Chuck Joyner

Survival Sciences

Chuck Joyner was employed by the CIA from 1983 to 1987, a Special Agent with the FBI from 1987 until his retirement in October 2011, and is currently a reserve police officer in Texas. During his career, Chuck worked Violent Crimes & Major Offenders Program, gang task force and training. He was a SWAT team operator, sniper and later served as the SWAT Commander. He has provided firearms, defensive tactics, chemical agent and tactical training to thousands of law enforcement officers and military personnel. Chuck has lectured internationally and throughout the U.S. on myriad law enforcement topics.

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LATEST ARTICLES

Why police departments should require all long guns to be equipped with a sling

A long gun without a sling makes as much sense as a handgun without a holster

December 19, 2016 03:43 PM

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5 reasons why PERF and IACP’s policy on shooting at moving cars is misguided

When police departments adopt more restrictive policy than the law, it may increase their liability

October 12, 2016 05:37 PM

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7 easy steps to successful de-escalation

De-escalation is nothing new — it’s been around since the beginning of policing, and good officers are skilled at this invaluable, life-saving tool

August 16, 2016 04:58 PM

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Crowd control

Why riots won’t die: 3 contributing failures of leadership

Politicians and police executives, allow the officers who serve you and your community to do their job

May 06, 2015 11:18 AM

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Use this one-question quiz to brush up on the concept of ‘reasonableness’ in use-of-force cases

February 11, 2015 07:41 PM

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Use of Force

7 rules to prevent ‘excessive use-of-force’ accusations

How do we protect the many officers who have been falsely accused of excessive force and then libeled and slandered in the media?

August 26, 2014 02:42 PM

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Want to make sure you were understood? Brief back!

A brief back is simply having a team member repeat the orders/information after receiving them

January 27, 2014 10:45 AM

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Leadership

Want to get better and be safer? Debrief!

If we don’t look critically at incidents that go poorly, we fail to learn, we fail to get better, and we will continue to lose lives needlessly

November 20, 2013 05:09 AM

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Use of force: How much is enough?

How efficient, effective, use of force can reduce injuries to both suspects and officers

May 19, 2013 10:49 AM

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SWAT

SWAT selection: One key to finding great operators

What is the most important indicator of an individual’s potential for success on a team?

October 31, 2012 11:52 AM

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