Book: Deadly Force Encounters, Second Edition

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Book: Deadly Force Encounters, Second Edition

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Deadly Force Encounters, Second Edition: Cops and Citizens Defending Themselves and Others

This is new (relatively, about three months) edition of the original published in 1997. Paperback, 546 pages. ISBN-10: 1650012195; ISBN-13: 978-1650012193.

Link to the $24.95 trade paperback at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3arChBb

If you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, you can read the Kindle version for free. View this link after you're logged into Amazon: https://amzn.to/3eIQaOM

From the write-up at Amazon:
In 1997, renown police psychologist Dr. Alexis Artwohl and police officer Loren W. Christensen (co-author of On Combat) wrote Deadly Force Encounters: What Cops Need to Know to Mentally and Physically Prepare for and Survive a Gunfight. It quickly became an authoritative book for police officers, citizens legally carrying a concealed firearm, and police academies.

The greatly expanded scientific research, stories, and analysis in this second edition, Deadly Force Encounters: Cops and Citizens Defending Themselves and Others, focus on the most infrequent but most challenging part of the police profession: the use of deadly force. This book is not about specific laws, tactics, or equipment, but how the science of human performance influences the people behind the badge. This knowledge is crucial for physical, legal, and emotional survival.
It was also just reviewed by Von Kleim for the Force Science Institute. The review includes a 30 minute interview with Dr. Artwohl: https://www.forcescience.org/2020/04/ne ... ncounters/.

Dr. Bill Lewinski, executive director of the Force Science Institute, writes: "Deadly Force Encounters is the product of the many decades Dr. Artwohl spent helping officers survive working on the edge, both during and after critical incidents. This latest work with Loren Christensen continues that investment into the officers and the profession to which she has dedicated so much of her life. With chapters ranging from surviving an ambush to helping your family survive and grow after an incident, Deadly Force Encounters is filled with wisdom, knowledge, and the latest research. Like her, the work is brilliant and insightful yet practical and helpful."
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