Force Decisions: A Citizen's Guide to Understanding How Police Determine Appropriate Use of Force

Awards:   Commended for IndieFab awards (Political Science) 2012 Runner-up for Foreword Book of the Year 2013 Winner of USA Best Books Award 2013 (United States)
Author:   Rory Miller
Publisher:   YMAA Publication Center
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781594392436


Pages:   206
Publication Date:   17 May 2012
Format:   Paperback
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Force Decisions: A Citizen's Guide to Understanding How Police Determine Appropriate Use of Force


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Awards

  • Commended for IndieFab awards (Political Science) 2012
  • Runner-up for Foreword Book of the Year 2013
  • Winner of USA Best Books Award 2013 (United States)

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Best Books Award Winner - USA Book NewsIn a free and peaceful society where so many have been taught that all violence is wrong, citizens are often confused and dismayed when officers use force, even when the force is perfectly lawful and justified. This book allows you to take a basic USE OF FORCE class just as if you were a rookie at the police academy. Below are some highlights of what is included in your basic use of force class: SECTION 1. TRAINING. I explain policy and laws that officers are taught. We examine use of force, how to define a threat, and the difference between excessive force and unnecessary force. SECTION 2. CHECKS AND BALANCES. This section explains how an officer s decisions are examined if suspected of being bad decisions. SECTION 3. EXPERIENCE. We explore how officers see the world that they live in. Somewhere in the fog between training and experience, the officer has to make a decision. Sometimes decisions will be made in a fraction of a second and on partial information. Sometimes a decision will change the lives of everyone involved forever. SECTION 4. ABOUT YOU. Review what you should have learned. Why does community action fail? What is it that can really be done? Know how to behave when faced by an officer. Until this section, I have tried to put you in the headspace of an officer, giving you an overview of his training and a taste of his experiences. Now I will try to let you feel like a suspect. That s a lot of mind bending for one book. Get plenty of sleep and drink lots of water.

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Author:   Rory Miller
Publisher:   YMAA Publication Center
Imprint:   YMAA Publication Center
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.309kg
ISBN:  

9781594392436


ISBN 10:   1594392439
Pages:   206
Publication Date:   17 May 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Understand the world police officers must live in, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. --George Mattson, martial artists, author


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Rory Miller former Sergeant, has been studying martial arts since 1981. He's a best-selling writer and a veteran corrections officer. He's taught and designed courses on Use of Force Policy and Decision Making, Police Defensive Tactics, Confrontational Simulations, and he has led and trained his former agency's Corrections Tactical Team. Recently, he taught how to run a modern, safe, and secure prison at the Iraqi Corrections Systems, Iraq. Rory Miller resides near Portland, Oregon.

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