Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 238
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-5381-0147-6 • Hardback • June 2017 • $51.00 • (£39.00)
978-1-5381-2744-5 • Paperback • January 2019 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-5381-0148-3 • eBook • June 2017 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
Alley Evola is a retired, nine-year veteran of a mid-size police department in Middle Tennessee. She worked her way up the ranks as a patrol officer, crime scene technician, field training officer, flex unit (street level gang/narcotics unit) officer, and detective assigned to the major crimes unit. She graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy and maintains her P.O.S.T. (Peace Officer’s Standards and Training Commission) Certification in the State of Tennessee. Aside from her law enforcement career she is also the author of A Simple Warrant Service, that appears with a collection of short stories in American Blue. You can visit her website at http://www.alleyevola.com/.
Introduction
1. Myth versus Fact: From dreaming to Testing and Entering the Force
2. Your Hired! Now What?
3. The Police Academy, or Hell on Earth
4. Field Training
5. Congratulations! You've Earned a Spot on the Bottom
6. Liability in Policing
7. Finances, Health, and the Police Officer
8. Communications and Inter-Agency Cooperation
9. Welcome to Your New Office
10. Going to Court
11. Vandalism, Littering and Other Criminal Mischief
12. Unwanted Subjects
13. Traffic Stops, Vehicle Pursuits, and Road Rage
14. Calls for Service: When You Are Called to Serve and Protect
15. Domestic Disturbances: Dangerous and Unpredictable
16. Alarm Calls, 911 Hang Ups, and 911 Open Lines
17. White-Collar Crime, Fraud, Forgery, and Deceit
18. Violent Felonies
19. Death Scenes: Walking into a Nightmare
20. Burglaries. Theft, and Crimes of Opportunity
21. Motor Vehicle Accidents and DUIs
22. Drugs, Narcotics, and a Cesspool of Misery
23. Shoplifting, or Five-Finger Discounts
24. Critical Incidents and the Use of Deadly Force
25. Specialties in Law Enforcement
26. Hate Groups and Hate Crimes
27. Using Force: My First Wrestling Match
28. Why Did You Do Your Job? Now I'll Have to Write You Up!
29. Race, Gender, and theEconomics of Policing
30. Riding the Storm of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
31. Show No Weakness
Policing in the Twenty-First-Century-America
Notes
Index
About the Author
Evola gives readers a thrilling insider’s look at the often-glorified job of an American cop. Opening on an action-packed scene that could be taken straight out of a Michael Bay movie, her first book is an immersing read for anyone curious about the world of law enforcement, and should be required reading for those considering a career in the field. Evola’s no-nonsense voice is powerful, witty, and engaging. She doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges of the profession, or the effects it has on an officer’s personal life, health, and sanity. She tells plenty of the funny, tragic, and poignant 'war stories' one could expect from a veteran police officer, but makes it clear the job is not for the faint of heart, or a commitment to be taken lightly. The services of a police officer are often rendered at great personal cost, in a dangerous environment, to a thankless community. Though at times she writes with due anger toward the profession that compromised her life, it’s clear Evola’s still passionate about her time behind the 'blue curtain.'
— Booklist