Ed Nowicki, Editor

You’ll laugh, cry, get mad, and be sad.  The one thing you won’t be is bored.  That describes what you’ll feel while reading American Blue..  And it describes what a cop lives every day on the beat.

Imagine witnessing the suicide of a distraught young woman, or your partner shot in the head, or holding the hand and trying to comfort a motorist dying on the side of the road.  How would you handle a woman covered from head to toe with fleas, the eleven year-old rape victim, or the bloody aftermath of a multiple murder?  Cops also see the humorous and sometime soul-touching aspects of life: the downright goofy things people do, and things that will bring a smile or a tear of joy.  Sometimes they’re in a position to heal and comfort, and even save a life.  Add to that mix, stupid criminals, and you have a very interesting day on the beat.

These fifty true stories will take you inside the lives, minds, and souls of those who have chosen to serve and protect the rest of us.  When you read them, ask yourself one question, “Could I do this job, day in and day out, for twenty or thirty years?”  You’ll soon discover why some consider the choice to be a cop, a calling.  There are much easier – and safer – ways to make a living and earn a pension.

As much as anything, these stories are about us.  Written by the people whom we have asked to serve and protect us.

“AMERICAN BLUE is the unvarnished voice of American law enforcement.  The voice isn’t always pretty, but it is always real.  Ed Nowicki is a legendary lawman and through him, you will learn to view America’s cops in a way you never could have imagined.”
Lt., Randy Sutton Las Vegas Metro PD and author of “TRUE BLUE “To Protect and Serve” and “A Cop’s Life”

“Ed Nowicki is a living legend. He has done more for police training and officer survival than anyone else in American history. With American Blue, he continues to serve law enforcement in a special way.”
Ed Sanow, Editorial Director, LAW and ORDER: The Magazine For Police Management

“Ed Nowicki, who earned his spurs on the streets of Chicago, captures the reality about what police officers face everyday on the streets.  After reading American Blue, you will have a new respect for the men and women who pin a badge on their chest and a gun on their hip and go out and protect our families.”
Phil Cline, Superintendent (ret.) Chicago Police Department

All royalties from American Blue will be donated to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.   Your purchase helps support American law enforcement.

Item No. 975
248 pages
Softcover
$24.95

ADVANCE

by David L. Johnson

Conducting an advance is the most important function performed by the protective services agent.  Done properly, the advance will, in effect, render the role of the protection agent to that of accompanying the principal.

Applying the principle of “creating a deterrent” to the tasks required to protect someone else, the advance will dictate to the protection agent which security measures will be employed and the extent of the resources needed for every aspect of the protection mission.

ADVANCE: The Guide For Conducting A Protective Security Advance provides the protection agent with comprehensive and detailed guidelines for scaling up or down protective missions ranging from daily trips to and from the office to international travel to high-risk destinations.

It covers every aspect and detail of an advance:

• General considerations for every type of mission.
• Measures taken prior to leaving the office.
• Conducting on-site advances.
• Measures taken during the execution of the mission.

It also contains valuable and essential supplementary material such as guidelines for establishing a Command Post, and a Protective Operation Checklist & Briefing Guide that can be customized for any protective mission.

ADVANCE: The Guide For Conducting A Protective Security Advance is an essential handbook for both new and seasoned protective service agents.

David L. Johnson has provided protective services in both the public and private sectors for more than three decades.  He has coordinated Presidential, Cabinet, Ambassadorial, and Senior Executive level protective programs. He has protected political figures and corporate executives in environments with threat levels ranging from negligible to that of imminent assassination attempts by state sponsored terrorist organizations. He has also managed large scale security contracts and operations in Haiti, Afghanistan and Iraq.  Today he is President of ITG Consultants, Inc., and is responsible for business development and strategic relationships. He also serves as the director of the ITG Operations Group, providing program management and supervision for executive and high-risk environment security operations.

Item No. 555
192 pages
Softcover
$35.00

SECOND EDITION

by Robert R. Rail, Ph. D.


If you can read body language you can always gain the upper hand in any contact or confrontation.

This groundbreaking – photo illustrated – book will give you an instant advantage.  It will enable you to recognize potential trouble before it happens and prepare you to respond.  It will help you understand and evaluate the nonverbal messages of others, regardless of the situation, from routine conversations and interviews to highly charged confrontations.

