NCJ Number
34752
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 6 Dated: (JUNE 1976) Pages: 61-62
Date Published
1976
Length
2 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE NASSAU COUNTY (NY) POLICE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING OF 22 OFFICERS IN THE HANDLING OF HIGH-STRESS HOSTAGE, SUICIDE, AND BARRICADED SUBJECT SITUATIONS AND THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FIVE-PERSON TEAMS.
Abstract
THIS TRAINING PROGRAM INVOLVED IN-DEPTH EXPOSURE TO THE ACCEPTED PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO EXTREME ANXIETY, AND PRACTICAL TRAINING IN EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATION, CLOSE RANGE FIRING AND THE USE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS, THE USE OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC AIDS, AND DEPARTMENT PROCEDURE RELATED TO BOMBS.