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The P.O.S.T. workbook series includes 42
individual books corresponding with each major topical area covered in the
basic police academy. These workbooks are used in the basic police
academy and recertification course. Students attending classes at
the Napa Valley Criminal Justice Training Center are give a complete set
of these books on a CD ROM. A printed copy is available by special
order through Kinko's. |
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Hate Crimes continue to be a crime problem of
significant concern in communities throughout the United States.
Despite our social evolution, age-old stereotypes and biases continue to
manifest into acts of violence. This book discusses the impact of
hate, the how biases evolve into acts of hate, and hate crime laws. It
includes a look at organized hate groups and trends in hate group activity.
This book is required for the Hate Crimes Investigations Course offered by
the training center. |
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This is recommended reading for every basic
academy cadet. This book presents "a holistic, integrated,
principle-centered approach for solving personal and professional
problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes.
Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity,
honesty, and human dignity-principles that give us the security to adapt
to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities
that change creates." This book will help officers balance a law
enforcement career with family and other commitments. |
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This is an excellent book for anyone
returning to school or for someone beginning a new training program like
the basic police academy. A peak learner "is someone who has
learned how to learn, in the fullest sense of the word." Adults
learning differently than children and in a busy life, traditional ideas
about studying and learning may not be effective. This will provide
insight to readers on effective methods of study based on the reader's
learning style. This is ideal reading for basic academy student
prior to starting class. |
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"Will police work change the person you
love? Are police marriages destined to fail? What are the
chances your loved one being killed in the line of duty?" This
book will dispel rumors and will help family members understand how to
cope with the stress of police work and is designed to help cops and their
loved ones cope. This book contains information and guidance and
serves as an aid to both problem prevention and problem solving.
Here is a book that every law enforcement officer's significant other
should read. |
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"On September 11,
2001, the unflinching heroism of hundreds of police and law enforcement
personnel involved in rescue operations at the World Trade Center
exemplified the ideal of a good cop. These heroes stand in stark contrast
to some of their colleagues who engage in misconduct and even crime. What
makes a good cop versus a bad cop? Although the author focuses
specifically on the importance of character in law enforcement, the book
has broader application to questions of individual character, public
trust, corruption, moral training, and ethics education within society at
large." This is an excellent comprehensive look at character
and ethics. |
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The author writes, "Enforcing Ethics is
designed to encourage police and corrections recruits and officers to
think critically and carefully about their actions. The
scenario-based workbook presents challenging questions such as, 'would you
follow a direct order from a supervisor if you believed the order was
unethical or inappropriate?' The Enforcing Ethics workbook offers 45
practical scenarios that police and corrections officers may encounter in
their careers." This is an excellent book to help recruits and
seasoned officers prepare for oral board interviews. |
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This is a book like no other on the academy's
reading list. It is a fictional story that "contains secrets
that are currently changing our world. Drawing upon ancient wisdom,
it tells you how to make connections among the events happing in your life
right now... the story it tells is a gripping one of adventure and
discovery... that has the power to crystallize your perceptions of why you
are where you are in life... and to direct your steps with... a new
optimism." This book has been passed along by friends to
friends for many years. There is a reason it is a best-seller. |