If you are able to take in the common sense principles that are set out in this book, you will become a much more effective communicator.  You will be able to use these skills on both “offense” and “defense.”  This book takes you through a process of understanding the body signs of confrontations, the various dimensions of interactive dialogue, and how you can manipulate dialogue in the direction you want.

It doesn’t take years of training or practice to master these techniques.  They are easy to learn, more efficient, and much less confrontational than methods of “counter arguing” or verbal force threats.  As soon as you finish this book you will be able to remember and use these simple and practical techniques for recognizing what the body is “saying” so you can take control of the situation.

Review of the first edition of this book appeared in Security Management Magazine  (Feb 2002)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE: BODY LANGUAGE
Understanding Body Language
Definition of Terms
What The Body Is Saying
The Eyes
The Head
The Arms
The Hands
The Feet
Examples of Body Language
Hand Gestures – What The Hands Are Saying
Extreme Circumstances

PART TWO: INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE
The Conversational Distance
The Volume Factor
Confrontational Positioning
Escalating Aggression
The Friendly Attack
Gestures – The “Missing Link” To Understanding

PART THREE: MANIPULATING DIALOGUE
Control – Are You In Control?
Changing Their Direction – Keeping The Dialogue Flowing
The Group – Many As One
The Agenda – Better Yours Than Theirs
The Other Team
Basic Personality Types You May Encounter
The Enthusiastic Misdirector
Body Language
Solution
The Quiet Ambusher
Body Language
Solution
The Meeting Interviewer
Body Language
Solution
Dialogue To “The Authority” – Who Do You Talk To?
What Do They Really Want? – Watching For The Subtle Signals
The Gesture Mirror – Using Natural Reactions
Reacting To Displayed Gestures – Your Quiet Control
One On One – A Conducive Environment

SPECIAL THREAT SITUATIONS
Packages and Gestures
Apparel and Gestures

CONCLUSION
A Time For Advice

AFTERWORDS

Dr. Robert R. Rail is recognized internationally as one of the foremost experts on managing interpersonal relations. He has taught his “understanding body language” techniques and methods to people from more than 60 countries.

As a consultant to the United Nations in the Balkans and Iraq, Dr. Rail was responsible for designing curriculum and instructing elite police officers from 56 nations who have been deployed in Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Jordan, Asia, and Africa. He was also named as a physical confrontation advisor and resource training provider to select personnel of NATO and OSCE (Organization for Security & Co-Operation in Europe).

Dr. Rail was a resident instructor at the Specialized Advanced Training Unit of the High Institute of Baghdad Police College, and was awarded a second doctorate degree for his exceptional abilities as an international instructor.  He has received numerous other awards for his work in the international community.

Dr. Rail has an outstanding background of over a quarter of a century of both martial arts knowledge and “on the street” law enforcement experience. He is an internationally respected and acclaimed master instructor. Through all his classes, lectures, presentations and even casual contacts, he displays a constant flow of encouragement, enthusiasm, and instructional humor.

Dr. Rail is a frequent contributor to television and radio programs, and periodicals.  He conducts both training and consulting services for universities and corporations worldwide.

He is the author of four books: The Unspoken Dialogue; Defense Without Damage; Custodial Cuffing & Restraint; and Reactive Handcuffing Tactics.

Item No. 227
96 pages
Softcover
$30.00

INSTRUCTOR GUIDE

SECOND EDITION

Behind The Badge

by Rocky Warren

BEHIND THE BADGE: Real Stories from the Police Beat takes you inside the patrol car and on to the streets with a seasoned career cop who has dealt with just about every possible crime, citizen complaint, and human need imaginable.

From his rich experience, Rocky Warren has written 110 vignettes, which range from tragic to hilarious. Written in unabashedly rich and colorful style, Behind The Badge puts the reader “at the scene” as close as a partner.

For the citizen reader, Behind The Badge offers an insight into police work unlike any other police book or television cop show. For the police officer reader, these true stories are worth years of training and actual experience on the street.

Rocky Warren is a retired Sergeant of a northern California Sheriff’s Dept. where he served for 28 years. He has testified as an expert witness in firearms, ballistics, suppressors, effects of physical holds, choking, police use of force, and police practices. He is author of Behind The Badge, and co-author of Police Use Of Force Case Law, and Paradigm of the Moral Warrior.

