A veteran police sergeant offers his truthful and sometimes amusing observations of the dangers, frustrations, rewards, and unglamorous reality of life as a policeman.
Plantinga provides readers an inside perspective on the life and work of a "regular cop on the beat." The author purposefully works to deglamorize police, giving readers a direct look at the physical, psychological, and emotional toll of the job. Employing lists throughout, each chapter is titled by the number of things cops know about a specific subject. Subjects investigated include shots fired, use of force, tactics and hazards, working with the public, being among the dead, domestic violence, and a great many more. The author is a patrol sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
