Interview with Charles P. Wilson, Chairman National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers, Incorporated by Celeste and Gary Lawson Lieutenant (Retired) Charles P. Wilson previously served with the Rhode Island College, Providence, RI Campus Police Department as a patrol shift supervisor. With a professional career dating from 1971, his previous law enforcement experience has included service as a Detective/ Patrolman with the Woodmere Village, Ohio Police Department, where he also served as its first African American Chief of Police from 1988 to mid1990. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with an emphasis in Justice Studies from Rhode Island College in Providence, Rhode Island; a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas; and is a six-term National Chairman of the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. His research interests include issues pertaining to minority law enforcement, campus safety and police-community relations, with over 20 peer-reviewed publications in various scholarly journals, to include the Journal of Black Studies, Western Journal of Black Studies, Journal of Critical Incidents, and the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice. Note: Following are excerpts from the interview conducted on September 4, 2020.
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