The text, Police Field Operations: Theory Meets Practice, is designed as a comprehensive, yet readable text on police field operations. The material in the text describes police field operations and is designed to be used in a one semester course on police operations or patrol procedures. While the chapters are designed to be independent units, they also build upon each other to provide a complete picture of police operations, including patrolling.

Preface

Chapter1 Police Patrol: The Backbone of Policing

Chapter2 Police Field Procedures

Chapter3 Police Operations in a Community Policing Environment

Chapter4 The Crime Scene and Preliminary Investigation

Chapter5 Interviewing and Interrogation

Chapter6 Handling Calls for Service

Chapter7 Forensics

Chapter8 Legal Constraints That Impact Police Operations

Chapter9 Police Reports and Other Correspondence

Chapter10 Police Communications

Chapter11 Gangs and Drugs

Chapter12 Police Operations in Culturally Diverse Communities

Chapter13 Crime Mapping and Analysis

Chapter14 Handling Terrorism and Natural Disasters

Chapter15 Ethics and Police Operations

Glossary

Index

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