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Surviving the Street [electronic resource] : Officer Safety and Survival Techniques
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garner, Gerald W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arrest (Police methods).
- Police--Violence against.
- Police patrol--Safety measures.
- Self-defense for police.
- Police patrol.
- Police.
- Local Subjects:
- Arrest (Police methods).
- Police--Violence against.
- Police patrol--Safety measures.
- Self-defense for police.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (303 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is about staying alive on a job that includes endless possibilities for personal disaster. Written by a veteran street cop with over thirty-six years of law enforcement service, SURVIVING THE STREET is short on theory and long on the practicalities of how to come home intact at the end of a shift or a career. The book shows the alert reader how to approach, what to look for, where to stand, what to say, and what to do while confronting potentially risky situations ranging from an emotionally disturbed person to an armed felon. Real-life examples of police killings culled from the stu
- Contents:
- SURVIVING THE STREET; CONTENTS; Chapter One WHAT'S DANGEROUS ABOUT THIS JOB?; Chapter Two PREPARATIONS FOR SURVIVAL; Chapter Three GUIDELINES FOR STAYING ALIVE; Chapter Four SUSPICIOUS PERSONS AND SITUATIONS; Chapter Five VEHICLE CONTACTS; Chapter Six PRISONER HANDLING FOR SURVIVAL; Chapter Seven ""UNDER THE INFLUENCE"" PEOPLE; Chapter Eight CRIME IN PROGRESS CALLS; Chapter Nine SAFELY DEFUSING DISTURBANCES; Chapter Ten DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION; Chapter Eleven SAFE STRUCTURE SEARCHES; Chapter Twelve WHAT TO DO 'TIL SWAT ARRIVES; Chapter Thirteen HIGH-SPEED DANGER
- Chapter Fourteen RAIDS AND WARRANT SERVICEChapter Fifteen HANDLING EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PERSONS; Chapter Sixteen OFF-DUTY SURVIVAL; Chapter Seventeen TERRORISTIC THREATS; Chapter Eighteen SURVIVING THE ""OTHER DANGERS"" OF THE JOB; Chapter Nineteen MANAGEMENT'S ROLE IN OFFICER SAFETY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-398-08495-5
- OCLC:
- 689996360
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