Michael Genelin (born January 6, 1950) is an American author and former Los Angeles Head Deputy District Attorney in the Hardcore Gang Division. Genelin has been involved around the world in penal code reform, anti-corruption reform in government, including legislative drafting, ethics establishment and training,
freedom of information laws
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, witness protection practices, trial advocacy, investigation and trial of cases, particularly homicides, judicial procedures, reform and creation of evidence procedures, human resources, all aspects of training, including anti-corruption investigation and prosecution and the general operations of law enforcement/prosecution/criminal court programs, investigative journalism training, and interactive governmental communications.
Early life and education
Michael Genelin was born in
Bronx
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,
New York
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, and raised in
Queens
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where he attended PS 36 and Newtown High School. Genelin then moved to Los Angeles where he attended UCLA, earning a BA in Political Science, later attending
UCLA School of Law
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where he earned a Juris Doctor degree.
Los Angeles District Attorney's Office
As a Deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney Michael Genelin prosecuted thousands of cases, many of which were in the Los Angeles Hard Core Gang Division. Genelin was chief prosecutor in the murder trial of actor
Sal Mineo
Salvatore Mineo Jr. (January 10, 1939 – February 12, 1976) was an American actor, singer, and director. He is best known for his role as John "Plato" Crawford in the drama film ''Rebel Without a Cause'' (1955), which earned him a nomination f ...
. Genelin was also Head of one of three major Trials Divisions in the LA District Attorney's Office and created and ran the Career Criminal Division. As Head Deputy of the Hard Core Gang Division, Genelin supervised the prosecution of all major gang crimes in
Los Angeles County
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, primarily murders. Genelin has trained hundreds of other prosecutors and members of law enforcement agencies in gang investigation, trial practice and gang crime suppression.
International Consultant On Government Reform
Upon leaving the District Attorney's office, Genelin began work as an international consultant in government reform, working under the aegis of the American Bar Association, the US State Department and the US Agency for International Development, focusing on specific legal issues, primarily as an anti-corruption expert. Genelin has worked in Tanzania, Nepal, Slovakia, South Sudan and Palestine, as well as other countries.
Author
Genelin has published a number of books for
Soho Press
Soho Press is a New York City-based publisher founded by Juris Jurjevics and Laura Hruska in 1986 and currently headed by Bronwen Hruska. It specializes in literary fiction and international crime series. Other works include published by it inclu ...
and
Brash Books
Brash Books is an American crime fiction imprint founded in 2014 by authors Lee Goldberg and Joel Goldman. The main focus of Brash Books is to republish award-winning and critically acclaimed novels, primarily from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, whi ...
. Several follow the brilliant investigations of Slovakian female police inspector, Jana Matinova. He has also written for the stage, motion pictures and television. Genelin has written 'Cakewalk', a play about the Leo Frank case, produced at the Mark Taper Forum. Genelin also wrote "Albert Einstein, the Aborigines and Me" at the Ensemble Studio Theater in Hollywood. Genelin also co-wrote and wrote the teleplay for two episodes of Simon and Simon, as well as writing the episode "The Man That Got Away" for the television series "Jake and the Fatman". Genelin had his script "Thin Ice" optioned by Stanley Chase Productions / Paramount Pictures.
Bibliography
Siren of the Waters (A Commander Jana Matinova Investigation) (July 1, 2008)
Dark Dreams (A Commander Jana Matinova Investigation) (July 1, 2009)
The Magician's Accomplice (A Commander Jana Matinova Investigation) (July 1, 2010)
Requiem For A Gypsy (A Commander Jana Matinova Investigation) (July 1, 2011)
For the Dignified Dead (A Commander Jana Matinova case) (Nov. 3, 2015)
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External links
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American male writers
American lawyers
1950 births
Living people