Prior to employment at Georgia Southern University, William T. Allison co-authored To Protect and to Serve: A History of Police in America alongside Robert C. Wadman.

Book Summary: This readable book provides a comprehensive and detailed survey of the development of police organization, theory, and practice—and its role in American history. It examines how police have tried to maintain law and order in a democratic society, noting successes, failures, and continuing problems since the colonial period.