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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787813403321

Autore

Blair John Peterson

Titolo

Evaluating police tactics : an empirical assessment of room entry techniques / / J. Pete Blair, M. Hunter Martaindale

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Anderson Publishing, , 2014

ISBN

1-317-52260-5

1-315-72164-3

0-323-28066-8

0-323-29556-8

1-317-52261-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 73 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Real-world criminology series

Disciplina

363.207

Soggetti

Police training

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2014 by Anderson Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Room entry styles -- ch. 3. Dump v. slice experiment -- ch. 4. Room entry techniques overview -- ch. 5. Room entry techniques experiments -- ch. 6. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book uses the scientific method to systematically assess current room entry philosophies and techniques employed by police and offers suggestions for examining the current philosophies and determining how patrol officers can enter scenes of ongoing violence, find the shooter, and stop the killing as safely and effectively as possible.