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Tactics and
Use of Force
July 26, 2007 (San Dimas, CA)
Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who
have written books. The website added three police officers:
Dennis Nasci;
Howard Rahtz; and,
Robert D. Emerson.
In February 2007,
Dennis Nasci joined the
Village of West Milwaukee Police Department (Wisconsin)
as its first assistant
chief of police. Assistant Chief
Dennis Nasci began his
law enforcement career in 1981 as a deputy
sheriff with the Bernalillo County Sheriffs Department (New Mexico). He retired
in 2002 at the rank of lieutenant. Moving to Wisconsin, he was appointed
lieutenant and second-in-command of the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Police
Department. Dennis Nasci holds a Bachelors degree in
Criminal Justice from Wayland Baptist
University in Albuquerque, New Mexico and graduated from the 190th
session of the FBI National Academy. He possesses numerous police instructor
certifications and is the co-author of
Tactical Attitude.
According to one reader/review of
Tactical Attitude, This book is about
surviving a deadly encounter, mainly at the mental perspective. The book covers
such topics as command presence, mental rehearsal, off-duty survival, sudden
stress syndrome, and many others. Almost half of the text is real-life stories
told by cops. This makes the book an interesting read. The most interesting
chapter tells about sudden
stress syndrome.
In August of 2005,
Howard Rahtz was promoted to Captain on the
Cincinnati Police Department. He hold a BA in
business administration and a master's degree in counseling; and, he also
completed the program at Northwestern University's School of Police Staff and
Command and the
Law Enforcement Foundation's Police Executive
Leadership College. In 1988
Howard Rahtz joined the
Cincinnati Police Department. He has held
progressively responsible
law enforcement and
leadership positions within the police
department. Prior to his promotion, he was the
Cincinnati Police Departments coordinator for
the SWAT Crisis Negotiations Team.
Outside of his department career
he is an adjunct instructor at the University of Cincinnati and the Tri-State
Regional Community Policing Institute; a member of the International
Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers
Association; and, editor of their Use of Force Journal. Captain
Howard Rahtz has authored two books on
law enforcement: Understanding Police Use
of Force and Community Policing: A Handbook for Beat Cops and Supervisors.
According to the book description
of Understanding Police Use of Force, This even-handed and
comprehensive discussion is intended to facilitate informed discussion among
citizens, police and students on the use of force in law enforcement. Topics
include: definitions; the legal framework; options for the use of force; steps
to minimize the use of force; what to do when the worst happens; the racial
divide; and towards better policy and understanding.
Robert D. Emerson entered the
United States Army in 1953. His lengthy
law enforcement career began when he worked as
a Special Agent for the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). In 1957, after
leaving the ONI he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 1963, he
joined the
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations.
He left the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations to enter the realm of
private corporate security.
Robert Emerson is the author of Dancing
with Devils.
According to one reader/reviewer
of Dancing with Devils, Emerson's series of
law enforcement "tales" presents an interesting
weave of the inner thoughts of man who was "born" into law enforcement and made
law enforcement his vocation and his passion. I was reared in Chatham County,
North Carolina and grew up under the jurisdiction of the author's father, the
long term Sheriff of Chatham County, John Emerson. Many stories still circulate
of the integrity and ability of Sheriff Emerson.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 668
police officers (representing 298 police
departments) and their 1428 books in six categories, there are also listings of
United States federal
law enforcement employees turned authors,
international police officers who have written books and civilian police
personnel who have written books.
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