Biography:

Law enforcement officer. Born– September 29, 1935, in Crosbyton, Tex. Parents– Albert Lewis and Neola (Bell) Williams. Married– Vergnel Campbell Smith, June 6, 1957. Children– One. Married– Velma Arlene Minor, December 23, 1974. Children– One. Education– West Texas State University, B.S., 1966; Southern Illinois University, 1966-1968; University of Alabama, Ph.D., 1971. Farmer, 1953-1960; policeman, 1960-1970. Taught criminal justice at University of Alabama, 1971. Member– International Association of Chiefs of Police, American Society of Criminology, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, U.S. Parachute Association

Source:

Contemporary Authors, Vol. 57.

Publication(s):

Convicts, Codes and Contraband; the Prison Life of Men and Women. Cambridge, Mass.; Ballinger Pub., 1974.

Dictionary of American Penology; an Introductory Guide. Westport, Conn.; Greenwood Press, 1979.

Joint Publication(s):

Introduction to Criminal Justice. Albany, N.Y.; Delmar, 1982.

Contributor:

Victimology; a New Focus, Vol, 2, Society’s Reaction to Victimization. Lexington, Mass.; Lexington Books, 1974.