Charles Lushbaugh after having earned his bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and a master's degree in Public Administration was hired as a Postal Inspector. After a few years he left this position and was hired by the U. S. Marshal's Service in Sacramento California. Eventually he became a deputy with the Sacramento Sheriff's Department. He served in the corrections and patrol divisions prior to being promoted and placed in charge of the departments training academy. He attended the FBI National Academy and retired at the rank of Lieutenant after 26 years of service. He taught at the California State University at Sacramento in the division of Criminal Justice. During his tenure as a lecturer he taught a variety of courses including Basic and Advance Criminal Investigation Interviewing and the Detection of Deception and Drug Abuse and Criminal Behavior. Paul Weston the original author of this text was born in New York City. He joined the police force there at a young age and rapidly rose through the ranks and retired at the rank of Chief Deputy. He moved west to become a professor at the California State University at Sacramento. He served in this capacity until he took leave to become the Chief of the California State Police. When he returned to teaching he became to Chair of the division of Criminal Justice. He authored a number of books on Criminal Justice topics such as Arson Investigation Police Personnel Management Police Organization and Management and Criminal Investigation. . Language: English