No Fear : A Police Officer's Perspective [Paperback]

Robert R. Surgenor (Author)

Book Description

In his eighteen years of service as a law enforcement officer, Detective Robert Surgenor has witnessed an alarming rise in defiance and a total lack of fear in Americas youth. In many of todays young people, there is no fear. No fear of consequences. No fear of authority. No fear of God. A generation without conscience.

Interviewing hundreds of juvenile offenders and their families, Detective Surgenor discovered that the majority of violent juvenile offenders come from homes where there is no corporal punishment, or spanking.

Surgenor advocates the use of corporal punishment, following the wisdom of King Solomon in Proverbs 29:15, The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

The book includes an appendix that lists each of the 50 states' laws regarding child abuse and parental authority.

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About the Author

Robert Surgenor is the detective in charge of the juvenile crime unit of an Ohio police department. He was one of the first police officers on the U.S. to install a video camera in his police cruiser, and has taken footage that has been aired on programs such as World's Scariest Police Chases and Real TV. He has conducted seminars on juvenile crime, gangs, parental authority, and discipline, including seminars entitled "How to Change Your Child's Behavior." He is a sought-after speaker on nationally televised programs on the subject of discipline and the legal aspects of spanking.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Providence House Publishers (December 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577361598
• ISBN-13: 978-1577361596
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,008,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Opinion, by Ptl. David Swaffield (retired), May 20, 2001

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David Swaffield (Berea, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Fear : A Police Officer's Perspective (Paperback)

After reading Det. Surgenor's book, I was very, very impressed. I, too, am a Christian police officer (retired, 27.5 yrs. service) like Surgenor. I have seen FAR more than I ever wanted to see, and I find Det. Surgenor's research to be very well researched. It is apparent that reviewer Mr. Dugan is unfamilier with the gathering of juvenile statistical data. All police officers are aware of the shortcomings of the Uniform Crime Reports and know from firsthand experience that Surgenor's claim that juvenile crime is skyrocketing is accurate. Mr. Dugan's attempts to destroy Surgenor's statistics are born of ignorance of the system (ignorance is bliss...?) As a retired police officer, I have researched Surgenor's figures and have found them to be right on the button. Thank you for the oppurtunity to rebute Dugan's 'expert' opinion.

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well researched, and useful, January 17, 2002

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qulteresq "quilteresq" (NH US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: No Fear : A Police Officer's Perspective (Paperback)

As a parent, I know that my child behaved before she reached the age of reason in part because she knew that IF she stepped over the line, she WOULD receive that spanking! Her knowledge that I wasn't afraid to use it was enough to make it a rare occasion. That knowledge may have saved her from a terrible fall one day when I was forced to scream at her while bolting up the stairs so she didn't catapult herself over the balcony while bouncing on a chair she had pulled over to the railing without my knowledge. She froze at my screams, and it didn't take but a tap on the bottom when I reached her to make sure she didn't do it again. The spanking and noise so impressed her, I didn't need to do it again for several years. It was FEAR of spanking that controlled her behavior when I said "No!"

As a child abuse defense attorney living in New Hampshire, I also have to fight the effects of radical anti-spanking professor Murray Straus and other "experts" the state Division of Children, Youth, and Families call in to testify that spanking is harmful. Eli Newberger, of Boston Children's hospital, testified in one of my cases that he believed in parental spanking. In HIS book, "The Men They Will Become," he states that he believes the US should ban it, as have Sweden and other countries (p. 81).

Bob Surgenor balances the shoddy research of the anti-spankers like Murray Straus and Eli Newberger with sound facts, and correctly points out that above all, spanking works. I highly recommend this book, especially for parents that are having problems early on. Getting your child's attention early saves a lot of problems down the road!

14 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Police Officer's Perspective, January 21, 2000

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Jonathan R Matej - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Fear : A Police Officer's Perspective (Paperback)

It is a shame that a book like this had to be written. Author Surgenor probes the reasons behind today's rising tide of juvenile crime. And it is rising. The book includes figures from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports that show the direction the problem is going. American society is breeding a new generation of adult criminals right now. Unlike the social apologists who can do nothing but wring their hands, Surgenor offers solutions. It is all there by someone who knows what he is about.