NCJ Number
43237
Editor(s)
I B ZEICHNER
Date Published
1977
Length
320 pages
Annotation
THIS QUICK-REFERENCE DESK ENCYCLOPEDIA CONTAINS INFORMATION ON LAWS RELATING TO POLICE WORK, EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, TYPES OF FIREARMS, A GUIDE TO LEGAL TERMS AND SPECIALIZED SLANG, ADDRESSES, PLUS DIARY & RECORD PAGES.
Abstract
THIS COMBINES A COMPENDIUM OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION DESIGNED FOR DAY-TO-DAY REFERENCE WITH A 1978 MONTHLY PLANNER, A 1978 DAILY DIARY, AND SPACE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE MAINTENANCE NOTES, MONTHLY EXPENSES, CASH ACCOUNTS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA PORTION CONTAINS FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS, SEARCH AND SEIZURE, AND POLICE LIABILITY. FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR INJURY OR DEATH OF A NONFEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ARE INCLUDED. ADDRESSES OF ALL STATE POLICE AND MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENTS ARE INCLUDED ALONG WITH ADDRESSES OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THE EMERGENCY SECTION CONTAINS PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING CHEMICAL SPILLS, BOMB DATA, FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION, SYMPTOMS OF DRUG ABUSE AND POISONING WITH APPROPRIATE FIRST AID PROCEDURES, EMERGENCY CARE IN MATERNITY CASES. QUICK GLOSSARIES INCLUDE GUIDES TO DRUG SLANG, CB SLANG, LAW TERMS, MOTOR VEHICLE TERMS, POLICY WAGERING, AND PORNOGRAPHIC TERMS. STATISTICS INCLUDE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL NEEDED TO REACH GIVEN BLOOD LEVELS, GUIDES TO BRAKING DISTANCES, CRIME STATISTICS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED BY ACTIVITY AND TIME OF DAY. SPECIAL SECTIONS COVER CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION AND CONDUCTING LINEUPS, HANDLING TERRORISM, AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRIVATE AND INDUSTRIAL SECURITY POLICE.