Law Enforcement

This fusion of criminal investigation, traffic patrol, and undercover drug deals culminates in a potent concoction for anyone interested in police work. The author’s career as a uniformed trooper and a narcotics officer have birthed these gripping narratives. For the cynical reader, dozens of supporting documents have been included. These records add unique credibility to the accounts described herein. Call Me Trooper is filled with intense action, intriguing investigations, and uproarious humor. You are guaranteed to laugh, you might cry, but you will definitely be absorbed in these ...

This comprehensive manual provides a thorough exploration of modern interrogation techniques, grounded in psychological insights and ethical practices.

When God speaks, all you must do is listen… After a shooting that left a suspect dead, Officer Clint Redmond craves a simpler life, and he turns in his badge in Colorado and returns home to Montana. There, he is in no hurry to tell his family the truth behind his untimely departure. Unfortunately, the big Redmond family is full of even bigger personalities—and this is one family who won’t allow some secrets to remain buried. When they learn the truth about the circumstances behind his departure, they push him back toward the life of working in law enforcement and squarely into the ...

HarperCollins and John C. Maxwell are celebrating the milestone anniversary of Maxwell’s bestselling The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, with the publication of a revised and updated 25th anniversary edition. Included are insights from Maxwell on each law and how they have impacted his life as a leader and mentor. There will also be stories from some of today’s most impactful leaders, like IT Cosmetics' Jamie Kern Lima, Maxwell Leadership CEO Mark Cole, and author and marketing expert Jeff Henderson, on how they have applied these laws to their own success journeys.

Becoming Bulletproof means transforming yourself into a stronger, more confident, and more powerful person. Evy Poumpouras - former Secret Service agent to three presidents and one of only five women to receive the Medal of Valor - demonstrates how we can overcome our everyday fears, have difficult conversations, know who to trust and who might not have our best interests at heart, influence situations, and prepare for the unexpected. When you have become bulletproof, you are your best, most courageous, and most powerful version of you.

What would you be willing to give up to gain the presence of God in your life again? Many of us sign up for a physical detox program, thinking that if our bodies are healthier, then we're healthier. But a healthy body doesn't do us a lot of good if we are spiritually malnourished. Welcome to The 40-Day Sugar Fast, a fast that begins with us giving Jesus our sugar and ends with Jesus giving us himself - the only thing that can ever truly satisfy our soul's deep hunger.

Step back in time and immerse yourself in the rugged landscapes, daring outlaws, fearless lawmen, and untamed frontier spirit that defined an era. Introducing The Greatest Stories of The Old West Ever Told – a captivating journey into the heart of the Wild West's most legendary tales! This book is a treasure trove of the Old West's most thrilling narratives, expertly curated to bring you the very best of this iconic period in American history. You'll meet legendary figures like: George Custer, the proud and overconfident Colonel and Civil War hero who led his army into a slaughter at the ...

This is Volume 2 to the best-selling book Police mental barricade, rated top 100 law enforcement books of all time by Goodreads.com. Police Mental Barricade: A Survivor's Guide to Poor Law Enforcement Leadership is a raw and unfiltered look into what is causing the growing epidemic of suicides within the profession. Last year, Blue Help reported 228 (known) suicides within the law enforcement profession. This is compared to the 147 killed in the line of duty. We are losing more officers at their own hands than we are to deaths on the job. Why? Partially, this is from poor leadership within ...

The ubiquitous nature and political attraction of the concept of order has to be understood in conjunction with the idea of police. Since its first publication, this book has been one of the most powerful and wide-ranging critiques of the police power. Neocleous argues for an expanded concept of police, able to account for the range of institutions through which policing takes place. These institutions are concerned not just with the maintenance and reproduction of order, but with its very fabrication, especially the fabrication of a social order founded on wage labor.

A woman who can’t remember. A soldier who wishes he could forget. Hunter Everett may have gotten out of the Special Forces, but the demons that haunt him aren’t as easy to escape. His friends keep encouraging him to come stay at the Resting Warrior Ranch. After all, it was created for people like Hunter—soldiers with PTSD struggling to readjust to civilian life—but he isn’t interested. It’s better, safer, for everyone if he just remains alone. Until he discovers Jada Moyer—bruised, terrified, and with no memory of anything about her life. Cops and criminals alike seem to be ...

