special weapons and tactics units

Argues that over the last several decades American police officers have increasingly become more like military ground troops.

"One bullet equals one kill. For SWAT sniper Jake Denton, the bullet casings he saves as grim reminders of his "kills" are beginning to add up. His wife, his department-ordered psychiatrist, and even Jake himself are all beginning to question just how these sanctioned kills are affecting his mental health. Nobody wants him to end up like Lee Staley, his mentor and ex-partner---now out on permanent psych leave, drinking himself to death, and the prime suspect in a series of shootings that have paralyzed Northern California. Jake doesn't believe that Staley's guilty, but when their job has taught them to kill, how easy would it be for his friend to cross over to the other side? How easy would it be for him? On every police force in the country, there's a SWAT sniper going about his daily life, acting like an average cop, until the moment when the call comes in. Then they become a hostage's last hope and a criminal's worst nightmare. To some, they are silent heroes---to others, silent killers. Done in One pulls back the curtain on their world"--.

Maggie O'Brien, a nurse and medic on a SWAT team, becomes caught up in a conspiracy that has the potential to take down medical personnel and cops--including her father Tommy "The Terminator" O'Brien, when she begins to suspect someone is dispensing his or her own brand of justice on injured perpetrators of crime.

Explores obtaining a career as a SWAT team member.

Join Jay, Elisha, and Tyler as they follow firefighters trying to contain an out-of-control blaze, learn how a S.W.A.T team handles a hostage situation, and train with the L.A.P.D. in a high pursuit chase.

Examines ten of the most difficult and successful hostage rescues in the world including the raid on Entebbe, Uganda in 1976 by the Sayeret Mat'kal of Israel, the 1980 SAS operation by the British against the Iranian embassy in London, and other rescues by France, Germany, Russia, Peru, and the Dutch.

Photographs and simple text describe what SWAT teams are and what they do.

Describes the history, activities, equipment, and special training of SWAT teams and bomb squads.

Discusses the role of the U.S. Marine Corps' special reaction teams, covering their training, various specialties, origins, requirements for candidacy, various positions, and types of weapons and equipment used.

Examines the history of SWAT teams, discussing the techniques and tools they use, their successes, and their failures.