400 things cops know
by Adam Plantinga · first published 2014
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400 Things Cops Know shows police work on the inside, from the viewpoint of the regular cop on the beat, a profession that can range from rewarding to bizarre to terrifying, all within the course of a single eight-hour shift. Written by veteran police sergeant Adam Plantinga, 400 Things Cops Know brings the reader into life the way cops experience it: a life of danger, frustration, occasional triumph and plenty of grindingly hard routine work -- Publisher's website.
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On that note, I found the book 400 Things Cops Know - written by an actual Sergeant - to be a pretty good read, reasonably informative and occasionally surprisingly candid.
on “A Test of Police Body Cameras Defies Expectations” ↗…weekend there might be some potential :-) This could have been a Scandinavian thing, but I know kt exists in the US too. I think I heard about it in an audio book named something along the lines of "400 things cops know" or something: <something along the lines of> > As a police officer if you walk by a lemonade stand or (something else I can't remember) you should buy! Even if you aren't thirsty! Personally, even…
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