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Street Work: The Way to Police Officer Safety and Survival

NCJ Number
134399
Author(s)
S Albrecht
Date Published
1992
Length
255 pages
Annotation
Both new and veteran police officers can learn from this book on police officer safety and survival techniques; written by a police officer, the book takes the reader through a collection of topics that relate to the safety of police officers who patrol the streets.
Abstract
The book covers a wide range of topics, such as burglary, child abuse, suspect control and restraint, reports, dangerous weapon, dog attacks, edged weapon attacks, and attacks during traffic stops. The book also addresses field interview techniques, victim and witness interviews, radio call basics, drug offenses, arrest and control techniques, hostage-suspect confrontations, negotiation, weapon safety and handling, off-duty considerations, and outlaw biker stops. Other topics related to police officer safety and survival concern plainclothes awareness, police restraining devices, police equipment familiarization, dealing with the media, prisoner control, cult crime scene investigations, street awareness, stress warning signs, and stress control. Finally, the book discusses tactical errors that police officers should avoid, traffic collision investigations, traffic direction, working with Federal law enforcement officials, and night patrol operations.