{"product_id":"into-the-kill-zone-isbn-9780787986032","title":"Into the Kill Zone","description":"What's it like to have the legal sanction to shoot and kill? This compelling and often startling book answers this, and many other questions about the oft-times violent world inhabited by our nation's police officers. Written by a cop-turned university professor who interviewed scores of officers who have shot people in the course of their duties, \u003ci\u003eInto the Kill Zo\u003c\/i\u003ene presents firsthand accounts of the role that deadly force plays in American police work. This brilliantly written book tells how novice officers are trained to think about and use the power they have over life and death, explains how cops live with the awesome responsibility that comes from the barrels of their guns, reports how officers often hold their fire when they clearly could have shot, presents hair-raising accounts of what it's like to be involved in shoot-outs, and details how shooting someone affects officers who pull the trigger. From academy training to post-shooting reactions, this book tells the compelling story of the role that extreme violence plays in the lives of America's cops. Acknowledgments ix \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Choosing the Badge and Gun 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Basic Training 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Holding Fire 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Pulling the Trigger 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 When the Smoke Clears 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 289\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Klinger\u003c\/b\u003e is a former police officer who teaches criminology and criminal justice at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. He is a highly regarded trainer and lecturer to police organizations across the country. He has appeared on the Today show, Chris Matthews' Hard Ball, Geraldo Rivera, and the History Channel.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"DRAMATIC AND PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN A COP PULLS THE TRIGGER\"  —\u003cb\u003eJOSEPH WAMBAUGH\u003c\/b\u003e\t \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Into the Kill Zone\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Puts the reader in the cop's shoes, and indeed behind the trigger.\" \u003cb\u003e— National Review Online\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Into the Kill Zone is a startling and important book—a stark, no-holds-barred journey into the minds of the people who have made the ultimate decision. Klinger's prose captures the adrenaline, emotion, and split-second decisions his subjects faced in the field.\" \u003cb\u003e— Christopher Whitcomb,\u003c\/b\u003e author, Cold Zero: Inside the F.B.I. Hostage Rescue Team \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Police, military, and those who love them; military and police history readers; and readers of popular fiction should all read this book. Future depictions of combat should and will be held against the standard set by Into the Kill Zone.\" \u003cb\u003e— Lt. Col. Dave Grossman,\u003c\/b\u003e author, On Killing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a must-read for every police officer, police executive, and member of the general public who wants to know what it's really like to shoot someone. From the gritty, piercingly painful opening to the haunting, solemn ending, Into the Kill Zone reads like a novel and is almost impossible to put down.\" \u003cb\u003e— Daryl F. Gates,\u003c\/b\u003e chief of Los Angeles Police Department, retired\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989453324517,"sku":"NP9780787986032","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787986032.jpg?v=1761784160","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/into-the-kill-zone-isbn-9780787986032","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}