Terrorist cells continue their vicious attacks on the United States, using the zombie virus to bring devastation to New York City, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. Chuck McCain and his elite squad of federal agents battle terrorists and zombies in this fast moving, action-packed third volume to the Zombie Terror War Series. Even though McCain is reeling from a heart-wrenching personal loss, he has to focus on stopping the evil that would destro America.

Whistleblower is the chilling true story of what happens when someone with a lifelong habit of going along to get along is confronted with criminal activity that can't be ignored. Amy Block Joy - scientist, faculty member, and educator - was happy conducting research while administering a $14 million program for poor families. Certainly, nothing that she had previously experienced prepared her for the resistance, collusion, and retaliation she encountered when she discovered embezzlement at the University where she had worked for more than 30 years. What seemed like a simple path to justice...

A systematic guide that delineates the processes of recruitment, utilization and management of informants. It details the various methodologies that are used to create and sustain an effective informant program within an organization and the role of the police officer in the proper utilization of informants as value added assets to the law enforcement organization.

What does it take to prepare for a law enforcement promotional process? What do you study? What if it's not all about department policy and more about techniques? This book will help prepare you for how to take a promotional process and teach you techniques to gain an edge over others taking the process. Don't just rely on department policy and notes passed down from officer to officer.

“If you want to know what the life of a typical police hostage negotiator is all about, reading this book is well worth your time.” —Gary W. Noesner, Chief, FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit (ret.), Author: Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator In his first book, Fight or Flight, Dr. Andrew Young gave readers an up-close-and-personal look into the lives and work of police crisis/hostage negotiators through riveting accounts from his own experiences of tense and potentially tragic encounters with desperate, disturbed, and/or suicidal individuals. His new book, When Every ...

Becoming Bulletproof means transforming yourself into a stronger, more confident and more powerful person. Evy Poumpouras - former Secret Service Agent to three Presidents and one of only five women to receive the Medal of Valor - demonstrates how we can overcome our everyday fears, have difficult conversations, know who to trust and who might not have our best interests at heart, influence situations and prepare for the unexpected. When you have become bulletproof, you are your best, most courageous and most powerful version of you.

In this collection of true-life stories, we follow a young deputy sheriff in his adventures patrolling the sprawling heat of Imperial County, California, in the 1970s. From the humor of the town drunk to the tension of pursuing illegal immigrants, this book covers the gamut of a life in service to community and family. With police actions ever more under the microscope, these stories give the reader a broad look at police life and decisions. We ride along with rookie Deputy Pennings as he consoles the grieving, he dodges bullets, and he arrests the bad guys—and in a rural county of more ...

America’s law enforcement officers are significantly more likely to die by suicide than being murdered in the line of duty. For years mental health professionals have come alongside officers with treatment, assistance, and counsel. Yet, the suicide rate continues to increase. Can this ever-increasing suicide rate among these warriors be stopped? In Suicide is Not an Option retired police officer Tim Rupp approaches suicide from a spiritual health perspective. His street experience as a patrol officer, homicide detective, and police supervisor enables him to relate the challenges faced by ...

Dr. Darlene P. Hoyt is a board certified police and public safety psychologist. She has been working in the field of law enforcement since 1990 providing counseling, training at the academy, peer support, critical incident debriefings, working with swat teams, providing pre- employment psychological evaluations for hire, and testifying in court. Everyday law enforcement personnel are on the job to protect the public and community at large while at times putting themselves at risk.

Our DANTES study guides are different! The Introduction to Law Enforcement DANTES/DSST Test Study Guide teaches you everything that you need to know to pass the DSST test. This study guide is more than just sample test questions. Our easy to understand study guide will teach you the information. We've condensed what you need to know into a manageable book—one that will leave you completely prepared to tackle the test. This study guide includes sample test questions that will test your knowledge and teach you new material.