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Dave Grossi

Tactics & Training

Dave Grossi is a retired police lieutenant from upstate New York now residing in southwest Florida. A graduate of the State University of New York, Dave has served as a patrol officer, undercover narcotics investigator, detective, sergeant, and lieutenant. For 12 years, Dave was the lead instructor for the Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar. He has instructor credentials in virtually every force discipline and has testified both in the United States and abroad as an expert witness in use of force cases. He is a combat veteran of Vietnam, and a member of the Force Science Research Center.

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Part Two: The names of the officers and their agencies have been altered, but the details and states where the testimony took place are accurate
Part One: The names of the officers and their agencies have been altered, but the details and states where the testimony took place are accurate
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The courts have said that our firearms training needs to be relevant and realistic — however, it must also be conducted regularly
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Part 2: It’s not enough anymore that you be right in your force applications — you also have to be able to explain why you were right
Part 1: A cop is far more likely to be sued than shot — the prospect of a cop facing criminal charges for simply doing their job is increasingly common
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We’re closing in on 160 line-of-duty deaths for 2010,well above the 128 figure posted for line-of-duty deaths for 2009
The latest IACP “Police Use of Force in America” study found that coppers use “excessive force” in less than one-half of one percent of their force encounters