{"product_id":"the-watch-bob-chrismas-9781645043232","title":"The Watch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis heartfelt memoir of a long career in Canadian policing captures the ups and downs, the challenges and rewards, and the transformative impact that the profession has on people who devote their lives to it. It explores the profound and intimate relationship that police officers share with humanity in their struggle for community safety, and protecting the dignity and humanity of the people they serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWritten in a lucid and engaging storytelling style by a veteran of Canadian policing, Staff Sergeant Robert \"Bob\" Chrismas's The Watch elucidates some of the good and bad of police officers responding to crimes and emergencies in service to fellow citizens as they protect a community's public safety. Staff Sergeant Chrismas has worked tirelessly to improve community wellbeing in his police work and in his off-hours as a volunteer. This excellent book deserves broad readership from law enforcement, the judiciary, the media, community activists, peacebuilders, academics, policymakers, politicians, students, and anyone interested in community policing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Sean Byrne\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Manitoba\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Chrismas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1645043231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645043232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dio Press Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Bob Chrismas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49000441577727,"sku":"9781645043232","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-watch-bob-chrismas-9781645043232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}