Police operations: Tactical approaches to crimes in progress

This overview of police tactical operations techniques includes an examination of the police role, a review of proactive crime fighting tactics, and a discussion of tactical approaches to selected crimes. This textbook emphasizes and describes a proactive, apprehension-oriented, legalistic-style for...

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Main Author: Sutor, Andrew P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St.Paul, Minn. West 1976
Series:Criminal justice series.
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Summary:This overview of police tactical operations techniques includes an examination of the police role, a review of proactive crime fighting tactics, and a discussion of tactical approaches to selected crimes. This textbook emphasizes and describes a proactive, apprehension-oriented, legalistic-style form of policing. After a review of the extent of the crime problem and the various police roles available, the author discusses such aspects of police operations as resource allocation, communications, information systems, and surveillance. Proactive crime fighting tactics are then examined, including special crime tactical forces, use of decoys, tactical holdup alarm systems, and aerial patrol. Finally, tactical approaches to such specific crimes as robbery, burglary, and auto theft are described.
Physical Description:XXI,329 S. Ill.

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