Street Survival by Dan Marcou

In recognition of the release of “Street Survival II: Tactics for Deadly Encounters,” co-author and PoliceOne columnist Dan Marcou is writing a series of articles on street survival in which he shares the tactics acquired during a career dedicated not only to ensuring his own personal survival but assisting other officers in their quest to survive as well. Key articles outline how cops can develop a stealth approach, 25 tips for surviving the 'routine' vehicle contact and how to survive physical and mental challenges in policing.
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How to use 'Street Survival II' as a police survival tool
– 1This book was written to inoculate the reader against the deadly cop killer known as complacency
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Street survival: Practice the wounded officer draw so you can finish the fight!
–If you ever need this skill, the pressure of the moment will be unfathomable, so practice this movement until you can perform it smoothly
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Street Survival: How to stop the active shooter
– 5Active shooters go through many stages of preparation that afford the opportunity for their plans to be thwarted by both law enforcement and the community
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Street Survival: How the non-approach vehicle stop can keep you out of harm’s way
– 6When you hit the lights and pull over what can only be described as a heavily fortified defensive position on wheels, don’t just approach blind
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Street Survival: How to enjoy your life while avoiding death by a thousand cuts
– 2Insights from a police suicide survivor may help officers endure the inevitable “thousand cuts” experienced during a lifelong career in law enforcement
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Street Survival: When it comes to using deadly force, are you a P.O. or a C.O.?
– 18All officers must ask themselves if they can take the life of another if that dire decision is thrust upon them by fate or circumstance
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Street survival: 5 do’s and 5 don’ts for surviving an edged-weapon attack
– 12Edged-weapon assaults are unpredictable, dynamic and deadly dangerous
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Street Survival: The survival triangle
– 4To survive their police career, officers should strengthen every point of the survival triangle
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Street survival: 25 tips for surviving the 'routine' vehicle contact
– 12Fight complacency caused by the “routine” by establishing a “tactical routine” oriented toward personal survival
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Street survival: Develop your stealth approach
– 6The stealth approach can turn you into one who surprises rather than one who is surprised
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Street survival: Premonition of a multiple assailant attack comes true
– 5As a police officer, you can’t protect anyone else unless you are able to protect yourself