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Applicant to Police Cadet

Author : Xavier Wells

Publisher :

Page : 100 pages

File Size : 19,94 MB

Release : 2019-01-21

Category : Education

ISBN : 9781794547995

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6 years, that's the time it took me from my first Police application to my first Hiring letter. It's a little-known fact for many starting out, and a very real reality for most that are in the process; that most Applicants don't make it through the hiring process on their first time out. I've probably made all of the mistakes there are to make, from not being prepared for Oral Boards and turning in inaccurate applications. This book doesn't just teach you how to be a standout applicant; it show's how to pick agencies, what Departments look for, and how to plan out your selections so that it benefits not only you but your family as well. In the end, I hope you avoid the hiring process pitfalls that plague so many and learn how to skyrocket the top of any hiring list, in a shorter time than it took me.



The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great Police Officer

Author : Dr. Jeffrey C. Fox

Publisher : Xlibris Corporation

Page : 475 pages

File Size : 38,48 MB

Release : 2017-05-03

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1543418457

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This book is for those interested in becoming an officer or who is already an officer. For those seeking careers in law enforcement, just starting out, or who want new tips to brush, you will find value in this book. This book is great for those who supervise, train, or teach officers. The book offers a blended academic and practitioner-based approach to learning and understanding the skills needed to be a great officer. The book discusses how to prepare for a law enforcement career, how to master the skills needed to be successful during training and throughout ones career, how to develop decision-making skills, and how to effectively communicate. We discuss patrol issues such as policing strategies, patrol techniques, enforcement issues, officer survival, and use of force. We discuss investigative techniques, dealing with juveniles, understanding intelligence, and report writing. We wrap up with tips on managing your career and ending your tour of duty.



I Love a Cop, Third Edition

Author : Ellen Kirschman

Publisher : Guilford Publications

Page : 369 pages

File Size : 39,1 MB

Release : 2018-05-03

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 146253385X

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Police officers today face unprecedented challenges--anti-police sentiment, increased danger, massive public scrutiny, and the ever-present threat of terrorism. Now thoroughly updated, this trusted resource has already helped over 125,000 police families manage the stress of the job and create a supportive home environment where everyone can thrive. The third edition includes new stories from police families, new chapters on relationships and living through troubled times, and fully updated resources. Discussions of trauma and resilience, domestic abuse, and addictions have been expanded with the latest information and practical advice. Whether they read the book cover to cover or refer to it when problems arise, families will find no-nonsense guidance they can depend on. Mental health professionals, see also Counseling Cops: What Clinicians Need to Know, by Ellen Kirschman, Mark Kamena, and Joel Fay.





Police and YOUth

Author : Everette B. Penn

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 192 pages

File Size : 15,58 MB

Release : 2022-02-02

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0429755228

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This book brings the knowledge gained from the Teen And Police Service Academy (TAPS), which has been implemented internationally to create partnerships with at-risk teens and police, proactively addressing some of the most pressing conditions in their communities. Readers will learn about the nuances of both youth culture and police culture and will better understand the conflict stemming from race and social class. Straightforward solutions stemming from the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing are demonstrated to provide useful strategies for communities struggling with police–youth relations. This book is especially germane to Texas schools and law enforcement, which are to comply with Community Safety Education Act of Texas. It mandates instruction for all peace officers, high school seniors, those applying for their driver’s license and those required to take corrective driver instruction. Police and YOUth is ideal as a primer for students, instructors, police officers, and citizens who stand to benefit from improving police–youth relations. It provides the tools needed to educate all parties and ultimately improve relations between police and the communities they serve.



