400 Things Cops Know shows police work on the inside, from the viewpoint of the regular cop on the beat, a profession that can range from rewarding to bizarre to terrifying, all within the course of a single eight-hour shift. Written by veteran police sergeant Adam Plantinga, 400 Things Cops Know brings the reader into life the way cops experience it: a life of danger, frustration, occasional triumph and plenty of grindingly hard routine work -- Publisher's website.

Includes index.

Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Things cops know about shots fired -- Things cops know about the use of force -- Things cops know about tactics and hazards -- Things cops know about working with the public -- Things cops know about juveniles -- Things cops know about seasonal policing -- Things cops know about courts and legalities -- Things cops know about chases -- Things cops know about booze and drugs -- Things cops know about investigations -- Things cops know about traffic -- Things cops know about being among the dead -- Things cops know about hookers and johns -- Things cops know about domestic violence -- Things cops know about their coworkers -- Things cops know about thugs and liars -- Things cops know about making the arrest -- Things cops know about policing the neighborhood -- Things cops know about being on the job -- Index.