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• Ambush prevention: Get your head out of your apps

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  As a police trainer and a career-long field training officer, I have to say this about many of the officers, who have started in the last several years or so. If you do not change your behavior, yo...

• Clothing giveaways of a concealed weapon

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  Reading subtle cues that indicate concealed carry, you may be able to anticipate you’re dealing with an armed subject and gain a preventive edge of timing and positioning. As you study a subject’s ...

• Establishing a compliance baseline during a vehicle stop

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  During a vehicle stop, officers can begin to evaluate safety risks within the first few minutes of contact with the operator by setting a compliance “baseline.” All decisions and actions moving for...

• 3 things every cop should do before starting their shift

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  Before starting your shift, take a few minutes to do the following: 1. Walk around your squad. Check to make sure no one failed to report any dents or dings. 2. Check the backseat. You need to make...

• Beware of where you wear your flashlight

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  On occasion I see officers with their large squad flashlights hanging on a ring in the small of their back. While it may be equally accessible to both hands, this is not a good practice. Any hard o...

• Take a tactical position when writing a ticket

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  When writing or printing off a ticket, or working on your computer during a stop, it is easy to be distracted and not pay full attention to your surroundings. Especially at night, consider moving t...

• Video: Dealing with anticipation of recoil

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  In this video tactical tip, PoliceOne Contributor — alongside PoliceOne Editor at Large Doug Wyllie — discuss and demonstrate some thoughts about pistol recoil, and how to train to overcome the ant...

• Video: Defense against the necktie

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  In this video tactical tip, Fletch Fuller — alongside demonstration partner Ray Price — shares a technique you can use when a subject gets you into what is commonly called a necktie attack, where t...

• Video: The hook sweep

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  In this video tactical tip, Fletch Fuller — alongside demonstration partner Ray Price — shares a technique you can use when to take a subject to the ground you are flat on your back in full guard.

• Video: Defensive ground tactics using open guard with hip index

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  In this video tactical tip, Fletch Fuller — alongside demonstration partner Ray Price — shares a technique to keep the bad guy away from your head (the command center, as Fletch puts it) utilizing ...

• Video: The wrist weave to a takedown

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  In this video tactical tip, Fletch Fuller — alongside demonstration partner Ray Price — shows us a non-traditional tactic to take a subject to the ground while engaged in the wrist weave position.  

• Video: The wrist weave to cuffing position

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  In this video tactical tip, Fletch Fuller — alongside demonstration partner Ray Price — shows us how to transition from the wrist weave on a resistive subject, and into a position to apply the handcuffs.

• Video: The wrist weave position

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  In this video tactical tip, Fletch Fuller — alongside demonstration partner Ray Price — shows us a non-traditional tactic called the wrist weave position, which allows an officer to control a resis...

• Video: Getting behind the subject

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  In this video tactical tip, Lee Shaykhet — alongside PoliceOne Video Production Manager Lawson Coke — discusses and demonstrates how to quickly take a position of advantage against a subject, getti...

• Video: Rear weapon retention

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  In this video tactical tip, Don Gulla demonstrates how to defeat an offender who attempts to take your sidearm from a rear position. <!--cke_bookmark_99S--><!--cke_bookmark_99E-->

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