Standoff Situations

The Standoff Situations topic page offers a variety of tactical tips and strategic concepts to make sure the innocents are spared, the subject is secured, and the officers go home safely. When a suspect is barricaded in place, many things must happen for a successful resolution, such as setting up outer and inner perimeters, and making contact with the subject.

Full list of Standoff Situations results

Pulse of Policing: How private enterprise is supporting American cops
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Companies in the law enforcement realm commit vast amounts of time, energy, and capital toward ensuring that officers are safer
When violence erupts: 6 considerations for cops in a large-scale critical incident
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Active killer incidents and other large-scale mass-casualty events are sudden — you need to get ready with tactics and tools to help get you through a very, very long day
Rapid Response: How the San Bernardino massacre differs from other mass killings
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The manner in which the assault on the Inland Regional Center was carried out holds some hallmarks of attacks we have seen overseas such as in Paris and Mali last month, and Mumbai in 2008
How to effectively take (or penetrate) cover in a critical incident
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Using cover can save your life, so you owe it to yourself to be well-trained in its use
Feeling overheated from your body armor? Here's a solution
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The TacVent adds air circulation and cooling
How can virtual training simulators be more realistic for cops?
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Virtual simulators can provide vital training to cops on how to handle a number of different scenarios – here are five ways they could be made more realistic
Flexible, lightweight ballistic shield fits anywhere
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The Rapid Deployment Shield is light weight, collapsible, and ideal for fitting in your squad and other tight spaces
Urban Shield 2013: Embedding firefighters and EMTs into a SWAT response
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Scenario #19 at Urban Shield 2013 challenged the competing SWAT teams to incorporate personnel from the Fremont (Calif.) Fire Department into their plans to deal with an active shooter
Are you ready to repel a Kenya-style mall attack?
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Taking on two squads of attackers who are likely to be trained in military tactics will be daunting for an unprepared police officer
20 years after Waco: The lessons we learned
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Part four of a four-part series
20 years after Waco: The standoff, the negotiations, and ill-fated plan
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Part two of a four-part series
Long-range adversaries: Can you make the shot?
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If your agency doesn’t offer you such training, get out and do it on your own or with a couple of buddies
20 years after Waco: The precursors, the investigation, and the raid
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Part one of a four-part series
Lessons learned from a cold day in hell
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Turning a film cliche into a tactical save
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A hokey gimmick from an old cowboy movie saved an officer held hostage at rifle point
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