Police Field Operations

Description

For courses in police field operations, police systems, and law enforcement procedures.

The authoritative text in police field operations.

The result of over two years of revisions, Police Field Operations, Eight Edition brings this essential text up to date with the most recent developments in police practices and procedures. For years, Adams has served as the textbook standard for police departments and academies and academic programs across the country. Written from the perspective of a working police officer, the text presents the real-life scenarios an officer is likely to encounter while on-duty. It focuses on community policing, details how and why certain procedures are used, and provides instructional techniques from leading police academies.

For courses in police field operations, police systems, and law enforcement procedures.

The authoritative text in police field operations.

The result of over two years of revisions, Police Field Operations, Eight Edition brings this essential text up to date with the most recent developments in police practices and procedures. For years, Adams has served as the textbook standard for police departments and academies and academic programs across the country. Written from the perspective of a working police officer, the text presents the real-life scenarios an officer is likely to encounter while on-duty. It focuses on community policing, details how and why certain procedures are used, and provides instructional techniques from leading police academies.

Hallmark Features

Offers practical experience from a respected author. Drawing on over 50 years of experience, working in and teaching criminal justice, Adams is based on real experience and current procedures that are immediately applicable. The text is a respected resource at colleges and police academies and has been used as a study guide for promotional exams up to the ranks of Captain and Commander.

Gives students the whole picture. Current and comprehensive, the text provides broad coverage that is up to date and can be directly applied in the workplace.

Helps students develop the skills necessary to become successful officers. Adams covers the full range of necessary skills police officers need to possess, including observation, perception, interview techniques, and crowd and riot control.

Provides practical guidelines for use-of-force. Issues of when and how much force to use under different circumstances are thoroughly covered to provide practical guidelines for shaping and enforcing policy.

Helps prepare students for stress in the field. Chapter 14, Officer Survival and Stress Reduction, provides exceptional coverage of workplace stress, its causes, and how to manage it.

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The Eighth Edition presents numerous updates and revisions to ensure the text is current and in synch with today’s practices and procedures.

New! “Highlights” boxed features—highlight important material and help focus reader attention.

Updated! Supreme Court decisions and case law examples have been updated throughout—including those concerning custodial interrogations, stops and searches, and suspect identification protocols.

Revised! Interview and interrogation protocols have been revised—incorporating the author’s tried and tested experience in the field.

Expanded! End-of-chapter resources have been improved—including:

• more end-of-chapter discussion questions
• additional student projects

Revised! Numerous topics have been revised—including:

• protocols for field show-ups of crime suspects, photo-arrays, and in-stations line-ups
• use-of-force policies
• aiding victims and witness to re-live traumatic crime events through cognitive interviewing

Chapter 1: Introduction to Patrol Operations Objectives

Chapter 2: Community Policing

Chapter 3: Basic Patrol Procedures

Chapter 4: Frequently Handled Assignments

Chapter 5: Crimes in Progress

Chapter 6: Traffic Direction and Enforcement

Chapter 7: Special Challenges

Chapter 8: Arrest, Search, Custody, and Force Options

Chapter 9: Police Communications

Chapter 10: Witness Observation and Perception

Chapter 11: Interviews and Interrogations

Chapter 12: Preliminary Investigations

Chapter 13: Reporting and Records

Chapter 14: Officer Survival and Stress Reduction

The authoritative text in police field operations.

The result of over two years of revisions, Police Field Operations, Eight Edition brings this essential text up to date with the most recent developments in police practices and procedures. For years, Adams has served as the textbook standard for police departments and academies and academic programs across the country. Written from the perspective of a working police officer, the text presents the real-life scenarios an officer is likely to encounter while on-duty. It focuses on community policing, details how and why certain procedures are used, and provides instructional techniques from leading police academies.