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Today’s police officers face more demands than ever. Their duties may at times seem overwhelming, but effective policing is achievable if grounded in proven principles of leadership. Leadership improves as Police Officers seek a complete ethos: understanding why they serve, how to keep the peace, and their part in supporting society’s role in keeping neighborhoods safe. The complete ethos strengthens as police officers understand the difference between accountability and responsibility and promote a singular standard in behavior for all citizens – including Police Officers. Ethos-driven Police Officers do not use military-based language that might produce enemies, but police-based language that focuses on citizens. In this book, author Steven Sheridan outlines these and other foundational principles which, when clarified and practiced, can help equip Police Officers with an ethos-centric style of leadership that will help them succeed in today’s complex yet historic times.
The Peace Maker's Guide to Law Enforcement Leadership, provides daily advice, tips, reflections in journal form. Every day you will encounter a piece of knowledge to improve your leadership quotient. These daily reads offer modern leadership concepts, reflections, biblical wisdom, Judeo-Christian and western philosophical perspectives. You will improve your followership, leadership and service to others. Ciro M. Dominguez is a veteran law enforcement professional of thirty-eight years starting his career in 1982, and he has held leadership positions in municipal, county and state agencies. Throughout his career he has worked a variety of assignments to include; patrol, investigations, training, internal affairs, tactical response/SWAT, aviation law enforcement, corrections, school security and domestic security. Retiring from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Tampa, Florida (HCSO) in 2020 at the rank of Colonel Additionally, he is a graduate of Barry University (Bachelor), Saint Leo University (Master in Criminal Justice Administration), and the 218th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy. In addition, he is a graduate of the Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute, FDLE's Foundational Leadership Program, and numerous leadership development courses. As well as a graduate of several tactical-training schools and a Florida State certified instructor (Firearms, Defensive Tactics).
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Effective leadership is a journey, not a destination. Rising through the Ranks will be the starting point in that journey for thousands of men and women in law enforcement. Telling real stories of leadership and courage from police departments and investigative agencies, former DEA Leadership Fellow and Pittsfield, Massachusetts Police Chief Mike Wynn is the perfect author. As the only book of its kind, Rising through the Ranks will prepare effective leaders from local police officers to federal agents.
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One of the biggest challenges to policing in a democratic society is maintaining an emotionally healthy workforce who can deal with matters and issues that the rest of society cannot handle.
Teaching law enforcement professionals to survive and live through a police career cannot be limited to just teaching operational tactical survival skills. Teaching officers the skills of emotional survival are just as important.
Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement: A Guide for Officers and Their Families is the perfect guide to aid officers and their families in maintaining and improving their quality of life both personally and professionally.
Dr. Gilmartin is a behavioral scientist specializing in law enforcement and public safety related issues. He previously spent twenty years working in law enforcement in Tucson, Arizona. During his tenure he supervised the Hostage Negotiations Team and the Behavioral Sciences Unit.
The Department of Justice, FBI, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, New South Wales Police and International Association of Chiefs of Police have published his work. He holds a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona.
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Inmate manipulation is a slow and subtle game. It’s a game that leaves many correctional staff without a job and possibly in prison. Understanding how the game works is essential to surviving a career in corrections.This book will take you down a path that will highlight how an inmate chooses their target, how the game is employed, and most importantly, how staff can defend themselves. The game of inmate manipulation has evolved and the strategies are more complex than ever before. Correctional staff must be made aware that at any moment they can be chosen as a target. They must remember that the game is real and so are the consequences.
Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand in most disputes.
Verbal Judo offers a creative look at conflict that will help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation from your spouse, your boss, and even your teenager. As the author says, "when you react, the event controls you. When you respond, you’re in control."
This new edition features a fresh new cover and a foreword demonstrating the legacy of Verbal Judo founder and author George Thompson, as well as a never-before-published final chapter presenting Thompson’s "Five Universal Truths" of human interaction.
Author, Subject Matter Expert, and CEO, Brendan King shares his most profound lessons from working with the most violent and aggressive persons in mental health, criminal justice, law enforcement, and military combat overseas. The reader learns just how important establishing a grasp on the fundamental laws of de-escalation are prior to gaining real competency with often taught de-escalation techniques. Now with his second book, and over 15 years teaching all over the globe, leading one of the most highly regarded Crisis Prevention and Intervention training companies in the industry, anyone seeking to enhance their ability to resolve conflict and crisis situations must read this book. A great companion to this book, and fantastic opportunity to get certified in Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training can be found at: www.CrisisConsultantGroup.com
This book brings to the forefront the realization that a successful police career involves not only surviving the danger involved in policing but also psychological survival. In this book, a mixed approach is employed that includes research and some practical suggestions from practitioners on how best to deal with the police health crisis. It is based on research associated with police mental health together with the subsequent effects on officers’ performance, physical health, and lifestyle. It begins by outlining the current challenges faced by police, including increased civil unrest, negative public reactions, and a biological siege brought about by the COVID19 pandemic. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and depression are reviewed and how these two conditions have been shown to promote negative health issues such as cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal disorders, comorbid psychological conditions as well as suicide. Resilience is also discussed and its role in ameliorating stress. An overview of factors related to resilience is provided and some of the mechanisms that underpin resilience in police work are examined. Additionally, suggestions are made that may help police organizations foster resiliency in officers. The final chapter asks the question, “Where do we go from here?” The chapter discusses current legislation that will help police deal with the problem of psychological and physical health and suicide. Interventions discussed include the need for wellness programs, reducing stress through the police organization, peers support development, the use of mindfulness as a stress reduction strategy, PTSD mitigation, and reducing the fatigue health effects of shift work.
