Thomas F. Adams

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Police Field Operations

Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior

Supervision of Police Personnel

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Police Field Operations presents the real-life scenarios an officer is likely to encounter while on-duty. Written from the perspective of a working officer, the text focuses on community policing, details how and why certain procedures are used, and provides instructional techniques from leading police academies.

1: Introduction to Patrol Operations Objectives 2: Community Policing 3: Basic Patrol Procedures 4: Frequently Handled Assignments 5: Crimes in Progress 6: Traffic Direction and Enforcement 7: Special Challenges 8: Arrest, Search, Custody, and Force Options 9: Police Communications 10: Witness Observation and Perception 11: Interviews and Interrogations 12: Preliminary Investigations 13: Reporting and Records 14: Officer Survival and Stress Reduction

Police Field Operations, 8th edition