Duane Wolfe

In February 2014, Duane Wolfe retired from his career as a Minnesota Peace Officer after more than 25 years of service (beginning in 1988). During his career, he served as a patrolman, sergeant, S.R.T., use of force and firearms instructor. He was a full-time law enforcement instructor at Alexandria Technical & Community College in Alexandria, Minnesota for 28 years. Duane has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Bemidji State University and a Masters Degree in Education from Southwest State University.

LATEST ARTICLES

How to return your Remington 870 to squad condition

November 24, 2015 10:10 PM

Duane Wolfe

Firearms Training

How to effectively take (or penetrate) cover in a critical incident

Using cover can save your life, so you owe it to yourself to be well-trained in its use

November 23, 2015 03:02 PM

Duane Wolfe

Training

9 ways a subject’s clothes may indicate a gun

Many clothing clues can indicate you are dealing with an armed subject

October 19, 2015 04:19 PM

Duane Wolfe

Police Jobs & Careers

7 tools cops can use to stop ‘shooting from the lip’

When verbally attacked, we respond — under stress — with a verbal counterattack which escalates a situation that could have been easily handled without a barrage of words

September 21, 2015 07:04 PM

Duane Wolfe

4 lessons from Ferguson on how cops should communicate with the public

Ferguson taught us that in this era of instant information, we need to quickly use the tools that are available to us to educate and inform those we serve

August 06, 2015 07:59 PM

Duane Wolfe

11 ways police can improve their job performance

Because luck is not a strategy and hope is not a tactic, officers on the street today need to remember the fundamentals of their training and the basic officer safety tactics that have proven to be effective

July 27, 2015 03:40 PM

Duane Wolfe