POLICE TACTICS IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS

• NCJ Number: 27140
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 188 pages
• Contract Number(s): A-1686-73
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; California Office of Criminal Justice Planning
• Corporate Author: San Diego Police Dept
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Training (Handbook/Manual)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A POLICE TRAINING MANUAL THAT DESCRIBES PROPER AND CAUTIOUS PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN A NUMBER OF HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS.

Abstract

HOSTAGE, SNIPER, AND AMBUSH SITUATIONS ARE COVERED. PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH BARRICADED SUSPECTS AND WITH FAMILY DISTURBANCES, AS WELL AS FOR PROTECTING PUBLIC FIGURES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. FOR EACH TYPE OF SITUATION, A NARRATIVE OF A REAL SUCH OCCURRENCE IS PRESENTED WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS, FOLLOWED BY AN EVALUATION OF THE PROCEDURES EMPLOYED. SIMILAR CASE HISTORIES ARE THEN PRESENTED. EACH SECTION CONCLUDES WITH POLICE TRAINING MATERIALS.