
Police Field Operations
Thomas Adams(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 10. April 2013
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-13-505049-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 100 mm
Width: 100 mm
Thickness: 100 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-505049-1 (9780135050491)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Thomas F. Adams
Police Field Operations
Book
03/2006
7th Edition
Pearson
€113.88
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Content
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
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