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What'sitliketohavethelegalsanctiontoshootandkill?Thiscompellingandoftenstartlingbookanswersthis,andmanyotherquestionsabouttheoft-timesviolentworldinhabitedbyournation'spoliceofficers.Writtenbyacop-turneduniversityprofessorwhointerviewedscoresofofficerswhohaveshotpeopleinthecourseoftheirduties,IntotheKillZonepresentsfirsthandaccountsoftherolethatdeadlyforceplaysinAmericanpolicework.Thisbrilliantlywrittenbooktellshownoviceofficersaretrainedtothinkaboutandusethepowertheyhaveoverlifeanddeath,explainshowcopslivewiththeawesomeresponsibilitythatcomesfromthebarrelsoftheirguns,reportshowofficersoftenholdtheirfirewhentheyclearlycouldhaveshot,presentshair-raisingaccountsofwhatit'sliketobeinvolvedinshoot-outs,anddetailshowshootingsomeoneaffectsofficerswhopullthetrigger.Fromacademytrainingtopost-shootingreactions,thisbooktellsthecompellingstoryoftherolethatextremeviolenceplaysinthelivesofAmerica'scops.