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Shapeshifting for Correctional Facility CNT/HNT

Effective Scenario Training for Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Teams

by Ellis Amdur, Ret. Sgt. Lisabeth Eddy ...

Hostage Negotiation Within Correctional FacilitiesThis book concerns crisis/hostage negotiation within correctional facilities. It is not only for ‘in-house’ CNT/HNT teams within prisons. Most jails and other community level correctional facilities do not have their own negotiation team and when incidents occur, an outside law enforcement team is often called in to negotiate working in tandem with ... Read more

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Hostage Negotiation Within Correctional FacilitiesThis book concerns crisis/hostage negotiation within correctional facilities. It is not only for ‘in-house’ CNT/HNT teams within prisons. Most jails and other community level correctional facilities do not have their own negotiation team and when incidents occur, an outside law enforcement team is often called in to negotiate working in tandem with
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Cooling the Flames:

De-escalation of Mentally Ill & Aggressive Patients - A Comprehensive Guidebookfor Firefighters and EMS

by Ellis Amdur, John K. Murphy ...

People suffering from psychiatric or substance abuse disorder can display any one of a number of frightening behaviors. Ellis Amdur and John K. Murphy offer firefighters and EMTs a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves and their patients safe, while functioning at the highest level of professionalism. Rather than abstract information, more useful in a consulting room than in the field ... Read more

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People suffering from psychiatric or substance abuse disorder can display any one of a number of frightening behaviors. Ellis Amdur and John K. Murphy offer firefighters and EMTs a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves and their patients safe, while functioning at the highest level of professionalism. Rather than abstract information, more useful in a consulting room than in the field
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Dueling with O-sensei

Grappling with the Myth of the Warrior Sage - Expanded Edition

by Ellis Amdur ...

If there were an 'ordinary martial arts book', this would be its evil twin. Unflinchingly honest, writing from an unique, insider-turned-outsider's perspective, Ellis explores aspects of budō, its philosophies and dilemmas through the lens of aikido, a modern martial art whose founder is discussed in reverential tones and wrapped in quasi-religious mystique. Looking at the idea of budō-as-way-of ... Read more

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If there were an 'ordinary martial arts book', this would be its evil twin. Unflinchingly honest, writing from an unique, insider-turned-outsider's perspective, Ellis explores aspects of budō, its philosophies and dilemmas through the lens of aikido, a modern martial art whose founder is discussed in reverential tones and wrapped in quasi-religious mystique. Looking at the idea of budō-as-way-of
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Hidden in Plain Sight

Esoteric Power Training within Japanese Martial Traditions

by Ellis Amdur ...

Ellis Amdur's writing on martial arts has been groundbreaking. In Dueling with O-sensei, he challenged practitioners that the moral dimension of martial arts is expressed in acts of integrity, not spiritual platitudes and the deification of fantasized warrior-sages. In Old School, he applied both academic rigor and keen observation towards some of the classical martial arts of Japan, leavening his ... Read more

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Ellis Amdur's writing on martial arts has been groundbreaking. In Dueling with O-sensei, he challenged practitioners that the moral dimension of martial arts is expressed in acts of integrity, not spiritual platitudes and the deification of fantasized warrior-sages. In Old School, he applied both academic rigor and keen observation towards some of the classical martial arts of Japan, leavening his
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Safe Within the Walls

Communication, Control, and De-escalation of Mentally Ill and Aggressive Inmates for Correctional Officers in Prison Facilities

by Ellis Amdur ...

The first sections of this book are concerned with threat assessment: rather than a mere list of risk factors, the authors offer concrete skills on the development of a safety mindset, and further, techniques to develop and hone intuition, that early warning system that warns of danger before your conscious mind is even aware there is something wrong. This also includes what we can do to achieve a ... Read more

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The first sections of this book are concerned with threat assessment: rather than a mere list of risk factors, the authors offer concrete skills on the development of a safety mindset, and further, techniques to develop and hone intuition, that early warning system that warns of danger before your conscious mind is even aware there is something wrong. This also includes what we can do to achieve a
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Safe Behind Bars:

Communication, Control, and De-escalation of Mentally Ill & Aggressive Inmates - A Comprehensive Guidebook for Correctional Offices in Jail Settings

by Ellis Amdur, Sgt. Michael Blake, Chris De Villeneuve ...

