Behind the Tape - Life on the police frontline.

BEHIND THE TAPE Life on the police frontline: Gripping, real-life stories from New Zealand's top police crisis negotiator Lance Burdett “Hi, I’m Lance. I’m from the Auckland police. I’m just letting you know your house is surrounded by armed police. I also want you to know that we’re not coming in so you are safe. Let’s have a chat…” Lance Burdett was New Zealand's top police crisis negotiator and worked in a variety of high-level roles over his 22 year career in the police. Behind the Tape is Lance’s revealing, gritty,   honest memoir of what it’s really like being a police officer in New Zealand.   Lance is also open about the intense mental stress he suffered due to the traumatic events he was witnessing day-to-day, and believes that more could be done to support the  resilience of Police staff to protect them from stress-related illness. Behind the Tape gives  you a true insight into what it's really like to be a cop: the good, the bad, the fear, the excitement, the stress, the everyday drama, the skills you develop, the lives saved, and the   lives lost.   ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lance Burdett (Left - photo by Babiche Martens) runs a company called WARN International, where he runs courses on managing challenging people and situations, crisis intervention techniques and on reducing personal stress. He has a Master of Arts Degree, majoring in Terrorism, Safety and Security. Lance lives in Auckland with his wife and has three adult  children, and two grandchildren.             IMPRINT:        Allen & Unwin     NZRRP:             $36.99