Author: Edward Lewis
Publisher: PALADIN PRESS, Dec 2004
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-58160-054-2
Synopsis
Whether your job (police officer, mental health worker, city bus driver) puts you in harm?s way or you?re simply an ordinary citizen who interacts with the public on a daily basis, you will learn from this book. Photos; 6x9 inches, 152 pgs.
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In Hostile Ground, Lewis gives you a graduate course in such topics as handling fear during a confrontation, recognizing the three different types of aggressors, identifying common reasons for assaultive behavior, reading body language forsigns of impending violence, defusing a hostile situation and managing physical assaults if all else fails. Includes real-life accounts of how professionals and citizens alike have used Lewis? techniques to handle potentially explosive situations. Whether your job (police officer, mental health worker, city bus driver) puts you in harm?s way or you?re simply an ordinary citizen who interacts with the public on a daily basis, you will learn from this book.
