Get a deeper understanding of police shootings through interviews with officers involved in real-life cases
Today's media is filled with discussions about officer-involved shootings. Too often missing from that discussion are the police officers' voices and the reality of what happens in actual shooting incidents. Through actual interviews with involved officers, this book addresses common myths and misunderstandings about these shootings.
Shots Fired is a journey "behind the shield" and the experiences of the real human beings behind the badge. It explores true events through the participants' own eyes and takes readers inside the minds of officers during the actual event. The officers detail the roller coaster of emotions and severe trauma experienced during and after a shooting event.
Along with the intimate, in-depth explorations of the incidents themselves, the book touches the aftermath of police-involved shootings-the debriefings, internal and external investigations, and psychological evaluations. It challenges many commonly held assumptions created by the media such as the meaning of "unarmed" and why the police can't just "shoot him in the leg," creating an understanding that reaches beyond slogans such as "hands up, don't shoot."
The book is valuable reading for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of police shootings-officers and police departments, reporters and politicians, and the public who rely on the police to keep them safe.
"Shots Fired is a compelling book. If you want to learn and appreciate what being a cop means you must read this book now."
Colonel (ret.) David Hunt, New York Times bestselling author
"A thoughtful and timely book, Shots Fired goes beyond the headlines to educate the reader while at the same time delivering harrowing accounts of officers under the gun."
SFPD Sgt. Adam Plantinga, author of 400 Things Cops Know
"Shots Fired is a gripping account of what really happens when police officers find themselves in deadly-force encounters. The author points out that 'from the Michael Brown incident on August 9, 2014 to the end of that year, forty-seven officers were killed by gunfire alone.' Yet how many can cite their names? In an era when so many are demonizing law enforcement, this book reveals the humanity o
Thomas Jackson, author of Policing Ferguson, Policing America
