Apprehending Fleeing Suspects
A review of this book
originally appeared in the May/June 2005 issue
of Air Beat Magazine, Journal of the
Airborne Law Enforcement Association.
Read the review.
As the tactics and technologies of law
enforcement change, so do the tactics being used by criminals to
evade capture.
Apprehending Fleeing Suspects© was written to provide
law enforcement with the knowledge and tools required to safely
contain, search, and capture suspects who attempt to flee from the
police. This book addresses the trends and tactics criminals are
using, and examines proven techniques in how to efficiently and
effectively contain and capture suspects on the run. The focus is on
whether to chase or contain, how to set up perimeters, management of
the incident, search tactics, use of airborne resources, canines,
communications, tactical deployment, training, and most importantly
debriefing techniques.
Following this, the criteria of the decision to contain, foot
pursuit versus containment, responding officers, hiding locations,
and training to meet the challenge are discussed, including the need
for a team effort from start to finish. This knowledge along with
training and practice, gives the advantage to the officer,
particularly during critical incidents where the capture of the
suspect is paramount.
The foreword was written by a 38 year veteran of the Los Angeles
Police Department, Deputy Chief Mike Hillmann. Chief Hillmann
writes, “This book is one of the most comprehensive and to the point
manuscripts that I have had the pleasure to review in my 38 years of
law enforcement. Apprehending Fleeing Suspects is the how to, nuts
and bolts of field enforcement tactics and is not only focused on
suspect apprehension, but on officer safety. A must read for the
professional police officer.”
The audience for this book begins with the police, all field
personnel from local, state, and federal agencies including the
United States Military. This book is an excellent text for academy
tactics training. In addition, the book would be an excellent
supplementary text in criminal justice college courses on policing,
policymakers, and comparative policing.
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"After thirty years in law enforcement I realize some
instructors and authors operate strictly from an academic
background. Jack Schonely has a wealth of quality tactical
experience and a desire to share that knowledge. Now law
enforcement personnel can read his book or attend his class. I
have done both and the experience was fantastic. He should be
part of any officer survival program."
Art Ruditsky
Lieutenant, Los Angeles Police Department, Retired
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