Renaissance Lawman: The Education And Deeds Of Eliot H. Lumbard Hardcover

Martin Alan Greenberg

This book is about the times and public career of Eliot Howland Lumbard, a lawyer who most of his life lived and worked in Manhattan and whose legal career spanned more than fifty years beginning in the early 1950s. He was not your "ordinary lawman." In fact, he might easily have been identified as a "Renaissance Lawman." The concept was introduced by the National Advisory Commission on Higher Education for Police Officers referring to the graduation of future officers who would be sufficiently knowledgeable in order to develop and deliver better programs for coping with crime (see Sherman 1978). While Lumbard gained considerable expertise in the operations of the political and justice systems, he proceeded to capitalize on this knowledge to become both an advocate and initiator of progressive reforms. His activities are juxtaposed with many of the major historical developments of his time. This is done so the reader might be able to fit a little into the "shoes" of Lumbard and some of those other persons whose careers and interests overlapped with his. The greatest emphasis is given to the various public service aspects of Lumbard's life and those of his generation. The chronicled events should help readers better understand what motivated the people to behave as they did since the world today is a much different place than what Americans were experiencing in the first three decades after WW II. Cultural and technological changes have combined to make our present-day world quite different from over a half-century ago. Consider that in the spring of 2019 two NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will make history by becoming the first all-women team to perform a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, but back in the 1960s, being a flight attendant was very often a young woman's dream. Readers interested in police work, WW II, civil rights, organized crime, legal ethics, criminal justice history, public service leadership, American government, policy making for crime control, the publishing process, computer-based criminal justice record systems, and the history and state of the maritime service should find this book especially rewarding. There are no other comparable books on the market. Lumbard bad a unique legal career and his contributions have seldom, if ever, been duplicated. His contributions on behalf of public safety have been largely forgotten.

9781538136577

English

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

1 April 2020

464

Martin Alan Greenberg, JD, PhD is the author of four books concerning crime prevention and community safety and the Director of Education and Research for the New York State Association of Auxiliary Police, Inc. His academic career has spanned four decades during which time he chaired criminal justice college programs in Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Virginia, and New York. His most recent book is American Volunteer Police (2015) which explores how average Americans (both youth and adult) may assist public safety officers in reducing violence and crime.

Dr. Greenberg has written a richly detailed and meticulously sourced account of the life of Eliot H. Lumbard. Through careful research of archives, notes, lecture, interview transcripts, and other records that include many of Lumbard's own words, Dr. Greenberg presents a thorough and thoughtful portrayal of the professional life of a man whose impact on the practice and education of U.S. criminal justice has been profound.--David R. Champion, PhD, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Slippery Rock University In the pages of Renaissance Lawman, Martin Alan Greenberg offers an original and lucid account of the remarkable career of Eliot H. Lumbard, a man whose numerous innovative contributions to government, education, criminal justice policy, and beyond have gone unsung for far too long.--James R. Acker, distinguished teaching professor, University at Albany The term "renaissance man" has many interpretations - including now to refer to women as well as men. Generally, it means someone with multiple talents, interests and accomplishments. Martin Greenberg's detailed description of Eliot H. Lumbard's achievements clearly puts Lumbard in that class. Greenberg's use of voluminous archival materials enables him to tell a very personal story that at times reads like a personal diary. It is the story of a surprisingly little-known public figure who actually had an enormous impact on the fields of law and criminal justice.--James Finckenauer, distinguished professor emeritus, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University A timely deep dig into the diverse but major contributions of a now largely forgotten force in US criminal justice history. A scholarly but readable tribute that illuminates both past and present.--John Kleinig, emeritus professor of Philosophy, Department of Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Martin Greenberg provides a comprehensive account of the development of criminal justice and crime policy in the 20th Century. His well-researched and in-depth study of the life and contributions of Eliot Lumbard is impressive. From the development of educational programs in criminology and criminal justice to the evolution of our current strategies, Martin Greenberg has enhanced our knowledge and appreciation of Eliot Lumbard and the field.--Alida V. Merlo, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Eliot H. Lumbard led a rich, varied, and purposeful life, and he was an accomplished and even visionary leader in his thoughts and actions. Greenberg's exhaustive research and skillful writing have resulted in a wonderful account of Lumbard's contributions that have benefited so many.--William Alex Pridemore, dean and distinguished professor, School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany - State University of New York, and recipient of the Eliot H. Lumbard Award for Academic Excellence This is a gem of a book about the life and deeds of a man whose contributions to the criminal justice field are legendary. The author, Martin Greenberg offers us a portrait of Eliot H. Lumbard so we can not only can understand his many accomplishments but also have a sense of his appealing and captivating personality. Turn that first page and you will feel the addictive urge to complete the last page. This is a read that will be a hard habit to break.--John Kostanoski, dual appointment professor, Farmingdale State College, A Campus of the State University of New York There are often those who find themselves involved in some of the most important historical events of our times, but their name remains unknown to most people. Eliot Howland Lumbard (1925-2013) is just such a man. Although this Manhattan lawyer may not be a household name, he found himself involved in many of the key events associated with the development of criminal justice in America and his story deserves to be told and told well, and now it has been by Martin Alan Greenberg.--Willard M. Oliver, Sam Houston State University The accounts of Eliot Lumbard's career reminds one of the many distinguished contributors to the Criminal Justice field that work and dedicate their lives to serving without any fanfare or notoriety even if they are among the best in the vocation. This well written and documented biography by Martin Greenberg has been approached with dignity and honor to one of the unsung heroes of the criminal justice profession.--James J. Ness, PhD, president, Ness Worldwide Law Enforcement Training and Consulting Renaissance Lawman is an important contribution to understanding the complexities within the history of law enforcement in the United States. Laid-out brilliantly in this book, the enormity of contributions Eliot H. Lumbard made to impact the structure and processes dealing with justice, become awe inspiring in that it is amazing one person could contribute so much. Additionally, in a time in which society questions the ethics of those committed to justice, Eliot H. Lumbard shines as a positive example to others interested in improvement on many levels.--David R. Montague, PhD; Director of Online Learning and Faculty Mentoring at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; Professor of Criminal Justice; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Region Four Trustee (2012-2015); and recipient of the Felix Fabian Founder's Award for outstanding contributions to the criminal justice profession. Dr. Martin Greenberg's monumental work Renaissance Lawman: The Education and Deeds of Eliot H. Lumbard is a very enjoyable read that describes significant life events of Eliot H. Lumbard and his numerous contributions to New York state and federal crime control policy issues. Readers of Renaissance Lawman will quickly be engrossed as they learn about Lumbard the WW II mariner-seaman, Lumbard the federal prosecutor, Lumbard the John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor and Lumbard in his role as an effective advocate for the renowned New York Police Foundation, and whose genius was responsible for the creation of the New York State Identification & Intelligence System (NYSIIS).--John B. Wilt, C.P.P., C.S.T., Professor Emeritus, Danville Community College