Product Description: Winner – 2013 USA Best Books AwardFinalist – 2013 Book of the Year Award by ForeWord MagazineIn a free and peaceful society where so many have been taught that all violence is wrong, citizens are often confused and dismayed when officers use force, even when the force is perfectly lawful and justified...read more

This book is about staying alive on a job that includes endless possibilities for personal disaster. Written by a veteran street cop with over thirty-six years of law enforcement service, SURVIVING THE STREET is short on theory and long on the practicalities of how to come home intact at the end of a shift or a career. The book shows the alert reader how to approach, what to look for, where to stand, what to say, and what to do while confronting potentially risky situations ranging from an emotionally disturbed person to an armed felon. Real-life examples of police killings culled from the studies of the FBI'S Uniform Crime Reports section are included, with these fatal errors discussed in detail. The text also provides a vital list of experience-tested survival guidelines. Every chapter ends with a summary and a helpful 'Street Survival Checklist' for the law enforcement practitioner. In this new edition, the text has been revised throughout with new materials added to most chapters. Also, the narrative has been brought up to date with post-911 law enforcement in mind. Additional resources for survival reading are listed following the last chapter. Written for the law enforcement student, rookie officer, police supervisor, veteran cop, deputy or trooper, this text repeatedly emphasizes the value of common sense in mastering the threats of the job.

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Product Description: Due to its nonaggressive nature, aikido is rapidly becoming the martial arts form most preferred by law enforcement officers. Now readers can learn valuable skills needed to thwart an attack and subdue an aggressor in The Secrets of Police Aikido, written by the founder and director of the International Aikido Association...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: People who deal with violence on a daily basis know that the best way to avoid getting injured or sued by the jerk who started the trouble is to defuse the situation or put him down fast and hard. Here Animal shows you how to do both. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Examines practical, ethical, and effective defense tactics for law enforcement officers, with discussions on dealing effectively with common assault situations without reliance on firearms