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u/Kevin_Wolf · 8 pointsr/Military

There's a story in the book Cop where he talks about learning very quickly that "Cover me!" means something entirely different to Marines, all stemming from the riots.

I can't remember exactly how it went, and I don't have the book in front of me, but after LAPD started rolling around next to USMC units, he was about to go into a building for something, and called for the Marines to cover him. He just about shit his pants when they opened fire on the building as he was advancing. The LAPD was trained to simply watch for threats and respond if they saw one. Marines are taught to throw rounds downrange and suppress, which, for obvious reasons, is not a tactic that a police force should be choosing in populated neighborhoods.

u/Ekkisax · 3 pointsr/ProtectAndServe

No book will prepare you for law enforcement, it has to be touched, smelled, heard, and seen. If you're already a cop then the best thing you can do to be better is to be a well rounded human being and books can help with that.

Here's the recommended reading from some of the prior threads I was able to find in the sub.

  1. On Killing
  2. On Combat
  3. Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement
  4. Intro to Criminal Evidence
  5. Blue Blood
  6. 400 Things Cops Should Know
  7. Cop: A True Story
  8. [Verbal Judo] (https://www.amazon.com/Verbal-Judo-Gentle-Persuasion-Updated/dp/0062107704/)
  9. [What Cops Know] (https://www.amazon.com/What-Cops-Know-Connie-Fletcher/dp/0671750402/)
  10. [Into the Kill Zone] (https://www.amazon.com/Into-Kill-Zone-Deadly-Force/dp/0787986038/)
  11. Training at the Speed of Life
  12. Sharpening the Warrior's Edge
  13. The Gift of Fear
  14. Deadly Force Encounters
  15. The Book of Five Rings

    I've read a good portion of the above listed. I highly recommend Emotional Survival and going to see one of Gilmartin's talks if he's in your area. Below are a few of my personal suggestions.

  16. Meditations
  17. Blink - Not sure if I buy it, but interesting to think about.
  18. [Armor] (https://www.amazon.com/Armor-John-Steakley/dp/0886773687/)
  19. Iron John: A Book About Men
  20. The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics
u/BeachCop · 2 pointsr/ProtectAndServe

Cop by Michael Middleton is excellent.

u/Ruhlmdc · 1 pointr/LawEnforcement

Currently reading On combat, very interesting read. As far as books that help with training I can't really think of any off the top of my head. I can list the book which pushed me over the edge to go into the law enforcement field. That would be Cop: A True Story by Michael Middleton. Fantastic read, easily worth the 4 bucks it costs for a used copy+shipping.