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Public Safety Appreciation Week Book List July 2022 |
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Helping the Helpers Bulletproof spirit : the first responder's essential resource for protecting and healing mind and heart by Dan WillisBased on 25 years of service as a police officer, Captain Dan Willis's unique handbook presents essential keys and time-proven approaches to emotional survival and well-being. This innovative and practical resource provides dozens of effective methods for first responders to protect and heal their minds and hearts based on lessons learned in the line of duty. Topics include warning signs and self-awareness; sustaining one's spirit; wellness practices; understanding the psychology and mitigation of trauma; tapping into support from home and peers; and faith in service. These principles - plainly outlined by a police captain who has himself suffered and healed - act as a bulletproof vest for the mind, heart, and spirit. |
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Historic Public Safety Stories Historic Disasters of Richmond by Walter S GriggsRichmond has had its share of man-made and natural calamities throughout its illustrious history. In 1811, fire destroyed the Richmond Theatre on Broad Street, tragically claiming seventy-two lives in one of the worst urban disasters in American history. As Union forces approached Richmond in the final months of the Civil War, Confederate troops ignited the city in flames, leaving scars still visible today. The international Spanish flu epidemic did not spare the city in the early twentieth century. The worst airplane crash in Virginia history occurred near Byrd Airport in 1961. Local author Walter S. Griggs tells these stories and more as he traces the harrowing history of Richmond's most famous disasters. |
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Complex Realities Tangled up in blue : policing the nation's capital by Rosa BrooksA former Washington DC reserve officer and Georgetown University law professor presents an insider’s critique of policing in America that explains the complex relationship between law enforcement and vulnerable communities while calling for urgently needed change. |
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Stories from the Force The Thin Black Line : True Stories by Black Law Enforcement Officers Policing America's Meanest Streetsby Hugh HoltonMeet the black men and women policing our meanest streets... LaVerne Dunlap: she infiltrated a drug gang and testified against them in court ... only to have the drug lords mark her for assassination. Dep. County Sheriff Winroe Reed: he ventured into America's "Homicide Capital" alone to apprehend a 6'9" homicidal crack dealer... a man so dangerous no other cops would accompany him. Chris Saffron: he worked the toughest drug gangs in Harlem, alone... even after his cover was blown. These are just a few of the courageous black heroes readers will meet in Hugh Holton's The Thin Black Line. |
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Growing Up in the Black Lives Matter Era Anger is a gift by Mark OshiroA young adult debut by the popular social media personality and critic reflects the racial and economic struggles of today's teens in the story of high school junior Moss, who in the face of a racist school administration decides to organize a protest that escalates into violence. |
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For Young Readers & FamiliesHooray for helpers! : first responders and more heroes in actionby Mike AustinFirst responders are on the way! Every day, brave helpers are on full alert, ready to rescue people and animal friends in need. They work on land, go underground, and even parachute down from the sky. With bright, colorful art and labels of rescue vehicles and equipment in the style of Richard Scarry, this introduction to and celebration of first responders packs FUN and FACTS. |
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Children's Classic on the Public Sector! |
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