Police Dog Tactics [Hardcover]

Sandy Bryson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2000

Communities need police K-9 more than ever in the 21st Century. We are living through a technological revolution in crime that outpaces our ability to keep current in intelligence or to keep up on the street. Gangs, drugs, advanced communications, rapid air and ground mobility across both state and international borders – it is impossible to field enough police officers. At the most basic level offenders know when there is no police dog on duty in their neighborhood. That is when they run. That is when they go to ground with the officer. That is when they challenge officers with weapons. The Friendly Force – the police dog – protects handlers and covers officers. Most officer murders occur at night. Officers are attacked suddenly, often before they realize the suspect is present or observing them. Fifty percent are ambushes. Where officers are weak, the dog is strong. At night the K-9 sees clearly. His senses alert him to the armed suspect nobody realizes is there. In dangerous searches, foot pursuits, assaults, and fights, the dog gives officers the edge, apprehending suspects quickly and safely.

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About the Author

Police Dog Tactics is Sandy Bryson's fifth book, her third about canines in law enforcement. A police and rescue dog handler and trainer since 1974, Bryson instructs police dog teams for law enforcement agencies. Founder of the first rescue dog unit in California, she coauthored the UC Davis study, "The Role of Canines in Police Work." She is a reserve deputy for El Dorado Country Sheriff's Department and Alpine County Sheriff's Department, California. Current dog is Hawkeye, a one-year-old German Shepherd.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 457 pages
• Publisher: Detselig Enterprises; 2nd edition (February 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550591975
• ISBN-13: 978-1550591972
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,034,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on K-9 Tactics, May 10, 2000

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G. T. Bolzle (U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Police Dog Tactics (College Custom Series) (Hardcover)

This book is filled with great information. It is helpful for the Police Administrator, Back-up Officers and K-9 Handlers. It fills in the void from Technical Training of the Dog to actual street application. Through this book you can learn from others experiences. It is a great starting point for new handlers and some new ideas for seasoned ones. With the info given you can easily adapt it to your current program.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interim review, December 16, 2009

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M. Selvamanickaraja "Selvam" (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Police Dog Tactics (Hardcover)

This book certainly is good. But the reader's expectation should be correct in the first place. If you want to understand the tactics in terms WHAT are the tactics and most importantly the lessons learned, this books provides that in great detail. But if you are looking for HOW to achieve the tactics, this book does not explain it. It would be good if the book also had included that so that canine handlers can train the dogs and the handlers themselves as to HOW to achieve the results. What is found in the book is the experience of many years of deploying canine units in various discplines of police and police related work. For someone who needs to get started in this field, this book is certainly worth the price.