While some books about police psychology contain a chapter on the fitness-for-duty question, this is the first comprehensive publication focused exclusively on psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations (FFDEs) for law enforcement personnel. This handbook is ideal for professionals and for coursework designed to prepare individuals for careers as police or municipal officials, psychologists, students, behavioral science specialists, human rights advocates, and attorneys. A helpful glossary...

Following the the successful publication of his last book, Before I Forget, which is in process of fi lm adaptation, the author now unfolds the story of U.S. fl ier Matt Roberts, and his attempts to balance the unrelenting demands of WWII with the world he left behind. Dont miss this compelling tale of love and adventure.

The Second Edition of The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law features information from the IDEA regulations and court decisions on resolving disputes using the State Education Agency complaint process; dispute resolution and due process hearing timelines; burden of proof in due process hearings; what constitutes a "pattern of removal" of a student in the disciplinary process; and services for children placed in private schools.

A USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY bestseller—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!“I read well into the night, unable to stop. The book is unputdownable.”—Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times **bestselling author“Heart-breaking, validating, exciting.”—**Hypable**“Rich historical detail...this saga has it all.”—**

You do not have to be a lawyer to understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The Everyday Guide to Special Education Law is written by an attorney in a concise and accessible manner and is a valuable resource to all involved in educating students with disabilities, including parents, teachers and special education administrators. It is an essential tool to help parents get the best education possible for their child. The Everyday Guide covers IDEA Part B (services f...

“A gripping, evocative read that will set your heart to soaring into the turbulent skies of WWII” from the New York Times–bestselling author (Debbie Macomber).Morgan Glennon’s destiny points straight up into Oklahoma’s clear, blue sky. It’s been that way since he was four years old, imagining the famous flier father he’s never met. Morgan leaves college to enlist as a Navy pilot, and his whole world suddenly changes when America goes to war. Watching his f...

-a Firehawks Lookouts romance storyTess Weaver is only at home at the top of the mountain above a thousand square miles of Idaho-Montana wilderness, watching for wildfires. It’s the quiet place she makes sense to herself, alone in the sky.Right until Jack Parker becomes her closest neighbor, on the next ridge, one lookout tower and fifteen long miles away.A magic summer, connected only by the wildfire watch and radio, they discover that they’re both Looking for the ...

How well you survive the court experience will be determined not only by your performance in the witness box, but also upon the quality of your report and the way in which you deal with the briefing lawyer. "Surviving the Witness Box" demonstrates that these skills, and many others, can be learned, particularly once you understand the rules of the legal "game". "Surviving the Witness Box" is a practical discussion covering a variety of important topics, in particular:· The "game", ...

The High Ground is the story of Private Ty Nichols' 365-day tour of duty in Vietnam, told with the honesty of a youthful infantryman simply trying to make it to the next day.Ty spends time with all the players, including the draftees who could have cared less, the lifers who were determined to stop Communism dead in its tracks, the enemy, and the freedom loving civilians of South Vietnam.It's all here. The fighting, dying, massage parlors, whorehouses, the racism, ...

-Delta Force romance story #9-In three days, Betsy retires from a decade as a Delta Force tracker and shooter. But a training mission gone wrong...or perhaps “strange” is a better word...sets her one last challenge.St. Nick’s lead reindeer, whose name is actually Jeremy, has gone missing. The dangerously handsome chief herder elf, Horatio, needs the best tracker in any world.Is Betsy hallucinating?Can Christmas be saved?Is there enough time left for:...

Much has changed in the area of school law since the first edition of The Educator’s Guide was published in 1986. This new ninth edition offers an authoritative source on all major dimensions of Texas school law through the 2017 legislative sessions. Intended for educators, school board members, interested attorneys, and taxpayers, the ninth edition explains what the law is and what the implications are for effective school operations. It is designed to help professional educators...

Four best friends. Four ways to serve their country. Morris, Rudi, Ivan, and Beck are best friends for life. So when one of the teens is drafted into the Vietnam War, the others sign up, too. Although they each serve in a different branch, they are fighting the war together -- and they promise to do all they can to come home together. Rudi is perhaps the most concerned about whether or not he'll be able to keep that promise. After all -- and he'd be the first to admit this -- he's not the ...