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

(Paperback, New edition)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

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

Contributors:

By (Author) Rory Miller

ISBN:

9781594392436

Publisher:

YMAA Publication Center

Imprint:

YMAA Publication Center

Publication Date:

1st June 2012

Edition:

New edition

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

363.232

Prizes:

Winner of USA Best Books Award 2013 (United States)

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

206

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 228mm

Weight:

309g

Description

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 a

Reviews

"I Commend and thank Miller for writing this important addition to the literature related to violence and law enforcement." -- Alain Burrese, J.D., former U.S. Army 82nd Airborne, author "Know your rights and your duties as a citizen...Read this book." -- Wim Demeere "In an entertaining and informative way, Miller explains how and why police apply force." -- Steve Perry, New York Times bestselling author, Shadows of the Empire "Understand the world police officers must live in, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week." -- George Mattson, martial artists, author

Author Bio

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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