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Communications in Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System

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This book will examine the key principles of communication personnel in law enforcement require. Areas covered include listening skills, communicating tactics, interviewing skills, note-taking, report writing and testifying in court. Also covered is a section on PTSD and its interaction with law enforcement.

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Steve McCartney and Cindy Patterson (Justice Institute of British Columbia)
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Justice Institute of British Columbia
Publish Date
January 22, 2021
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Undergraduate
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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 except where otherwise noted
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Communications in Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System: Key Principles by Steve McCartney and Cindy Patterson is licensed under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
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