Inmates in correctional facilities suffering from psychiatric or substance abuse disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. This comprehensive guidebook offers correctional officers in jail settings strategies to keep themselves and inmates as safe as possible, while functioning at the highest level of ... Read more

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Inmates in correctional facilities suffering from psychiatric or substance abuse disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. This comprehensive guidebook offers correctional officers in jail settings strategies to keep themselves and inmates as safe as possible, while functioning at the highest level of
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The Thin Blue Lifeline

Verbal De-escalation of Mentally Ill & Emotionally Disturbed People - A Comprehensive Guidebook for Law Enforcement Officers

by Ellis Amdur, John Hutchings ...

I have had the opportunity to review and read THE THIN BLUE LIFELINE: Verbal De-escalation of Mentally Ill & Emotionally Disturbed People - A Comprehensive Guidebook for Law Enforcement Officers. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is relevant, well-written, operationally-based, and goes to the heart of the matter in dealing with people who are in crisis - not just for dealing with ... Read more

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I have had the opportunity to review and read THE THIN BLUE LIFELINE: Verbal De-escalation of Mentally Ill & Emotionally Disturbed People - A Comprehensive Guidebook for Law Enforcement Officers. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is relevant, well-written, operationally-based, and goes to the heart of the matter in dealing with people who are in crisis - not just for dealing with
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Grace Under Fire:

Skills to Calm and De-escalate Aggressive & Mentally Ill Individuals (For Those in Social Services or Helping Professions)

by Ellis Amdur ...

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur walks professionals working in healthcare and social services settings through a multitude of steps they can take to keep themselves, their colleagues, and their clientele ... Read more

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Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur walks professionals working in healthcare and social services settings through a multitude of steps they can take to keep themselves, their colleagues, and their clientele
... Read more
Shapeshifting for Law Enforcement CNT/HNT

Effective Scenario Training for Crisis/Hostage Negotiation Teams

by Ellis Amdur, Ret. Sgt.Lisabeth Eddy ...

For Crisis/Hostage Negotiation TeamsCrisis negotiation is one of the most remarkable areas of law enforcement. Through a combination of tactical communication, empathic connection and, at times, subterfuge, negotiators persuade desperate, suicidal or homicidal individuals, often intoxicated or mentally ill, to relinquish their position of power and submit to police authority.Not all barricaded or ... Read more

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For Crisis/Hostage Negotiation TeamsCrisis negotiation is one of the most remarkable areas of law enforcement. Through a combination of tactical communication, empathic connection and, at times, subterfuge, negotiators persuade desperate, suicidal or homicidal individuals, often intoxicated or mentally ill, to relinquish their position of power and submit to police authority.Not all barricaded or
... Read more
The Girl with the Face of the Moon

by Ellis Amdur ...

This new edition, with five new chapters, is accompanied by sixteen brilliant paintings by artist Ben Trissel.The Girl with the Face of the Moon is a combination of two of the oldest stories of humanity, the hero’s journey and that of love, a driving force with a power that can triumph over death: a mother seeking to save her child from hell.A young woman of samurai lineage is raised in an ... Read more

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This new edition, with five new chapters, is accompanied by sixteen brilliant paintings by artist Ben Trissel.The Girl with the Face of the Moon is a combination of two of the oldest stories of humanity, the hero’s journey and that of love, a driving force with a power that can triumph over death: a mother seeking to save her child from hell.A young woman of samurai lineage is raised in an
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Safe Haven:

Skills to Calm and De-escalate Aggressive and Mentally Ill Individuals (for Professionals in Inpatient Settings)

by Ellis Amdur ...

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur walks professionals working in inpatient and residential settings through a multitude of steps they can take to keep themselves, their colleagues, and their clientele safe ... Read more

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Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur walks professionals working in inpatient and residential settings through a multitude of steps they can take to keep themselves, their colleagues, and their clientele safe
... Read more
Guarding the Gates

Calming, Control and de-escalation of Mentally Ill, Emotionally Disturbed and Aggressive Individuals - A Comprehensive Guidebook for Security Guards

by Ellis Amdur, William Cooper ...

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. Security guards must frequently deal with such individuals in locations as varied as hospital emergency rooms, shopping malls, places of business and isolated warehouses in the middle of the night. In this ... Read more

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Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. Security guards must frequently deal with such individuals in locations as varied as hospital emergency rooms, shopping malls, places of business and isolated warehouses in the middle of the night. In this
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