David Hughes McElreath is a professor and former chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Mississippi. A native of Oxford, Mississippi, his academic degrees include a PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi, Master degrees from the University of Mississippi and the United States Army War College. Previously he served on the faculty of Washburn University, Southeast Missouri State University, the United States Marine Corps University, the University of Southern Mississippi, and Itawamba Community (Mississippi) College. He is the author or co-author of fourteen textbooks in the field of criminal justice, intelligence, emergency management and homeland security and numerous professional papers. He lives outside Oxford, Mississippi and is married to the former Leisa Stuart McElreath of Hazlehurst and Jackson, Mississippi.

Dr. Daniel Adrian Doss is the Director of the Ph.D. Program in Technology Management at National University (San Diego, CA). He possesses a Ph.D from Jackson State University and a Ph.D. from the University of South Africa. His research involved a variety of studies in multiple disciplines, ranging from criminal justice to economics. He is published in notable journals, including The Prison Journal and Journal of Education for Business. He co-authored several textbooks, including Introduction to Homeland Security (Taylor & Francis CRC Press). He also serves as a Colonel in the Mississippi State Guard, Mississippi Military Department.