Provided by Wikipedia Renford Reese (born July 24, 1967) is a professor in the political science department at Cal Poly Pomona and the founder/director of the Prison Education Project. He is the author of ''American Bravado'' (2007), ''Prison Race'' (2006), ''Leadership in the LAPD: Walking the Tightrope'' (2005), and ''American Paradox: Young Black Men'' (2004).