Larry T. Hoover , Ph.D.

Dr. Hoover, Ph.D., BS, 67’ - MS, 71’, has a long and distinguished career in the field of criminal justice where he was instrumental in the creation and design of CRIMES, a statewide police information system for interdepartmental communications for the state of Texas. He has analyzed and published on the subject of problems police officers face in coping with mental illness and has addressed police labor relations from both the labor and management perspectives. Through a cooperative partnership with Justex Systems, in which he serves as President, Larry was instrumental in publishing Police Labor Monthly and Fire Service Labor Monthly, the nationally authoritative labor relations periodicals.

Dr. Hoover is a Professor and Director of Police Research Center, Sam Houston State University. He also served as an instructor and Assistant Professor at the School of Criminal Justice and as a training coordinator for MCOLES.

He has received the Founders Award, Excellence in Research Award, O.W. Wilson Award and the Protector of Peace Award.