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PDF, Engelska, 20021 100 kr
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This is your guide to creating a proactive, effective prevention process. This book presents a model showing you how to systematically identify and execute the steps needed to make your operations incident-free. Its team-based approach draws every level of the organization into the effort.Serious incidents affect a company''s most important and most visible measures of performance, including profitability and company image. Use the author''s ground-breaking method for preventing serious incidents, from a team perspective. Whether applied in real-life situations or in the classroom, this method will help you create a safer, more profitable plant.Up to date information and expanded topic coverage is provided in this new edition. There are two new chapters. One covers leveraging the power of behavior-based techniques and the other covers the benefits of developing teamwork skills. New material features case studies of corporations that have achieved a high degree of success from the implementation of Burns'' techniques. Additionally, the author has included safety performance scorecards, a practical and effective tool for preventing serious incidents.- Updated with all new material on teamwork skills and behavior-based techniques- This unique method shows the user how to prevent serious incidents before they occur- Includes cases of real-life examples and safety performance scorecards
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
932 kr
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Force used to quell out-of-control demonstrations or detain unruly individuals can result in litigation and bad press for law enforcement agencies. Injury or loss of life can best be avoided if agencies have accurate knowledge and proper training in less lethal options. Risk Management of Less Lethal Options: Evaluation, Deployment, Aftermath, and Forensics discusses how lessons learned from major disturbances have helped law enforcement professionals develop concepts and techniques that police departments can apply to increase successful outcomes, manage risk, and limit liability.The methods presented in this book were developed over a decade of testing, training, evaluating, deploying, analyzing, and testifying related to the use of these tools. Topics include: The evolution of the less lethal paradigm through the analysis of the outcomes of major incidentsCategories of less lethal options—including impact, chemical, electrical, and distractionRiot-control agents (RCAs), which produce rapid sensory irritation or disabling physical effects that disappear within a short timeLess lethal impact munitions (LLIMs) that deliver blunt trauma, including the study of their capabilities and limitationsImportant factors for developing a successful less lethal training programChallenges caused by arrest-related death, in-custody death, and Excited Delirium Syndrome (ExDs)The use and forensic analysis of conducted electrical weapons (CEWs)/TasersEffective post-event report writing, evidence collection, and court preparationRisk management of less lethal options requires a complex, multi-tiered approach. This volume provides law enforcement professionals with guidelines to manage risk from the street to the courtroom when utilizing less lethal options to subdue offenders.Praise for the Book:This is an incredible resource that is easy to read and extremely informative.—Dan Savage, Captain, Grand Rapids Michigan Police DepartmentOverall, this is essential reading for all involved in law enforcement who use, authorize, or oversee less lethal policy, training and deployments.—Chief Constable (Retired) Ian Arundale, Association of Chief Police Officers, lead on policy and training relating to UK firearms, ‘Less Lethal’ and Conflict Management (2001-2013)What the authors have done in this comprehensive publication is present the operational and technical issues associated with selecting, deploying, and managing the consequence of less lethal options in a very readable way. ... It should be on the reading list of all who have an interest in gaining insight into law enforcement and less lethal options.—Colin Burrows, QPM, UK-based International Adviser on Critical InterventionPolice officers, supervisors, incident commanders, managers, administrators and senior executives had all better have a solid grasp of the issues presented in this book.—Joel Johnston, Sergeant, Vancouver Police Department, Canada (Retired 2013); Principal, Defensive Tactics Institute (www.dtidefensivetactics.com)
E-bok
Engelska, 2014985 kr
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Force used to quell out-of-control demonstrations or detain unruly individuals can result in litigation and bad press for law enforcement agencies. Injury or loss of life can best be avoided if agencies have accurate knowledge and proper training in less lethal options. Risk Management of Less Lethal Options: Evaluation, Deployment, Aftermath, and
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
203 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
471 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
335 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
1 478 kr
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Force used to quell out-of-control demonstrations or detain unruly individuals can result in litigation and bad press for law enforcement agencies. Injury or loss of life can best be avoided if agencies have accurate knowledge and proper training in less lethal options. Risk Management of Less Lethal Options: Evaluation, Deployment, Aftermath, and Forensics discusses how lessons learned from major disturbances have helped law enforcement professionals develop concepts and techniques that police departments can apply to increase successful outcomes, manage risk, and limit liability.The methods presented in this book were developed over a decade of testing, training, evaluating, deploying, analyzing, and testifying related to the use of these tools. Topics include: The evolution of the less lethal paradigm through the analysis of the outcomes of major incidentsCategories of less lethal options—including impact, chemical, electrical, and distractionRiot-control agents (RCAs), which produce rapid sensory irritation or disabling physical effects that disappear within a short timeLess lethal impact munitions (LLIMs) that deliver blunt trauma, including the study of their capabilities and limitationsImportant factors for developing a successful less lethal training programChallenges caused by arrest-related death, in-custody death, and Excited Delirium Syndrome (ExDs)The use and forensic analysis of conducted electrical weapons (CEWs)/TasersEffective post-event report writing, evidence collection, and court preparationRisk management of less lethal options requires a complex, multi-tiered approach. This volume provides law enforcement professionals with guidelines to manage risk from the street to the courtroom when utilizing less lethal options to subdue offenders.Praise for the Book:This is an incredible resource that is easy to read and extremely informative.—Dan Savage, Captain, Grand Rapids Michigan Police DepartmentOverall, this is essential reading for all involved in law enforcement who use, authorize, or oversee less lethal policy, training and deployments.—Chief Constable (Retired) Ian Arundale, Association of Chief Police Officers, lead on policy and training relating to UK firearms, ‘Less Lethal’ and Conflict Management (2001-2013)What the authors have done in this comprehensive publication is present the operational and technical issues associated with selecting, deploying, and managing the consequence of less lethal options in a very readable way. ... It should be on the reading list of all who have an interest in gaining insight into law enforcement and less lethal options.—Colin Burrows, QPM, UK-based International Adviser on Critical InterventionPolice officers, supervisors, incident commanders, managers, administrators and senior executives had all better have a solid grasp of the issues presented in this book.—Joel Johnston, Sergeant, Vancouver Police Department, Canada (Retired 2013); Principal, Defensive Tactics Institute (www.dtidefensivetactics.com)
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2014985 kr
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Force used to quell out-of-control demonstrations or detain unruly individuals can result in litigation and bad press for law enforcement agencies. Injury or loss of life can best be avoided if agencies have accurate knowledge and proper training in less lethal options. Risk Management of Less Lethal Options: Evaluation, Deployment, Aftermath, and
Häftad, Engelska
445 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2024
406 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2011
972 kr
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Canonical Texts: Selections from Religious Wisdom Traditions is the first anthology of its kind that serves as an entry point for students into some of the most profound ideas of the ages. This collection of readings of sacred texts is drawn from the central canons of religious traditions from around the world. Selections from Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Native Traditions are compiled for their readability. They are carefully edited by Professor Thomas Jerome Burns, who situates each tradition and its canonical work, so that the student has a blueprint to engage the text.Key features of Canonical Texts include:Delivers a rare combination of both primary sources and meaningful commentary upon them, integrated into one volume.Designed for the student with no academic background in the respective traditions, while providing a rigorous yet accessible introduction.Encourages students to consider many of the central ideas of the world’s major wisdom traditions.
Häftad, Engelska
279 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
631 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2023
492 kr
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