Michael Matthews

Michael Matthews spent over 20 years as a police officer in London, including 14 years in Specialist Operations and 8 years at Scotland Yard.

He is the writer of "American Ruin", "We Are The Cops" (a non-fiction number one bestseller - kindle), and "The Riots".

He regularly travels across the United States to study US policing and American sub-cultures, and is regarded as a UK and US policing expert, appearing on radio and television across the world. He was also a regular contributor to News Corps, "Heat Street".

Michael now lives in Canada, but continues to spend time working with police departments across America.

You can follow him on Twitter at: @mmatthewswriter