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Author Goodson, Barry L., 1949- author.

Title Country cop true tales from a Texas deputy sheriff / Barry Goodson
Published Denton : University of North Texas Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Number 11 in the North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series
North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 11.
Contents Civil process -- Patrol -- Mental and neurological disorders -- Traffic stops -- Domestic violence -- Community policing -- Cult crimes -- Explosives -- Juvenile investigations -- Burglary investigations -- Death investigations -- Public relations -- Investigations crimes against children
Summary The deputy sheriff or sheriff of a county often is perceived as the lone officer protecting the citizens of a small town. Country Cop is the riveting story of one such deputy sheriff, Barry Goodson, and his experiences with the Parker County Sheriff's office in the 1990s and early 2000s in North Texas. Goodson was required to answer any call for service within an area roughly the size of Rhode Island (just under 1000 square miles), where a backup officer could be many miles away, and so he often patrolled and handled calls alone in a county renowned for being a haven for drug manufacturers and
Subject Goodson, Barry L., 1949-
Sheriffs -- Texas -- Parker County -- Biography
Law enforcement -- Texas -- Parker County -- Biography
Crime -- Texas -- Parker County -- History -- 20th century
Criminal investigation -- Texas -- Parker County -- History -- 20th century
Crime
Criminal investigation
Law enforcement
Sheriffs
Texas -- Parker County
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781574418002
1574418009