Michael Scott is the director of the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing and a clinical professor in the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He chairs the judging committee for the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing. Scott was formerly a clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School; chief of police in Lauderhill, Florida; special assistant to the chief of the St. Louis, Missouri, Metropolitan Police Department; director of administration of the Fort Pierce, Florida, Police Department; legal assistant to the police commissioner of the New York City Police Department; and a police officer in the Madison, Wisconsin, Police Department. He was a senior researcher at the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) in Washington, D.C. In 1996, he received PERF's Gary P. Hayes Award for innovation and leadership in policing. Scott holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Author Contact Information:

E-mail: mscott@popcenter.org

Guides by this Author:

• Assaults in and Around Bars 2nd Ed. (2006)
• Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs 2nd Ed. (2006)
• Disorderly Youth in Public Places (2001)
• Drunk Driving (2006)
• Loud Car Stereos (2001)
• Panhandling (2002)
• Rave Parties (2002)
• Robbery at Automated Teller Machines (2001)
• Speeding in Residential Areas 2nd Ed. (2010)
• Street Prostitution 2nd. Ed. (2006)
• The Benefits and Consequences of Police Crackdowns (2004)
• Shifting and Sharing Responsibility for Public Safety Problems (2005)
• Implementing Responses to Problems (2007)
• Identifying and Defining Policing Problems (2016)
• Focused Deterrence of High-risk Individuals (2017)
• Effective Policing and Crime Prevention: A Problem-Oriented Guide for Mayors, City Managers, and County Executives (2009)
• Implementing POP: Leading, Structuring, and Managing a Problem-Oriented Police Agency (2012)