Stop and Search and Police Legitimacy

Author : Ben Bradford

Publisher : Taylor & Francis

Page : 239 pages

File Size : 49,76 MB

Release : 2017-01-06

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1134619170

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‘Stop and search’ is a form of police-citizen interaction that is confrontational, often stressful for those involved, and potentially damaging to the relationship between police and public. The extent to which police officers use their power to stop and perhaps search members of the public is intimately linked not only to the present-day context of policing but also to longer term patterns in the aims of policing, the ends used to achieve them, and ultimately to the ideology of policing in England and Wales. Stop and Search and Police Legitimacy draws upon both police-administrative and survey-based data to examine what has for many years been one of the most highly charged and contested aspects of police practice. Taking a decidedly quantitative, empirical, approach, this book examines the patterning of police stops over social and geographic space, the problem of ethnic disproportionality, and the evidence concerning how people experience and react to being stopped by police – particularly in relation to issues of fairness, legitimacy, cooperation and compliance. A further important concern is the extent to which this form of police practice shapes and re-shapes the identities of those affected by it. This ground-breaking study is a comprehensive resource for students and scholars in the fields of criminology, sociology, social policy, ethnic and racial studies and human rights. It will also be of special interest to police leaders and policy-makers.



I Love a Cop, Revised Edition

Author : Ellen Kirschman

Publisher : Guilford Press

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 46,38 MB

Release : 2006-12-15

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN :

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Describes ways that the families of police officers can deal with the challenges that arise due to the stress of a police officer's career.



Reducing Crime

Author : Jerry Ratcliffe

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 194 pages

File Size : 11,83 MB

Release : 2018-08-06

Category : Law

ISBN : 1351132334

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How do I reduce crime in my police command? How do I tackle chronic crime problems? How do I address the long-term issues that have plagued my community? How do I analyze crime and criminal behaviour? How do I show evidence of success in crime reduction? What works, what doesn’t, and how do we know? Providing answers to these questions and more, this engaging and accessible book offers a foundation for leadership in modern policing. Blending concepts from crime science, environmental criminology, and the latest research in evidence-based policing, the book draws on examples from around the world to cover a range of issues such as: how to analyze crime problems and what questions to ask, why the PANDA model is your key to crime reduction, key features of criminal behavior relevant to police commanders, the current research on what works in police crime prevention, why to set up systems to avoid surprises and monitor crime patterns, how to develop evidence of your effectiveness, forming a crime reduction plan, tracking progress, and finally, how to make a wider contribution to the policing field. Crammed with useful tips, checklists and advice including first-person perspectives from police practitioners, case studies and chapter summaries, this book is essential reading both for police professionals taking leadership courses and promotion exams, and for students engaged with police administration and community safety.



Police Visibility

Author : Bryce Clayton Newell

Publisher : Univ of California Press

Page : 260 pages

File Size : 42,15 MB

Release : 2021-06-15

Category : Law

ISBN : 0520382927

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Police Visibility presents empirically grounded research into how police officers experience and manage the information politics of surveillance and visibility generated by the introduction of body cameras into their daily routines and the increasingly common experience of being recorded by civilian bystanders. Newell elucidates how these activities intersect with privacy, free speech, and access to information law and argues that rather than being emancipatory systems of police oversight, body-worn cameras are an evolution in police image work and state surveillance expansion. Throughout the book, he catalogs how surveillance generates information, the control of which creates and facilitates power and potentially fuels state domination. The antidote, he argues, is robust information law and policy that puts the power to monitor and regulate the police squarely in the hands of citizens.



Police Social Work

Author : George T. Patterson

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 255 pages

File Size : 32,72 MB

Release : 2022-01-31

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1000519570

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Grounded in contemporary social work practice approaches such as trauma-informed practice, cultural competency, and systems theory, this book provides a model for developing, implementing, and evaluating police social work and social service collaboration within the context of contemporary policing strategies. The practice of professional social work in law enforcement agencies is increasingly becoming an important area of practice. Police social work, as it is known, benefits community residents and assists law enforcement agencies with accomplishing community policing and other problem-solving initiatives. Throughout 13 chapters, this book covers: The practice of professional social work within law enforcement agencies The types of social problems addressed and characteristics of police social work collaborations Ethical and other practice issues that arise when collaborating with law enforcement agencies and required practice skills to address these issues An examination of collaborations formed between law enforcement agencies and social services agencies in which the service providers are not professional social workers A model for developing police social work collaborations and investigating collaboration effectiveness Expanded roles for police social work practice such as consultation, officer selection, training recruits and police officers, and assisting their families Police Social Work provides a wealth of case studies and other reference material to prepare students for police social work practice, as well as serving as a resource for police officers, recruits, and students majoring in policing.