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• Reality Training: An officer's close call during a traffic stop

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  In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews footage of an officer's close call during a traffic stop and highlights key tips for winning a similar confrontation. 

• Reality Training: Officer-involved shooting during a traffic stop

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  In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews footage of a traffic stop that serves as an excellent example of taking the passenger-side approach, maintaining control after shots are fired, and more. 

• Reality Training: Officer safety on an active roadway

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  Cops spend a lot of time on the roadway both in and out of their vehicles. As a result, it's very easy to get complacent - and complacency can be deadly. In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith offers tips for staying safe on the road. 

• Reality Training: Responding to a domestic violence call

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  Dave Smith reviews footage of officers responding to a domestic disturbance that serves as a classic "shoot, don't shoot" scenario. 

• Reality Training: Pursuing an active shooter

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  Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of a police officer engaging an active shooter - even pursuing him across a busy freeway - in this episode of Reality Training.

• Reality Training: An ambush nightmare

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  In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of a 40-minute gunfight between police officers and a man intent on killing as many of them as possible. Thankfully, no officers were hurt. What would you do?  

• Reality Training: Options without backup

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  Sometimes you're on your own. In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews footage of a critically wounded officer's fight for survival that highlights why you need to be prepared for those moments when backup is far away. 

• Reality Training: An immediate response to a spontaneous threat

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  Are you taking your mat time seriously? Dave Smith reviews video of a sudden attack by a person in custody that highlights the importance of keeping your skills sharp. 

• Reality Training: Commanding the scene after gunfire erupts

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  We talk a lot about staying in the fight, but what does it really look like in action? In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews footage that serves as an excellent example of controlling the scene after gunfire erupts - even when you're hit.

• Reality Training: Running into the threat

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  Have you mentally rehearsed how you would respond to shots fired in different environments? Dave Smith provides key considerations. 

• Reality Training: Disengaging from a vehicle

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  Dave Smith provides tips to reduce your risk of being dragged by a vehicle during a traffic stop. 

• Reality Training: Firing your weapon while driving

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  Dave Smith reviews video of an intense pursuit of multiple homicide suspects in Las Vegas and provides key points about firing at moving vehicles from a moving vehicle. 

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  Tactical considerations for shooting while driving

  Shooting at a moving car: 3 key lessons for cops in SCOTUS ruling

  Reality Training: Firing your weapon through objects and materials

• Reality Training: A textbook foot pursuit and TASER deployment

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  In this installment of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews video that serves as an excellent example of a TASER deployment during a foot pursuit. 

• Reality Training: Surviving an off-duty ambush

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  Are you prepared for an ambush, both on and off duty? Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of an attack on an off-duty LEO that demonstrates why you need to be vigilant at all times. 

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  Roundtable: Preparing to prevent police ambush attacks

  How cops can avoid an “unprovoked attack” ambush

  6 common factors in ambush wins

  Reality Training: Understanding ambush points

  LEO Near Miss: Officers nearly ambushed in construction site

  Reality Training: How will you win the fight?

  8 tactical tips to prevent an ambush attack on police

  Reality Training: Are you prepared for an ambush attack?

• Reality Training: Strategies for successful de-escalation

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  In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews video that serves as an excellent example of how to successfully use de-escalation techniques in a volatile situation. 

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  7 easy steps to successful de-escalation

  5 tips from Force Science on de-escalation tactics

  The 8 most effective de-escalation techniques in corrections

  What does de-escalation really mean?

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