There’s a tan Raiders item, possibly signed (I can only make out what might be S M on it), on the piece of furniture behind him. Maybe one of these tacky straw cowboy hats: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/817sj1d%2B0cL._UX385_.jpg
He lives and breathes football, and has for decades.
On the wall behind Wiley is a framed picture of Malcolm X.I'm an aging former high level athlete. [...] More recently, arthritis caused by years of high impact sports was winning the battle. My back, knees, shoulders, and achiles tendon limited my motion and were painful.
Wiley, J. Frank. "Testimonials." Berkshire Massage Therapy. http://www.bmt.massagetherapy.com/testimonials
Frank Wiley, a Baltimore policeman who plans to attend as many practices as he can, said, "It is outstanding. Seeing the players close up, talking to them and getting to known them is just great. All the players I talked to thought the fans made them practice with more intensity.”
Snyder, Cameran C. "Open practice scores with Colts and fans." The Sun [Baltimore, MD]. July 21, 1981: C7. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1850835422.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+21%2C+1981&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)
The University at Albany Department of Public Safety was the primary law enforcement agency for the New York Giants' professional football training camp held at Albany in July and August of 1996. […] The hiring of temporary security officers assisted the University in providing 24 hour/day security for the Giants' work and living areas […] University Public Safety Officers staffed all Giants practices and meals. They worked with the Giants Organization in providing reasonable access to fans, while at the same time maintaining the security and safety of the players. The University and the Capital District community have described the Giants training camp as having been a great success.
"New York Giants Football." Dept. of Public Safety. SUNY Albany. Ca. 1996. http://web.archive.org/web/19970802165356/http://www.albany.edu/public_safety/whtsnew.html
In an effort to broaden the scope of the University Police Department’s (UPD) community policing initiatives, the Great Dane Ride Along Program has been created. The concept was put into action by UPD Chief J. Frank Wiley and head football coach Bob Ford. The Program will bring together officers of UPD and members of the University’s football team. The players will ride on regular patrol with the officers in two hour shifts.
“The program will expose the students to some of the problems University Police Officers face every day and at the same time will expose the officers to some of our student-athletes,” Ford said. “This is one of those things that only good can come from.”
According to Wiley, both the players and the officers are excited about this opportunity and so far, approximately 60 players have volunteered to participate in the program. He added that special planning will be used to ensure that the program will not interfere with the players’ academic schedules. University Police officers assigned to Quad Liaison duties will coordinate the department’s efforts. The program took effect after spring break.
"Great Dane Ride Along Program." highLIGHTS. University Update 20(13). April 2, 1997. http://www.albany.edu/updates/1997/4-2/highlights.html
While six sexual assaults have been reported on the UAlbany campus since September, university police contacted Albany County District Attorney David Soares' office for only one - the alleged rape of a freshman woman by the three football players. In the five other cases, the victims declined to press charges. In the case involving the football players, the district attorney's office was called by a television station before receiving a call from the UAlbany police. […] After the forum, Wiley declined interview requests, saying he only conducts interview by e-mail. "I've been misquoted in my time here. I have been the object of irresponsible, gotcha journalism,” he said. Wiley steered questions to his officers.
Crowley, Cathleen F. "Handling of rape case defended; UAlbany police chief says officers followed protocol in dealing with alleged assault." Albany Times Union. October 26, 2006: A1. http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=6365244
"Establish an MOU [Memorandum of Understanding] with the UA Football program to create a leadership development opportunity for football players. MOU was established and signed and pilot program has begun" (38)
"An MOU for a new mentorship program (ATLAS) with UPD and the UA Football team was established."
"Student Success Celebrations." Student Success 2011-2012 Briefing Book. 43. http://www.albany.edu/studentsuccess/assessment/BriefingBook/UAlbany%20Briefing%20Book%2011-12.pdf
"Pay no attention to the media criticism," J. Frank Wiley of Albany, N.Y., wrote.
White, David. "Oakland fans react with shock, anger." San Francisco Chronicle. April 28, 2009. http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Oakland-fans-react-with-shock-anger-3243783.php
The same picture of Malcolm X:
On Wiley's shelves are some CDs and a bunch of VHS tapes. I can't make out the titles of any but part of one having to do with Malcolm X, looking most like a two-VHS tape collection, but possibly a clamshell collection of audiocassettes, or maybe even a book?
Malcolm X’s Autobiography as told to Alex Haley (the author of Roots) is fascinating and I think his assassination was particularly unfortunate given that Malcolm X had by then left the racist Nation of Islam (thought by many to be the people who shot him) and was beginning to reach out to people of all races, but even still: a picture of him is a very odd thing to see in a police station! Malcolm X didn’t generally have much good to say about the police.
From an article written about five years before UAlbany foolishly hired Wiley:
LOUDONVILLE — As colleges continue to strive for greater numbers of student and teachers from racial and ethnic minorities, administrators and campus police also must face the unfortunate side effects of that diversity: prejudice, hate and violence.Wiley’s prediction of (wish for?) “unprecedented racial violence” was of course happily never to come true. He was talking out of his ass and those foul emanations weren't worth a toot (that's the closest he'll ever come to astuteness). Wiley is contributing to the increase of the problem of intolerance on campus (further enabling Michael W. Barberich to harass minority students to his diseased heart's content by backing threats against those who would report his harassment, for instance). Malcolm X would have despised J. "Frank" Wiley.In many cases, the pressure-filled college atmosphere serves to instigate hostilities that might normally simmer below the surface. More and more, experts say, those hostilities are being directed against students solely because of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion.
More than 80 people involved in campus law enforcement or student affairs attended a seminar at Siena College yesterday to hear from two experts on their experiences in dealing with hate crime.
"The prediction is, that within five to seven years, if we don’t do something now, there will be unprecedented racial violence throughout this country," said James F. Wiley, an officer with the University of Maryland Baltimore County Police Department. “It’s time for us to take preventative action.”
Wiley and his department's police chief, Robert C. Nielsen, have travelled throughout the country to share their strategies in dealing with racial violence and other acts of intolerance on college campuses."
Roach, Karen. "Changing campus demographics increase chance of hate crimes." Schenectady Daily Gazette. May 21, 1991: B 5. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j3QhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5ogFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4814,5370913
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