400 Things Cops Know: Street-Smart Lessons from a Veteran

400 Things Cops Know: Street-Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman

How does it feel to be in a high-speed car chase? What is it like to shoot someone? What do cops really think about the citizens they serve? Nearly everyone has wondered what itâ€™s like to be a police officer, but no civilian really understands what happens on the job.

â€œ400 Things Cops Knowâ€ shows police work on the inside, from the viewpoint of the regular cop on the beatâ€•a profession that can range from rewarding to bizarre to terrifying, all within the course of an eight-hour shift. Written by veteran police sergeant Adam Plantinga, â€œ400 Things Cops Knowâ€ brings the reader into life the way cops experience itâ€•a life of danger, frustration, occasional triumph, and plenty of grindingly hard routine work.

In a laconic, no-nonsense, dryly humorous style, Plantinga tells what heâ€™s learned from 13 years as a patrolman, from the everyday to the exoticâ€•how to know at a glance when a suspect is carrying a weapon or is going to attack, how to kick a door down, how to drive in a car chase without recklessly endangering the public, why you should always carry cigarettes, even if you donâ€™t smoke (offering a smoke is the best way to lure a suicide to safety), and what to do if you find a severed limb (donâ€™t put it on iceâ€•you need to keep it dry.)

â€œ400 Things Cops Knowâ€ deglamorizes police work, showing the gritty, stressful, sometimes disgusting reality of life on patrol, from the possibility of infectionâ€•criminals donâ€™t always practice good hygieneâ€•to the physical, psychological, and emotional toll of police work. Plantinga shows what cops experience of death, the legal system, violence, prostitution, drug use, the social causes and consequences of crime, alcoholism, and more.

Sometimes heartbreaking and often hilarious, â€œ400 Things Cops Knowâ€ is an eye-opening revelation of what life on the beat is really all about.
Country USA
Brand Quill Driver Books
Manufacturer Quill Driver Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884439253295
EANs 9781610352178
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Quill Driver Books
Manufacturer	Quill Driver Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884439253295
EANs	9781610352178
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

400 Things Cops Know: Street-Smart Lessons from a Veteran Patrolman

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