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Panhandle Professional Writers
is the second oldest writing
group in the nation located in the
Texas Panhandle. You do
not have to be a professional
writer to join us. We are made
up of all types of people who
have come together to learn
more about the craft of writing.
Whether you are a beginner or a
multi-published author, come join
us. You will find support,
encouragement, and friends on
all levels of their writing
endeavors. We have an annual
conference to help those who
want to learn more about the
craft of writing, bi-monthly
meetings, and an online group
and occasional classes. Browse
our website to learn more about
us.
Look for us on Facebook under
Panhandle Pro Writers and on
MySpace under Panhandle
Professional Writers!
is the second oldest writing
group in the nation located in the
Texas Panhandle. You do
not have to be a professional
writer to join us. We are made
up of all types of people who
have come together to learn
more about the craft of writing.
Whether you are a beginner or a
multi-published author, come join
us. You will find support,
encouragement, and friends on
all levels of their writing
endeavors. We have an annual
conference to help those who
want to learn more about the
craft of writing, bi-monthly
meetings, and an online group
and occasional classes. Browse
our website to learn more about
us.
Look for us on Facebook under
Panhandle Pro Writers and on
MySpace under Panhandle
Professional Writers!
Meeting Saturday Mar. 20, 2010 St. Stephen United Methodist Church West Campus 4415 Wesley Dr. (off 45th between Coulter and Soncy) Amarillo, TX Guest Speaker Jeff C. Campbell on "Criminal Investigations" Greeting time - 9:30 a.m. Morning Session- 10-12 a.m. Lunch 12-12:45 p.m. Business Mtg. 12:45-1 p.m. Afternoon Session 1:00-3:00 p.m. Questions/Answers 3:00-3:30 p.m. Check-in begins 9:30 a.m. $5 program guest fee deferred if join PPW—dues $30 per year The board approved a measure stating students with ID will pay a reduced $1 guest fee. Lunch is $10.00 To help facilitate the caterer with an accurate Meal count get reservations to: Laura Harrison by 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 16, 2010 phone 806-355-0110 or email ppwlunch@yahoo.com ****************************************** UPCOMING! The May 2010 PPW meeting May 15, 2010 Guest Speakers to be announced. ****************************************** |
Criminal Investigations
presented by Jeff C. Campbell
His presentation will cover both the morning and afternoon
sessions.
A twenty-three year veteran of law enforcement, primarily in
criminal investigations, brings with him practical and street
knowledge which was enhanced by training and
experiences from the New Mexico Law Enforcement
Academy, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, U.S.
Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He
was a certified L.E. instructor in Firearms, Fire-Cause
Determination and General Police subjects and conducted
inter-agency and tactical firearms training as an adjunct
instructor to the NMLEA. He also served as a Special Deputy
U.S. Marshal while assigned to the NM Violent Fugitive Task
Force, which in its ten-year history captured over 1,500
violent felons without a shot fired and without an agent
seriously injured.
His investigative experiences included multi-level white
collar crimes, racketeering cases, controlled substance
distribution and money-laundering cases, and reviews and
investigations of over 200 homicides, suspicious deaths,
multiple or serial homicides and all were what are generally
referred to as "cold-cases." "Most career criminal
investigators develop levels of expertise (or skills) in one or
more areas like interview/interrogation, surveillance,
warrants, forensics, or intelligence. The specialties I
developed were intelligence analysis and surveillance
techniques. The compilation of information from disparate
sources into usable time tables proved valuable in defeating
alibis and lies, leading to the successful charging of
suspects."
"A successful criminal investigation of a complex crime or
series of crimes, can hardly be compressed into forty
minutes of TV drama or a few sound bytes. A lot of detective
work is mind-numbing hours of tedious activity and requires
a tenacious mind-set like a rat terrier that won't let go.
Sometimes luck lends a hand, but it's only luck when you
have enough information to recognize your
'window-of-opportunity.'"
