Trends in the Judiciary

Dilip K. Das, PhD, is a professor of criminal justice, a former police chief, and a human rights consultant for the United Nations. He is the founding president of the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES), where he manages the affairs of the organization in cooperation with an appointed group of police practitioners, academia members, and individuals from around the world. Dr. Das is also the founding editor-in-chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. A prolific writer (30 books, numerous articles, and scholarly presentations), he is the editor-in-chief of two book series published by CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group: Advances in Police Theory and Practice and Interviews with Global Leaders in Policing, Courts and Prisons.Cliff Roberson LLM, Ph.D., is an emeritus professor of criminal justice at Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas. Previously he served for four years as the editor in chief of the Professional Issues in Criminal Justice Journal. In 2009, a research study conducted by a group of professors from Sam Houston State University determined that Cliff Roberson was the leading criminal justice author in the United States based on his publications and their relevance to the profession [See Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2009]. He has authored or co-authored over 50 books and texts on legal subjects.Michael M. Berlin, PhD, is director of the Criminal Justice Graduate Program and an assistant professor at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Berlin’s areas of specialization include constitutional law and criminal procedure, community policing, criminal justice leadership and management, and terrorism/homeland security. Prior to his appointment at Coppin State University, Dr. Berlin served as a professor of criminal justice at Baltimore City Community College where he directed both on

• AustraliaInterview of Magistrate Gregory Andrew Benn, Regional Magistrate, Kalgoorlie–BoulderInterview with Senior Judge Stephen McEwen, The Youth Court of South Australia. Austria Interview with Magistrate Friedrich Forsthuber, President of the Vienna Criminal CourtBosnia–HerzogovinaInterview of Judge Hilmo Vucinic, State Court Justice for Bosnia and HerzegovinaRepublic of SloveniaInterview of Judge Aleksander Karakaš, Criminal Judiciary Department of Maribor District Court, SloveniaCanadaInterview of Judge Wally Oppal, Queens Council, Supreme Court of British ColumbiaIndia Interview of Judge Manmohan Singh, Judge, Delhi High Court, IndiaUnited StatesInterview of Judge Robert M. Bell, Maryland Court of AppealsInterview of Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., District Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, USAInterview of Chief Judge Wilson Rambo, 4th Judicial District Court, State of LouisianaInterview of Judge Eugene C. Turner, Collier County Court, FloridaInterview of Judge Winston P. Bethel, Retired, Chief Magistrate JudgeConclusion

" … a resource of immense value to academic analysts of policing philosophies, leadership, contemporary change and likely futures, as well as to policy-makers and practitioners who wish to have a sense of where the leaders in their field have come from and are going."—Robert Reiner, London School of Economics, Professor Emeritus