The trials and tribulations of becoming a swat commander / Captain John A. Kolman ; with a foreword by Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kolman, John A., author.

Carmona, Richard H., author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Special weapons and tactics units.

Police.

Police--Supervision of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (84 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas Publisher, Ltd., 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Captain Kolman (ret.), formerly of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, founder and first Director of the National Tactical Officers Association, and who authored one of the first SWAT textbooks in 1982, now brings forth a unique book that not only captures the substantive information required by new SWAT commanders but also its culture. Successful resolution of critical incidents is most often the result of basic concepts and principles implemented by knowledgeable, experienced and well-trained personnel under the direction of decisive leaders, but new SWAT commanders may not have ben

Contents:

THE TRIALS ANDTRIBULATIONS OF BECOMING A SWAT COMMANDER; CONTENTS; LIEUTENANT BERNARD M. OVERSIGHT; THE FIRST REVELATION; THE SECOND REVELATION; THE THIRD REVELATION

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08040-2

OCLC:

664551742