IT IS THE AIM OF THIS STUDY GUIDE TO PROVIDE A BROAD REFERENCE SOURCE OF EFFECTIVE TACTICAL POLICE OPERATIONS FROM POLICE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE MAJOR TOPICS TREATED ARE: THE CRIME PROBLEM; ROLE OF THE POLICE; POLICE OPERATIONS; PROACTIVE CRIME FIGHTING TACTICS; AND TACTICAL APPROACHES TO SELECTED CRIMES (ROBBERY, BURGLARY, AND AUTO THEFT). MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS TEST THE STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL TREATED IN THE TEXT, AND ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH SECTION. (RCB)