Charles N. Guthrie grew up at 2 & 3 Qt. Mi. Ck., West Virginia, and New Concord, Ohio, moved to California when he was 15, graduated from San Diego State University and holds BS and MS degrees in Criminal Justice Administration. He received his Doctorate in Law from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. He was a City of San Diego police officer for 7 years, and left the department when an acting sergeant to complete law school. He attended McKinley Junior High, St. Albans, Junior High, and Dupont High School in West Virginia. In New Concord, Ohio, he attended New Concord High School (now John Glenn), and moving to California graduated from La Jolla High School. Other books authored are The Palace Guard, a fairy tale for policemen, Neptune's Laughter, an epic poem about the legendary surfer Charles "Butch" VanArtsdalen, and a textbook, published by Harcourt Brace, Security Guard, Powers to Arrest. is Masters Thesis on police response to domestic disputes written at San Diego State University was used to fashion California's current domestic dispute laws. He practices law in San Diego, California, and has done so for over 35 years. He is the creator of The Grammar Policeman, a series of grammar workbooks for police studying for the sergeant's exam.
