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April 20, 2012 |
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Duane Wolfe - The Warrior's Path
Charging the bullet: A scientific evaluation of our tacticsIn 2011, law enforcement saw a surge in officers killed by gunfire and an even bigger increase in officers... - Full Story |
March 16, 2012 |
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Ross Torquato - Control Concepts for Law Enforcement
When do unarmed encounters become deadly force?In teaching officers to control violent individuals, we need to make some philosophical decisions. First... - Full Story |
February 29, 2012 |
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Dan Danaher - Tactical Encounters
Field contacts: Sifting through the layersAlways notify dispatch of your location, request backup, maintain a reactionary gap, and be conscious of your positioning in relation to the suspect - Full Story |
January 05, 2012 |
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PoliceOne Contributors - P1 First Person
P1 First Person: What does youth football tell us about our defensive tactics training?By Sgt. John Thornburg Monterey County (Calif.) Sheriff's OfficeOver the last year I completed my second... - Full Story |
December 19, 2011 |
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Jack E. Hoban & Bruce J. Gourlie - The Ethical Warrior
The ethical warrior: Protecting our enemiesThe Warrior Creed — credited to the late Dr. Robert Humphrey — offers concrete guidance for developing the habits of an Ethical Warrior in your daily life - Full Story |
November 30, 2011 |
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Sgt. Steve "Pappy" Papenfuhs - Training to Think
Training recruits the 'tactical M&Ms'FTOs play an important role in the development of young officers, such as in the instruction of maximizing advantage, minimizing exposure, and maintaining the ability to maneuver - Full Story |
November 28, 2011 |
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Lt. Dan Marcou - SWAT Officer
Are TASERs 'overused' or just plain used?Departments could require that every update of TASER training also includes an update of empty hand techniques — including transition exercises back and forth between each - Full Story |
November 18, 2011 |
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Ross Torquato - Control Concepts for Law Enforcement
Is training in Mixed Martial Arts the right thing for your officers?The physical skills needed to win must be simple, based on gross motor movements, learnable in an eight-hour session once a year, and practiced for about ten repetitions - Full Story |
October 06, 2011 |
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Ed Flosi - Taking Training to the Next Level
One cop's response to the ER doctor surveySignificant injuries do not necessarily equate to excessive force, nor do minor injuries necessarily equate to reasonable force - Full Story |
September 28, 2011 |
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Lt. Dan Marcou - SWAT Officer
Videotape never tells the whole storyAn unedited videotape may never lie, but it is also always partially blind, often totally deaf, and usually too late to the dance - Full Story |
