Swat Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die - Softcover

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Quite often critical incidents involving armed suspects end in death, thus bringing the necessity for improved outcomes to the forefront of society. The paradox of critical incident management in a law enforcement context is deciding when to pursue a risk-and-results driven approach, which could be in violation of department policy and procedures, and when to strictly adhere to established rules. Commanders must intuitively decide: should negotiations continue or is it time to authorize the SWAT team to take decisive tactical action? Does seizing the opportunity to save the life of one hostage potentially risk the lives of the remaining hostages? And if so, should this course of action still be pursued? A leader's experience and skill, combined with organizational conditions are intrinsic components of critical incident management. A review of the literature relating to leadership on high-risk incidents, psychological testing and leadership, and military leadership provides an understanding of current knowledge in these fields. However, little research has been conducted on conditions that can increase the likelihood of successful outcomes for a law enforcement response to critical incidents. This is primarily due to rarity of data and limited access to the highly restricted nature of SWAT operations. An understanding of effective strategies is further complicated by a lack of standardization, or consensus on optimal SWAT procedures among law enforcement agencies. New theories with transferable methods are required. SWAT Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die combines the existing literature with decades of unique personal SWAT operational experience in order to develop new theories for improved critical incident response. Research methods are then used to test these theories to create improved strategies for law enforcement agencies in performance of their life saving mission. The author presents models that if followed, can serve to increase the likelihood of successful outcomes on global high-risk tactical operations and critical incidents.Primary source accounts combined with the author's extensive SWAT operations experience allow for a detailed examination of the following six case studies: 1) High-Risk Search and Arrest Warrant Service: Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates: An armed suspect who had previously threatened to kill police officers was arrested at his residence for weapons and narcotics violations. He was a violent offender with a lengthy criminal record. The Abu Dhabi National Police Department SWAT team served the search and arrest warrants, which resulted in no injuries.2) Armed Barricade and Threatened Suicide Operation: Eureka, California: A suicidal woman was shot and killed by Eureka Police Department SWAT team members after she threatened to burn down her apartment building, kill herself, and injure others with a flare gun. The Chief of Police and SWAT Commander who authorized a tactical entry into the woman's apartment were criminally indicted by the grand jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter. 3) Hostage Rescue Incident: Manila, Philippines: A former Philippine police captain took Chinese tourists hostage aboard a bus. Police snipers from the Philippine National Police Department shot and killed the suspect, but not until the suspect had already killed eight hostages.4) Hostage Rescue Incident: Las Vegas, Nevada: A serial rapist took a woman hostage inside of her apartment, and unbeknown to negotiators, repeatedly raped her throughout the night. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department SWAT Team Leader shot and killed the suspect while another team member pulled the woman to safety after the tactical entry was authorized. 5) Hostage Rescue Incident: Mauldin, South Carolina: A man took his ex-girlfriend's brother (an off-duty deputy sheriff) and father hostage at their residence. He later shot and killed them after the incident commander allowed him to speak with his ex-girlfriend on the telephone. The suspect then dropped his gun and surrendered to Greenville County Sheriff's Office SWAT team members when they entered the home. 6) Hostage Rescue Incident: Silver Spring, Maryland: A suicide bomber took three hostages inside of the Discovery Communications Headquarters. Members of the Montgomery County Police Department SWAT team shot and killed the suspect during an emergency entry, successfully rescuing all of the hostages. SWAT team deployment on high-risk operations is fundamentally a U.S. police concept that has been incorporated into foreign law enforcement agencies. Cultural differences can affect the implementation of pre-incident organizational conditions in foreign settings. Analysis of the U.A.E. and Philippines case studies include detailed discussions on how differing cultural practices and beliefs relate to organizational conditions. SWAT Operations and Critical Incidents: Why People Die contributes to the knowledge base of SWAT commanders, critical incident managers, law enforcement executives, academia, and the general public by determining organizational conditions that can be developed to increase the likelihood for successful outcomes on global high-risk tactical operations and critical incidents.

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