Police Dogs of Trinidad and Tobago

A 70-Year History

Debbie Jacob (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

229 Seiten

2024
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9406-1 (ISBN)

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Takes an unprecedented look at crime from the police canine section’s perspective, with the bond between police officers and their dog partners at the heart of the story. Written by a journalist with a background in anthropology, this book is based on exclusive access to the police dogs’ secret files.

They are four-legged police officers sniffing their way through mountains, tropical forests, and urban jungles, and they operate in the southernmost Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago, just seven miles from Venezuela. Police dogs and their canine officers face dangers including drug dealers, thieves, kidnappers, and murderers by relying on their most important weapon: trust

This is an unprecedented look at crime from the police canine section's perspective, with the bond between police officers and their dog partners at the heart of the story. Written by a journalist with a background in anthropology, this book is based on exclusive access to the police dogs' secret files. It includes interviews with retired and working canine officers and spans 70 years, from the canine section's inception in 1952 to 2022. Follow the dogs' work during colonialism, independence, the Black Power movement, the rise of the illegal drug trade, and the age of terrorism. Fierce, feared, loyal and lovable, police dogs have compiled an impressive crimefighting record and a trail of remarkable stories.

Debbie Jacob is a journalist who lives in St. Ann’s, Trinidad. In 2019 she was named the Trinidad Express Individual of the Year and received an award from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Mounted and Canine Branch for her work with the nation's police dogs. In 2020, she received a Chaconia Gold Medal from the government of Trinidad and Tobago for spheres of humanitarian work in prisons and the police service canine section.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction. Trinidad: An Island of Beauty, an Island in Crisis

1. Dog Days

2. Backtracking: Bruno

3. Along Came a Spider

4. Shah: King of the Dogs

5. Ralph and Rex

6. Dreams, Nightmares and Other Business

7. Sheba and Sheba

8. Carlo

9. Panther

10. Adolph, ANZAC, and Bullet

11. Trigger

12. Shep

13. Black Power, Daemon and Rex

14. Murder in St. Vincent

15. Dyer Memories

16. Inside the Caroni Kennels

17. Jango and Strike

18. A Line in the Sand

19. The Piegaro Team

20. Ambush and Kidnappings

21. Springing into Action

22. Dog Days Two

23. Where the Air Is Rare

24. A Woman’s Touch

25. Tobago Tales

26. Starring: The “M” Dogs

27. Training Days

28. What the Future Holds

Appendix A: Thomas’s Final Report on Bruno

Appendix B: Panther’s Veterinary Report

Appendix C: Privy Council Summary of Junior “Spirit” Cottle Case

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index215

Erscheinungsdatum	03.04.2024
Reihe/Serie	Dogs in Our World
Zusatzinfo	17 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	308 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4766-9406-0 / 1476694060
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-9406-1 / 9781476694061
Zustand	Neuware