Often you'll hear parents tell their children, "Look, Billy, there's a police officer. If you don't eat all your carrots, he'll arrest you and put you in jail!"
According to the author of "Police Officers Are Your Friends! A Rhyming Picture Book About Police Officers!" that's absolutely the wrong message to send your children. Besides the fact that police don't arrest children for not eating their vegetables, do you really want your children growing up afraid of police officers? Wouldn't you rather want them to know if they are ever in trouble, ever lost or ever hurt they can go to a police officer for help?
This book was written to help you explain to your young children in a rhyming way with pictures that "Police Officers Are Your Friends!"
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sergeant Mark Buschena has been a police officer for 34 years. During that time, he has worked on patrol, investigations, was a canine handler, and since 1992 he has been and continues to be the supervisor in his department’s Crime Prevention/Community Services section. He is a graduate of the National Crime Prevention Institute in Louisville, Kentucky.
In his crime prevention capacity, he has written and has published numerous crime prevention articles. He has appeared on many television and radio programs and newscasts as a guest discussing crime prevention and what people can do to protect themselves and their property. For 12 years he appeared weekly on the local CBS affiliate news, with a "Crime Prevention Tip of the Week." He speaks to thousands of people each year during training seminars on personal protection, shoplifting, robbery prevention and workplace violence, among others.
According to the author of "Police Officers Are Your Friends! A Rhyming Picture Book About Police Officers!" that's absolutely the wrong message to send your children. Besides the fact that police don't arrest children for not eating their vegetables, do you really want your children growing up afraid of police officers? Wouldn't you rather want them to know if they are ever in trouble, ever lost or ever hurt they can go to a police officer for help?
This book was written to help you explain to your young children in a rhyming way with pictures that "Police Officers Are Your Friends!"
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sergeant Mark Buschena has been a police officer for 34 years. During that time, he has worked on patrol, investigations, was a canine handler, and since 1992 he has been and continues to be the supervisor in his department’s Crime Prevention/Community Services section. He is a graduate of the National Crime Prevention Institute in Louisville, Kentucky.
In his crime prevention capacity, he has written and has published numerous crime prevention articles. He has appeared on many television and radio programs and newscasts as a guest discussing crime prevention and what people can do to protect themselves and their property. For 12 years he appeared weekly on the local CBS affiliate news, with a "Crime Prevention Tip of the Week." He speaks to thousands of people each year during training seminars on personal protection, shoplifting, robbery prevention and workplace violence, among others.
