Instructor
Department of Criminal Justice and Psychology
Biography
Patrick Picciarelli DCJ, is a former New York Police Department lieutenant, licensed private investigator, polygraph expert, and published author. Areas of specialization include organized crime and white collar crime.
Publications
- Jimmy the Wags: Street Stories of a Private Eye (William Morrow)
- My Life in the NYPD: Jimmy the Wags (NAL)
- Mala Femina: A Woman’s Life as the Daughter of a Don (Barricade Books)
- Undercover Cop: The True Story of the Undercover Cop Who Brought Down the Real-Life Sopranos (St. Martin’s Press)
- Street Warrior: The True Story of the NYPD’s Most Decorated Detective and the Era That Created Him (St. Martin’s Press).
- Hollywood Godfather: My Life in the Movies and the Mob (St. Martin’s Press)
- Blood Shot Eyes (Trafford Books)
- The Prince of Arthur Avenue (Akashic Books 2007)
Movies/TV Series
- The Prince of Arthur Avenue (KnightVision Productions)
- Unstoppable (Discovery Channel)
- B.A. Criminal Justice
- M.A. Criminal Justice:
- M.A. Writing Popular Fiction
- D.C.J.
Email: picciarelli@pennwest.edu
Phone: 724-396-2808