The Columbine tragedy on April 20, 1999 began a new era in law enforcement as it became apparent that the police response to such mass shootings must be drastically altered. By the time the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, outdated police response strategies had been replaced with new, aggressive tactics used by the first officers on the scene. The frequency with which these events occur remind us time and again about the importance of training and preparing for these critical situations before they occur in our own backyards.
Active Shooter Events and Response is one of the first attempts to not only discuss historic active shooter events, but also to actually dissect some of them—empowering law enforcement professionals by leveraging the essential knowledge and experience of those who have gone before us. The book also offers insight into the training methodologies and strategies used to prepare our nation’s first responders to address the active shooter threat. In addition, the authors discuss the clear and present threat of terrorist organizations using these mass shooter tactics on American soil—similar to the attacks in Beslan, Russia and Mumbai, India.
Written by members of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University, this book is the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of training and research into active shooter events and represents state-of-the-art, evidence-based best practices.
About the Author
J. Pete Blair is an associate professor of criminal justice at Texas State University and the director of research for ALERRT. Dr. Blair earned his PhD in criminal justice from Michigan State University and his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law enforcement and justice administration from Western Illinois University. His current research is focused on active shooter events and best practices. He has published research on a variety of policing issues in numerous journal articles and book chapters.
David Burns has been a deputy sheriff in Texas since 1995 and is one of the founding members of the ALERRT program. He also currently serves as a SWAT team leader, where he has been assigned since 1997. Prior to law enforcement, he served for seven years with the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
Terry Nichols is the assistant director of the ALERRT Center at Texas State University-San Marcos. He retired from the San Marcos Police Department at the rank of commander in January 2010 after serving over 21 years with the department. His last assignment included commanding the Criminal Investigation Division as well as the Hays County SWAT team, where he served for over ten years. Terry worked numerous assignments for the department over his career, including patrol, narcotics, training, and administration. During his tenure in the Training Division, he led the development and creation of the ALERRT Center in San Marcos. He has a BS degree (1991) and an MS degree (1997) from Southwest Texas State University.
John Curnutt has been a police officer in Texas since 1995 and is the director of training for ALERRT. John has been with the training program since the beginning. He is also a SWAT team leader with over 14 years of experience on the team. John’s past assignments with his agency include working as a School Resource Officer (SRO) in the patrol division. Prior to law enforcement, he studied criminal justice at Texas State University-San Marcos after serving in the US Army’s Arctic Light Infantry immediately after high school.
I have read this book already and it flows really well. The authors did great research into the chapters, including past incidents, tactical considerations and ways to respond as a solo or member of a quickly formed team. I am a student of everything weapon and tactical related because we can never be trained or prepared enough. If you want a great read with fundamentally sound tactics and ideas then get this book and use it. The Authors are well versed in their craft and are not producing a simply thrown together book. There are other books written about this subject but I havent seen one with as much information in one place as this one.
It's no easy task putting together an educational and accurate body of work on a subject as complex and rapidly changing as Active Shooter. This book provides a comprehensive historical look at Active Shooter Events, analysis of the changing threat matrix, and tactical elements surrounding preparation, response, and recovery. The book is well organized, indexed, and full of useful data and statistics. If you have responsibility for developing response policies/procedures, it's worth every penny. Hardback reference books such as this one tend to be a little pricey, so hopefully this will make its way to an eBook in the future at a better price point.
Product Details :
- Hardcover: 264 pages
- Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (June 12, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1466512296
- ISBN-13: 978-1466512290
- Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 9.2 inches
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