Item No. 403
Pages 320
Softcover
$19.95

SWAT TEAM
Development & Deployment

by Michael Holm

Foreword by Ron McCarthy

This book will sharpen your tactical edge!

SWAT TEAM Development & Deployment is structured as a guide to select personnel, and equip and train them to conduct high-risk operations. Mission specific equipment and tactics are discussed, and actual operations are cited as examples. The conclusion discusses ramifications of operations and an overview of the future for SWAT and SPECOPS.

SWAT teams across the U.S. are confronted daily with unique critical incident response challenges. There is no such thing as a routine SWAT operation. If it were otherwise, there would not be a need for a SWAT team, patrol could handle everything.

That is why SWAT teams need specialized training and equipment to prepare for the unique and unexpected. There are, however, solid fundamental principles which enable SWAT teams to adapt their operational tactics to dynamic and high-risk operations.

These are the principles and tactics that Michael Holm has detailed in SWAT TEAM Development & Deployment.  Holm, a retired DEA agent with more than 25 years of operational experience around the world, provides police departments with a guidebook for creating and managing a capable SWAT team from recruitment, training, and equipment, through detailed descriptions of tactics for dealing with incidents ranging from a hostage-taking, aircraft hijacking, drug interdiction, and civil disturbance.

Complete with illustrations, diagrams, and checklists, SWAT TEAM Development & Deployment is a useful text for departments just beginning to form a SWAT team, and for those with an established team that will benefit from advanced instruction on tactics.

Organized into 29 chapters, SWAT TEAM Development & Deployment will enable a team to evaluate its personnel and equipment readiness, improve elements which may be deficient, and create a step-by-step guide for ongoing tactical training and rehearsals.

SWAT Team Development & Deployment is recommended for all members of a team – management and operators alike – and senior police officials who need to know the operational, safety, and legal issues uniquely attached to SWAT teams.

Read this book and you will learn:
How to organize and staff a team.
What equipment to use.
How to train for real-life missions.
What tactics are the most effective.
How to plan and operate for maximum safety.
How to maintain razor-edge readiness.

“Special Weapons and Tactics is a topic that is complex and multi-faceted. Mike Holm’s text covers a very broad range of issues, and is an easy read for the law enforcement officer who is looking for solid concise information that is easily located and absorbed. His book is like his career, honest, to the point, and a valuable asset that will remain relevant for many years to come.”
Ron McCarthy, LAPD Retired.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Historical Background
Team Structure
Selection of Personnel
Communications, Equipment and Weapons Selection
Vehicle Equipment and Team Driving Techniques
Movement Under Fire
Live Fire Training
Shooting House Construction
Camouflage
Hand Signals
Breaching Concepts
Less Lethal Weapons and Munitions
Diversionary Tactics an Diversionary Devices
Covert Audio and Visual Monitoring
Entry and Search Techniques
Mobile Arrest/Vehicle Assault
Linear Assault
Helicopter Insertion and Extraction
Rappel and Fast Rope
Civil Disorder Countermeasures
Scouting
Raid Planning
Long Rifle Program
VIP Security
Tactical Leadership
Tactical Operations Center
Hostage Negotiations and Rescue
Physical and Psychological Trauma
Future of SWAT and Special Military Units

Michael Holm retired from he U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as Assistant Special Agent in Charge in Los Angeles, California, and is credited with making the world’s largest drug seizure in history – 21,700 kilograms of cocaine.  His DEA assignments included Chief of Europe, Middle East Desk in DEA Headquarters, Group Supervisor, Chicago, Illinois; SWAT Team Commander, Detroit, Michigan; Country Attaché, Cairo, Egypt.  He was also assigned to Beirut, Lebanon; Kabul, Afghanistan; Del Rio, Texas; Miami, Florida; and Seattle, Washington.  He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Police Science and Administration at Washington State University and joined the Seattle Police Department in 1968. He joined the DEA in 1969 and served extensively on special assignments worldwide throughout his career.  He has a Masters of Public Administration with areas of concentration in Criminal Justice and American Foreign Policy.

Item No 959
264 pages
Softcover
$29.95