Becoming a Police Officer: An Insider's Guide to a Career in Law Enforcement

By Barry M. Baker

Book Overview

Becoming a Police Officer: An Insider s Guide to a Career in Law Enforcement is a serious examination of police work that is directed toward young people who are contemplating a career as a police... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595380786
• ISBN13: 9780595380787
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

Very good book, I am currently Deployed in Iraq and this books has helped me alot and I have a better understanding of what i need to do. The seller has very fast shipping and I received the book in excellent condition.

Impressive

It has always been taught to know the profession you seek, and Barry M. Baker sets very good goals in this book that shows the high and lows of becoming a cop. I'd recommend this item to anyone seeking the right advice in law enforcement.

Full of good advice

I found the book to be packed with invaluable advice. I've only been a cop for about 6 months now, but I wish I had read the book before I became a cop. The book offers great advice on choosing a department. It also has inspired me to write more reports and write them better. One of the main points I took from the book was to never sacrafice your integrity. I didn't like how the auther put a little introductory phrase before almost every single paragraph in the book. If he didn't do that, the book would probably only be 60 pages long.

a must read for thoughtful young people entering police work

Barry Baker was a street cop for 20 years in a very tough town before taking promotion. He accurately reflects the central role of patrol - street work - and does not sugar-coat or avoid difficult issues. The conciseness of the book is a strength. His advice to young people is genuine and not idealistic or poorly informed. A nice job.