Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)While I really liked the first 2 chapters of the book, things went downhill after that. I thought the information about "Locker Room Shock" were spot on, and I thought the statistics about how officers deal with the aftermath of a shooting were also helpful. Some issues I had with the book were that 1. The author makes the case that officers who kill in the line of duty feel guilty because of the "thou shalt no kill commandment," while I understand that it is a horrible experience to have to kill someone I think most people understand the context of the 6th commandment- that it's the shedding of innocent blood, murder that is against God's Laws. Shooting someone in self defense is a completely different situation that just offing a random person. 2. The author assumes that police spouses know very little about the nature of police work, and have an unrealistic view of how things are i.e.- "the cops on Law & Order shoot someone and then they're fine the next day!" 3. The author assumes that after the shooting everything with the department will happen in a timely fashion, the command staff will have the best intentions, and once the investigation is over everything will just be fantastic. WRONG! What happens if the department doesn't follow their own procedures and policies for investigating a shooting? What about if they mishandle evidence? Exclude testimonies from the police report until after the grand jury meets? Small departments in "safe" areas that haven't had to deal with much major crime often do a very poor job with these kinds of investigations. The author just assumes that all shootings will end well in terms of the department, and that's just not the case.
Click Here to see more reviews about: After the Smoke Clears - Surviving the Police Shooting: An Analysis of the Post Officer-involved Shooting Trauma
0 comments:
Post a Comment