John E. Eck is a Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. There he teaches courses in policing, crime prevention, and writing. He also studies and writes about ways to reduce crime at extreme crime places. John received his master's of public policy from the University of Michigan and his PhD. in criminology at the University of Maryland. Before joining academia, John led the research operations at the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, DC. He then headed the evaluation unit at the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area. His writing appears in over 150 books, chapters, journal articles, and prescriptive guides for the police, public, and researchers around the globe. In 2001, John assisted the United State District Court, Southern District of Ohio, in developing the Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement. This agreement is a blueprint to reduce police-community conflict and violence. He and his wife live in Ohio and Maine, where he enjoys stone sculpting.

PART I - THINKING ABOUT WRITING; 1. Introduction; 2. The Ethics of Useful Writing; 3. A Writing Process; PART II - PREPARING TO WRITE; 4. Writing with Others; 5. Getting Started; PART III - WRITING; 6. Order; 7. Words; 8. Sentences; 9. Paragraphs and Longer Passages; 10. Examples, Analogies, and Related Matters; 11. Beginnings; 12. Endings; PART IV - WHEN WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH; 13. Tables; 14. Graphs; 15. Diagrams; PART V: REWRITING & REVISING; 16. Editing; 17. Reviews; PART VI - THE ENDOF THEBEGINNING; 18. Future