Anyone read....(LE specific)??

XD in SC · June 14th, 2008, 06:04 PM

Tactics for Criminal Patrol: Vehicle Stops, Drug Discovery and Officer Survival

OR

Anatomy of a Motor Vehicle Stop: Essentials of Safe Traffic Enforcement

I have my application in for local SO, and will probably picked up in Aug, according to the recruiter.

Are they worth the money ($99 - $125 EA) to get a jump start on training?

Redneck Repairs · June 14th, 2008, 06:20 PM

IMHo training is worth what YOU take away from it . It is worth what you pay if you learn from it . As far as an LE job goes , well critical incident training is never bad , however they will retrain you to suit the agency lol .

Erik · June 21st, 2008, 12:32 AM

I wouldn't recommend spending that kind of coin on materials which may not be in line with what you will be expected to learn at the academy.

SIXTO · June 21st, 2008, 03:56 PM

I've read them both, and they are a little dated, but still an excellent read with a ton of good info.
I wouldnt read them now, as most of the stuff will be over your head without any experiance to relate to. I'd wait until you are out of FTO and settled in, then read.

XD in SC · June 21st, 2008, 05:52 PM

Gotcha.. Picked up some other 'rookie' type books.

Just got the call that reserve classes start Aug 4 and will run through Dec.

Time to put the studying cap on.

Bark'n · July 2nd, 2008, 10:18 PM

I have Tactics for Criminal Patrol... Bought it in 89 at a Calibre Press Street Survival seminar. It was a bit dated then but so much of the information really has no expiration date. It can save your life. Should be in every LEO's library.

I haven't read Anatomy of a Motor Vehicle Stop.

June 14th, 2008, 06:04 PM	#1
XD in SC Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SC Posts: 454	Anyone read....(LE specific)?? Tactics for Criminal Patrol: Vehicle Stops, Drug Discovery and Officer Survival OR Anatomy of a Motor Vehicle Stop: Essentials of Safe Traffic Enforcement I have my application in for local SO, and will probably picked up in Aug, according to the recruiter. Are they worth the money ($99 - $125 EA) to get a jump start on training? __________________ Sean XD 9SC \| XD 45ACP Service \| XD 45ACP Compact \|Borealis "You may know where you are. God may know where you are. If you don't tell your dispatcher where you are, you better be on speaking terms with God!"

June 21st, 2008, 12:32 AM	#3
Erik Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 152	I wouldn't recommend spending that kind of coin on materials which may not be in line with what you will be expected to learn at the academy. __________________ God, country, family.

June 21st, 2008, 03:56 PM	#4
SIXTO VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Here and There Posts: 9,265	I've read them both, and they are a little dated, but still an excellent read with a ton of good info. I wouldnt read them now, as most of the stuff will be over your head without any experiance to relate to. I'd wait until you are out of FTO and settled in, then read. __________________ Only in America .....do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.

June 21st, 2008, 05:52 PM	#5
XD in SC Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SC Posts: 454	Gotcha.. Picked up some other 'rookie' type books. Just got the call that reserve classes start Aug 4 and will run through Dec. Time to put the studying cap on. __________________ Sean XD 9SC \| XD 45ACP Service \| XD 45ACP Compact \|Borealis "You may know where you are. God may know where you are. If you don't tell your dispatcher where you are, you better be on speaking terms with God!"

July 2nd, 2008, 10:18 PM	#6
Bark'n VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: West Central Missouri Posts: 2,619	I have Tactics for Criminal Patrol... Bought it in 89 at a Calibre Press Street Survival seminar. It was a bit dated then but so much of the information really has no expiration date. It can save your life. Should be in every LEO's library. I haven't read Anatomy of a Motor Vehicle Stop. __________________ -Bark'n Semper Fi "The gun is the great equalizer... For it is the gun, that allows the meek to repel the monsters; Whom are bigger, stronger and without conscience, will prey on those of us who without one, would surely perish."

June 14th, 2008, 06:20 PM	#2
Redneck Repairs VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,141	IMHo training is worth what YOU take away from it . It is worth what you pay if you learn from it . As far as an LE job goes , well critical incident training is never bad , however they will retrain you to suit the agency lol .

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