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POLICE OPERATIONS STUDY GUIDE

NCJ Number
51295
Author(s)
R E HENDEL
Date Published
1978
Length
176 pages
Annotation
INTENDED AS A COMPANION TO THE TEXTBOOK POLICE OPERATIONS: TACTICAL APPROACHES TO CRIMES IN PROGRESS, THIS STUDY GUIDE PRESENTS QUESTIONS, ANSWERS AND PAGE REFERENCES RELATED TO DISCUSSIONS IN THE TEXT.
Abstract
IT IS THE AIM OF THIS STUDY GUIDE TO PROVIDE A BROAD REFERENCE SOURCE OF EFFECTIVE TACTICAL POLICE OPERATIONS FROM POLICE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE MAJOR TOPICS TREATED ARE: THE CRIME PROBLEM; ROLE OF THE POLICE; POLICE OPERATIONS; PROACTIVE CRIME FIGHTING TACTICS; AND TACTICAL APPROACHES TO SELECTED CRIMES (ROBBERY, BURGLARY, AND AUTO THEFT). MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS TEST THE STUDENT'S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE MATERIAL TREATED IN THE TEXT, AND ANSWERS ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH SECTION. (RCB)