"More of a narcotics patrol bible, this book provides insight and know how only a very experienced dope cop could illustrate. Daren Ellison gives real world examples and situations that can help any patrolman. I found this book logically organized and enjoyable to read. It will likely become your new field patrol manual you can quickly refer to when you are hitting the streets hunting for dope." -Sean Mountjoy Deputy Sheriff Kern County Sheriff's Office For any patrolman who wants to improve his skills when dealing with drug addicts and criminals in general, "Street Level Narcotics" is a must read and should find its place in every law library and patrol squadroom across the country. With twelve years of law enforcement experience and ten years working patrol and street level dope, Daren Ellison brings a unique and unorthodox perspective when dealing with the common problems of drug related crime.

Street Level Narcotics Investigations is a manual for the beginning uniform police officer to the experienced Detective. Geared to be a no nonsense how to guide that is an excellent aid to police academy students beginning their career in law enforcement as well as individuals studying in the Criminal Justice field. This book clearly explains how to complete drug investigations from receiving the informant tip to completing the search warrant. This book gives step-by step methods commonly used to investigate drug related crimes, from targeting the dealers on the street corner to "Trash Rip" operations and much more. In addition, investigative tricks and techniques are explained that can build upon even the most experienced Detectives knowledge and background. Not only does this book tell you how to complete various drug investigations but also gives you the case law and legal reasoning behind it. This is designed so that the officer conducting the investigation has the case law to back up their investigation or actions. Some of the topics covered in this book are: Probable Cause Call Outs, Informant Operations/Handling, Evidence Collection, Surveillance Methods, Asset Forfeiture Methods/Investigation, Police Intelligence/Investigation, Writing Search Warrants, Trash Rip Operations and much more. Real life examples of actual search warrants and forms used in drug investigations are included for your use. This book is an excellent reference manual that can be used throughout an officer's career or college studies.

"Insider" patrol tactics you can start using right now to safely turn ordinary traffic stops into major felony arrests of drug couriers, gun traffickers and other violent criminals. Brings you step-by-step the rarely shared techniques of elite officers who are already producing spectacular results, while staying alive and legally unscathed. Once you learn the secrets of sensory pat-downs, deception detection, strategies for searches and single-officer self-defense, your vehicle stops will never again be the same.

Criminal Investigations & Forensic Science

Handbook of symptoms and photos for law enforcement officers to identify drugs and recognize symptoms of drug use.

Criminal Interdiction is a book for the patrol officer who wants to perform their profession more efficiently. Future officers, students, and the general public can learn about how and why we do certain things in this countries war on crime. The focus of interdiction has always been perceived as illegal drugs, but this is just one category in many. The name Criminal Interdiction says a lot. We can make a difference by making our communities a safer place to live. Criminal Interdiction is written by one of the most experienced interdiction officers in the country today. It is not a tell all book, but a guide we can all use to come home safely. Safety is the lead component as you will learn to quickly recognize the dangers of the people who are encountered. Be there as criminals are identified, stopped, the questions are asked, and the body language is recognized. Steve is a State Trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol. He has worked for the FHP for over 28 years. For the last 26 years, he has worked in the Patrols Contraband Interdiction Program as both an interdiction officer and a K-9 officer. He is a certified instructor for the agency in various areas. Steve was a part of FHP's interdiction pilot program which began in 1983. Almost his entire career has been involved in criminal interdiction. Although he is assigned in Florida, he has worked with and assisted the Texas DPS in the Valley, the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs Inspectors in various regions of the border in Texas and New Mexico. Steve taught as an adjunct instructor for three years for the MCTFT program through St. Petersburg College. He has taught officers in nearly every state of the union courses in highway interdiction and body language.

In its steady march across the United States, methamphetamine has become, to quote former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, OC the most dangerous drug in America.OCO As a result, there has been a concerted effort at the local level to root out the methamphetamine problem by identifying the people at its sourceOCothose known or suspected to be involved with methamphetamine. Government-sponsored anti-methamphetamine legislation has enhanced these local efforts, formally and informally encouraging rural residents to identify meth offenders in their communities. Policing Methamphetamine shows what happens in everyday lifeOCoand to everyday lifeOCowhen methamphetamine becomes an object of collective concern. Drawing on interviews with users, police officers, judges, and parents and friends of addicts in one West Virginia town, William Garriott finds that this overriding effort to confront the problem changed the character of the community as well as the role of law in creating and maintaining social order. Ultimately, this work addresses the impact of methamphetamine and, more generally, the war on drugs, on everyday life in the United States.

Many children, from the time they are old enough to be attracted to a siren and flashing lights, dream their whole lives of becoming a police officer. As a retired police officer, herself, Alley Evola looks at the daily ins and outs of the job of a police officer. From recruitment, life at the academy, patrol and eventually promotion, she provides a helpful understanding of what you can really expect. She also looks at the current issues, including race and gender, and how these have shaped certain expectations from the public that a police officer needs to be prepared for when working in this field. When you’re young and dreaming you don’t think about the process it will take to become a police officer. And it’s also not evident until after the police academy the many challenges and issues you will face in the field. So You Want to Be a Cop is for everyone who secretly wishes they were a police officer, or is pursuing their dream in hopes of transforming it into reality.

Presents strategies to enhance prosecution of gang-related crimes, focusing exclusively on enforcement and prosecution strategies against urban street gangs. Includes a step-by-step guide for designing and implementing a program based on the Model Strategies for Urban Street Enforcement, a demonstration program designed to establish model approaches to prevent and suppress gang violence. Contents: key elements of the gang suppression prototype, planning and analysis, gang info. and intelligence systems, gang suppression operations and tactics, interagency cooperation and collaboration, legal issues, and process and impact evaluation.