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It takes a special kind of dog to help police officers do their work. It must be loyal, strong, and smart. This book teaches readers about the different kinds of dogs that work with police officers and the kinds of important work that they do. The roles that trainers and handlers play are also explored

In 1953, there were zero canine programs on any American police force. In 1989, there were more than 2,000 programs with over 7,000 police handler dog teams. In 1953, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police had the nation's only program with 20 teams but in 1989 there were 46 programs with 300 teams. These are dramatic program expansions. There have been controversial issues of using dogs; the pros and cons of using dogs for specialized functions are thoroughly analyzed in this book. Clearly identified are the elements to be assessed as a prelude to implementing a canine patrol unit, with the essent

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Consultants -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: Canine Law Enforcement -- Policing and Police Dogs: A History -- Policing in ancient times -- Early dog days in Europe and London -- The 19th century -- The 20th century -- North American dogs at work -- Dog Breeds Used for Law Enforcement -- Airedale terriers -- Belgian shepherd (Malinois) -- Bloodhounds -- Border collies -- Boxers -- Doberman pinschers -- German shepherd -- Labradors -- Rottweilers -- Spaniels -- Selecting Dog Handlers and Dogs -- Handler selection -- Police dog selection -- Temperament -- Physical characteristics -- Specialist dog selection -- Basic Training -- The learning process -- Assessments -- Specialist Roles for Dogs in Law Enforcement -- Police dogs -- Tracker dogs -- Riot control dogs -- Specialist explosives detection dogs -- Specialist narcotic detection dogs -- Search and rescue dogs -- Human remains detection dogs -- Advanced Training -- Tactical operations -- Canine First Aid -- Transportation -- The maritime environment -- Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) -- Protecting the Borders -- Border protection -- US Border Protection -- German Border Police -- Finland's Border Guards -- Federal Border Guard Service of Russia -- Ukraine Border Guards -- Belarus Border Guard -- The Canada Border Services -- The Future of Police Dogs -- Part 2: An A-Z of Police Canine Units around the World -- Australia -- The Australian Federal Police -- Tasmania -- Northern Territory -- Queensland -- NSW Police -- WA Police Dog Squad -- Victoria -- South Australia -- Belgium -- Canada -- Toronto Police Dog Services -- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) -- The Edmonton Police -- Chile -- China -- Columbia -- Czech Republic -- Denmark -- Estonia -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Greece.

With increasing threats of terrorism, police and military detection dogs are of growing importance for protecting servicemen/women and society. However, a relatively high proportion of potential working dogs fail to make full operational status, or are later withdrawn from service. To date, research has focused primarily on factors which are associated with a dog's short term success, such as passing/failing certification after training. Rather than the more important outcome of working life expectancy. In this study, we used two validated instruments of temperament (Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and Dog Impulsivity Assessment Scale (DIAS)) to identify factors associated with long-term working dog success. Active working UK police dogs (n = 63) scored significantly higher on the trait "energy and interest" within PANAS and "responsiveness" within DIAS in comparison to a general population of those withdrawn from service (n = 16), and those included for a matched pairs analysis (n = 11pairs), and the wider pet dog population (PANAS n = 343; DIAS n = 571). This suggests that the combination of these traits may be important for a long-term working life. There was no significant difference between active UK police dogs and active military dogs (n = 20) on these factors, suggesting this trait may also be important across different service fields. Comparison with a non-UK police dog sample (active Dutch police dogs n = 28) revealed no significant differences in energy and interest, but higher responsiveness scores in active UK police dogs, further highlighting the importance of these traits in working dog populations. Future research should assess the cause-effect relationship between these traits and success / withdrawal from work in the field.

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AbstractThis article analyzes the introduction of police dogs in early twentieth-century Paris, which formed part of the transnational extension of police powers and their specialization. Within a context of widespread fears of crime and new and contested understandings of animal psychology, police officers, journalists, and canophiles promoted the dogs as inexpensive yet effective agents who could help the police contain the threat posed by criminals. This article responds to a growing number of studies on nonhuman agency by examining how humans in a particular place and time conceptualized and harnessed animal abilities. I argue that while nonhuman agency is an illuminating and important analytical tool, there is a danger that it might become monolithic and static. With these concerns in mind, I show how examining historical actors' conceptualizations of animal abilities takes us closer to the historical stakes and complexities of mobilizing purposeful and capable animals, and provides a better understanding of the constraints within which animals act. Attitudes toward police dogs were entwined with broader discussions of human and animal intelligence. Concerns that dogs' abilities and intelligence were contingent and potentially reversible qualities resembled contemporary biomedical fears that base instincts, desires, and impulses could overwhelm human intelligence and morality, resulting in individual and collective degeneration. To many, it seemed that police dogs' intelligence had not tamed their aggressive instincts, and these worries partly explain the demise of the first wave of police dogs in Paris after World War I.

He was born in rural Missouri, and it was immediately clear that he was different from the rest. He caught his first criminal when he was just two years old. By his sixth birthday, he had located burglars, missing children, drug dealers, rapists, and murderers-including Utah's most wanted criminal. Known to friends as JJ, to law enforcement as Michael Serio's partner, and to captured criminals as "that damned dog," Jessie Jr., an exceptionally talented bloodhound, bayed like a sea lion that had swallowed a fog horn.Before JJ, few police departments in the West used bloodhounds, and none in Uta

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