiefs of Police as one of the top ten officer’s of the year. He has been a significant contributor to the Administrative Officers Course for more than ten years.

Gennaro F. Vito is Professor of Justice Administration. Professor Vito has a BA and MA in history from State University of New York, MA in sociology, MPA and Ph.D. in public policy and management from the Ohio State University. He is the author of eight textbooks, eleven book chapters, seven book reviews, fifty-nine articles in peer-reviewed journals, and thirty-five technical reports. In addition, Dr. Vito has served on the editorial board of four criminal justice journals and served as Editor of the American Journal of Criminal Justice from 1987 to 1991. In terms of professional service, Dr. Vito serves on the advisory council of the National White Collar Crime Center and has consulted with numerous police agencies. He has also been a member of the Professional Education Council and Delegate Assembly of the American Correctional Association. He is a Fellow and past-President of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. In 2002 the President of the University of Louisville designated him as a Distinguished University Scholar for his many contributions to criminal justice scholarship.

Terry D. Edwards is an Associate Professor of Justice Administration. He holds a BA degree from Kentucky Wesleyan College, an MPA degree from Golden Gate University, both in justice administration and a JD degree from the University of Louisville’s Louis D. Brandeis School of Law. Professor Edwards is the author of several scholarly publications on police training issues and has been a consultant to various state and local police departments. He is the past president of the Southern Criminal Justice Association. Professor Edwards served as a captain in the United States Air Force working as a staff judge advocate and is a former member of the Kentucky State Police. He recently served as a legal advisor to the Kentucky State Police Department.