Dr.
Bryan Vila, Ph.D. was a member of the United States Marine Corps from 1964 to 1967. His military service included a tour in
Vietnam. In 1969, Bryan Vila joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. By
the time he left the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in 1978, he had attained the rank of sergeant.
He continued this law enforcement career for “six years as a police chief helping the emerging nations of Micronesia
develop innovative law enforcement strategies, and two years in Washington, D.C., as a federal law enforcement officer.”
Currently, “Bryan Vila, PhD, is a professor of criminal justice at WSU Spokane. Prior to joining WSU in July
of 2005, he directed the Division of Crime Control and Prevention Research at the U.S. Department of Justice’s National
Institute of Justice.”
Bryan Vila is the co-author
of two books: Capital Punishment in the United States: A Documentary History and The Role of Police in American
Society: A Documentary History. He is also the author of Tired Cops: The Importance
of Managing Police Fatigue.
According to a reader of Tired
Cops: The Importance of Managing Police Fatigue, “For many reasons discussed in this book, Dr. Vila espouses
the theme, "good cops don't let tired cops hit the streets." He presents a well-written and documented book
that encourages law enforcement officers at all levels to make proper sleep and rest as important in survival as training
with firearms and the safe operation of vehicles.”
