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Police officers are often terrific storytellers. Many express an interest in writing a book about their experiences, but life can get in the way and few cops sit down to begin the process.
This isn’t the case for a guest on this episode of Policing Matters. Jim Calams, a retired member of the Phoenix Police Department and LAPD, recently published “Unwavering Honor,” a book about his career in those departments and also about personal tragedy. He is joined by his daughter, Sarah Calams, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in news/editorial journalism from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and is the senior associate editor of Police1.com and Corrections1.com. Sarah recently authored an article about her father’s experiences as a police officer.
Policing Matters show notes
Order “Unwavering Honor” on Amazon. All proceeds of the book go directly to the Stephanie Lynne Calams Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Read excerpts from “Unwavering Honor":
- ‘The job I chose could cost my life': A lieutenant’s on-duty death forces LEO to question own mortality
- Amid chaos and destruction of Northridge earthquake, LAPD cop recounts rescue of missing 85-year-old
Learn more about the Combat Competition at Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona, on June 18 to raise money for scholarships.
This episode of the Policing Matters Podcast is sponsored by the Master of Science in Law Enforcement & Public Safety Leadership Program at the University of San Diego. Learn how this nationally ranked online program can help you be a force for change at sandiego.edu/police1.
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