LE Reading Lists

[Valor55]

After seeing the recent movie "Jumper" I decided to read the book by the author. Turns out there's a few of them. The author is Steven Gould.

The original is, you guessed it, "Jumper." It's a bit different from the movie but very interesting with a good pace.

The sequel is "Reflex" and it was even better than the original. I couldn't put it down and got through it in one day.

With the movie coming out he did a prequel to it called "Griffin's Story." This was about the other jumper character in the movie. Also a great story. It was more consistent with the movie "world" than the original two stories.

The are all paperbacks and good reads if you enjoy Sci-Fi books.

[pdx2008]

Every member of the NYPD or those interested in its historty should read "Circle of Six" by Det. Randy Jurgenson. Great read, a true story about how the NYPD covered up and hindered the investigation of the LODD of Patrolmen Phil Cardillo.

[Tylegn]

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[Fiona]

Two of the books I've had to get for college I have really enjoyed... they are:

Police Patrol Operations by Mark R. Miller
Crisis Negotiations by Michael J. McMains / Wayman C. Mullins

Both great books, have a ton of info, and are enjoyable to read.

[CityOfChicago]

This is a list for professional development. It's a short list, but the info is good. Certainly there are more books, but these are the ones I like best.

http://www.marineshop.net/browse.cfm...b)/4,5586.html
The Passion of Command by Col. BP McCoy - Leadership for senior managers

http://www.marineshop.net/browse.cfm...b)/4,5552.html
Small-Unit Leadership - for supervisors

Amazon Muddy Boots Leadership - for supervisors, has good anecdotes

Amazon Police Administration - Complete, and the name says it all

Amazon Police Patrol Allocation and Deployment

Amazon Police Innovation - this book has eight of the most current policing theories, like broken windows, problem solving, community policing, intelligence lead policing, and is set up in a debate format. Two articles per theory, one pro and one critical.

http://www.policeonebooks.com/street...-remsberg.html

http://www.policeonebooks.com/tactic...-remsberg.html

http://www.policeonebooks.com/the-ta...-remsberg.html
The original three. These are still great books, and classics now. This site allows you to buy them individaully, or buy them all together. These books have been around so long, I read my father's copies years ago. But the info is good and sound. Please tell me you other ol' timers have read them in days of yore.

[1177Lt]

A decent non-fiction would be No Angels. Its the autobiography of the undercover ATF agent who infiltrated the Hells Angels biker gang in Arizona. Great read

[T_N_T]

I found "Blue Blood" by Edward Conlon at my local library, reading it now.

[amhrinda]

I just picked up The Lawmen: United States Marshals and their Deputies 1789-1989, Frederick S. Calhoun Ph.D., since I am working towards being a DUSM.

Like when I joined the Marine Corps, it helps to learn about the history of what you are trying to become a part of.

[CityOfChicago]

Supervision of Police Personnel Excellent textbook

The Character of Harms: Operational Challenges in... The author takes a broad perspective on "harms" such as crime, poverty, homelessness, and looks for commonalities and common methots to combat them. Vey good, actually.

The Compstat Paradigm: Management Accountability... Written by an NYPD sergeant, looks at a brief history of management theory, police management, and the compstat system of management. Those of you here in the NYPD know Compstat is not really a system of management per se, and mny are not even friends of Compstat. But the book is pure intellectaulism about Compstat, and the argument and explanaitons make good theoretical sense.

Leadership and Training for the Fight: A Few... Written by a former Delta operator who was in Mogadishu, among other places. He tells a 'war story', then sums up lessons learned, lessons for the future, and discusses considerations for leaders as a result. Bought this after I saw him speak.

The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a... My dad gave me this book. Reads very quickly - think I finished it in two afternoons. Practical leadership advice for guys on the ground.

[swatoperator]

A decent non-fiction would be No Angels. Its the autobiography of the undercover ATF agent who infiltrated the Hells Angels biker gang in Arizona. Great read

Just finished "No Angel" and it is a good read. "Running with th Devil" is also by Jay Dobyns about him infiltrating the Hells Angels. Another good read is "Under and Alone" which is about an ATF S/A who infilitrated the Mongols in California. I would also recommend "Cold Zero" which is about a former member of the FBI's HRT and participated in Ruby Ridge and Waco.

[Citicop]

Just finished "No Angel" and it is a good read. "Running with th Devil" is also by Jay Dobyns about him infiltrating the Hells Angels. Another good read is "Under and Alone" which is about an ATF S/A who infilitrated the Mongols in California. I would also recommend "Cold Zero" which is about a former member of the FBI's HRT and participated in Ruby Ridge and Waco.

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[SexySunshine4]

I only managed to get a few pages into Blue Blood before I stopped reading, never went back since. Just wasnt my type of book.

What Cops Know - Connie Fletcher

A Cop's Life - Randy Sutton (my favorite)

Cop - Michael Middleton

Turnpike Trooper - Trooper John Hogan

Robb, thanks for posting this book. I just finished reading it and boy did it open MY eyes up about what my husband does for a living. He patrols in Chicago so those stories hit really close to home.

[Brendon]

I recently purchased Blue Blood, NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat, and 101 Reasons Why You Should Not Become A Cop. As soon as I read them I'll give a consensus!

[Brendon]

I finished 101 reasons not to become a cop, and none of those reasons really made me think too much. The biggest of problems seem to come from careless or cruel supervisors. As someone here said, the name for the book was wrong. It should have been '101 things to know before you become a cop'. It was a good, but short read. The book was about 120 something pages and I finished it in 4 1/2 hours. The book even pretty much stated it was to discourage people who are in it for the security of a Gubmint job and nothing else.

Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat is doing pretty good so far.

[tsd685]

I read 101 reasons...and it did give me pause to really think about whether I want those problems or not. Not all of them were terrible, and some were pretty repetitive.

Secret tactics by Tabata was pretty good--aimed at martial arts

meditations on violence was pretty good too, a real no BS look at fights.

Of course I'm no LEO, but these were good books for anyone