Jeff has been a speaker at PPW before as well as at our FIW
conferences. He has also given presentations at seminars
and conferences with the Southwest Writer's Workshop and
the late Author's Venue. Most recently he has been a speaker
to various archaeology and historical organizations and was
featured on a panel of experts at the Western History
Association's annual conference in Denver, Colorado. His
current investigation of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864
has taken him into the depths of one of the most heinous
unsolved, unindicted 'cold cases' in western history. He
serves on the Interpretations Division staff of the National
Historic Site commemorating the massacre.
His style is "loose enough to allow for discussion and
interchange between attendees and speaker." He says he
tries to keep the talk moving along and answer as many
questions as possible. "After all, isn't that why people come
to these talks? They are there to learn and have their
curiosity satiated."
Jeff has been a free-lance writer, columnist, investigative
reporter, writing coach, technical manual writer and has
written three books on the background of the Sand Creek
massacre as well as the first in a series of mysteries set in
New Mexico, "Treasure of the Soul." He is currently writing
for project with SMU and the University of Oklahoma Press
on the study of four western battles and massacres from the
perspective of forensic archaeologists, historians and Native
Americans. That compendium by eleven authors is projected
to be published in the next twelve months.
Please join us for what promises to be a very informative
presentation!
presented by Jeff C. Campbell
His presentation will cover both the morning and afternoon
sessions.
A twenty-three year veteran of law enforcement, primarily in
criminal investigations, brings with him practical and street
knowledge which was enhanced by training and
experiences from the New Mexico Law Enforcement
Academy, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, U.S.
Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He
was a certified L.E. instructor in Firearms, Fire-Cause
Determination and General Police subjects and conducted
inter-agency and tactical firearms training as an adjunct
instructor to the NMLEA. He also served as a Special Deputy
U.S. Marshal while assigned to the NM Violent Fugitive Task
Force, which in its ten-year history captured over 1,500
violent felons without a shot fired and without an agent
seriously injured.
His investigative experiences included multi-level white
collar crimes, racketeering cases, controlled substance
distribution and money-laundering cases, and reviews and
investigations of over 200 homicides, suspicious deaths,
multiple or serial homicides and all were what are generally
referred to as "cold-cases." "Most career criminal
investigators develop levels of expertise (or skills) in one or
more areas like interview/interrogation, surveillance,
warrants, forensics, or intelligence. The specialties I
developed were intelligence analysis and surveillance
techniques. The compilation of information from disparate
sources into usable time tables proved valuable in defeating
alibis and lies, leading to the successful charging of
suspects."
"A successful criminal investigation of a complex crime or
series of crimes, can hardly be compressed into forty
minutes of TV drama or a few sound bytes. A lot of detective
work is mind-numbing hours of tedious activity and requires
a tenacious mind-set like a rat terrier that won't let go.
Sometimes luck lends a hand, but it's only luck when you
have enough information to recognize your
'window-of-opportunity.'"
Jeff has been a speaker at PPW before as well as at our FIW
conferences. He has also given presentations at seminars
and conferences with the Southwest Writer's Workshop and
the late Author's Venue. Most recently he has been a speaker
to various archaeology and historical organizations and was
featured on a panel of experts at the Western History
Association's annual conference in Denver, Colorado. His
current investigation of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864
has taken him into the depths of one of the most heinous
unsolved, unindicted 'cold cases' in western history. He
serves on the Interpretations Division staff of the National
Historic Site commemorating the massacre.
His style is "loose enough to allow for discussion and
interchange between attendees and speaker." He says he
tries to keep the talk moving along and answer as many
questions as possible. "After all, isn't that why people come
to these talks? They are there to learn and have their
curiosity satiated."
Jeff has been a free-lance writer, columnist, investigative
reporter, writing coach, technical manual writer and has
written three books on the background of the Sand Creek
massacre as well as the first in a series of mysteries set in
New Mexico, "Treasure of the Soul." He is currently writing
for project with SMU and the University of Oklahoma Press
on the study of four western battles and massacres from the
perspective of forensic archaeologists, historians and Native
Americans. That compendium by eleven authors is projected
to be published in the next twelve months.
Please join us for what promises to be a very informative
presentation!
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