William Forrester is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Walden University and retired from the Memphis Police Department (MPD) at the rank of sergeant. During his time with MPD, he primarily served in Uniform Patrol and in the department’s Accreditation and Research Office where he served as the accreditation manager at the time of retirement. He served six years as a commissioner on the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission with two years on both the commission’s Rules Committee and Informal Hearing Committee. He was adjunct faculty member in the Doctor of Criminal Justice Program at Saint Leo University from 2021 to 2024 and served as contributing faculty with Walden University before being promoted. He was a policing fellow at the National Police Foundation from 2018 to 2024. William holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University, a M.S. in Criminal Justice from Bethel University, a M.S. in Data Analytics from Western Governors University, and a BM in Instrumental Music Education. His current interests involve the use of data science tools and their application within the context of law enforcement.