400 things cops know
Subtitle: street-smart lessons from a veteran patrolman
By: Adam Plantinga
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781610352178
Subjects: Police; Humor; Anecdotes
Other titles: Four hundred things cops know
Description: 400 Things Cops Know shows police work on the inside, from the viewpoint of the regular cop on the beat,  a profession that can range from rewarding to bizarre to terrifying, all within the course of a single eight-hour  shift. Written by veteran police sergeant Adam Plantinga, 400 Things Cops Know brings the reader into life the way cops experience it: a life of danger, frustration, occasional triumph and plenty of grindingly hard routine work -- Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Things cops know about shots fired; title: Things cops know about the use of force; title: Things cops know about tactics and hazards; title: Things cops know about working with the public; title: Things cops know about juveniles; title: Things cops know about seasonal policing; title: Things cops know about courts and legalities; title: Things cops know about chases; title: Things cops know about booze and drugs; title: Things cops know about investigations; title: Things cops know about traffic; title: Things cops know about being among the dead; title: Things cops know about hookers and johns; title: Things cops know about domestic violence; title: Things cops know about their coworkers; title: Things cops know about thugs and liars; title: Things cops know about making the arrest; title: Things cops know about policing the neighborhood; title: Things cops know about being on the job; title: Index.