Richard Shortt joined the New Zealand Police/Nga Pirihimana o Aotearoa in 1977 and served until 2011. During the last decade of his career the author undertook two secondments to other New Zealand Government department roles. The first was with the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and the second was with the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service. Returning to policing, the author joined the Organised and Financial Crime Agency, focusing on combatting serious and organised crime. During his Police service, the author gained a Diploma in New Zealand Policing, a Master of Public Management degree, and following retirement, he completed a PhD with Charles Sturt University, in Australia. The author’s first book ‘Lethal Force and New Zealand Police – The History, Law, Practice and Reality of Lethal Force Use by a Well-Armed and Capable National Police Service’ was published by Springer in 2022. The author now lives in Australia.