Officer Safety
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As instructors teaching defensive tactics, we have an obligation to teach our students techniques that are effective and don’t result in unnecessary injuries
These cheap radios pose an officer safety issue you must be prepared for
The Blast Gauge System provides critical information about blast overpressure to help reduce the risk of traumatic brain injury
Red Alert and Autism Training was designed to teach LE the physical signs, similarities and differences of children who live with such conditions
Newly-released statistics from the CDC offer an ideal moment to remind ourselves of the sensitivity of police contacts with subjects with autism spectrum disorders
Let’s start practicing team gunfighting skills to magnify our effectiveness when deadly force is required
When do you make that decision to immediately transport rather than wait for medical help?
Officials said gunmen burst into a party in Juarez and gunned down the officers
Fairfax police have had repeated run-ins with the dog and its owner
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Judge ruled names of most officers in UC Davis incident must be removed
Officer Del Pearson was saluted by two dozen fellow officers and McCarthy as he left Advocate Christ Medical Center in a wheelchair
Police response was deemed ‘nothing short of heroic,’ but some question if cops should have been called sooner
‘We don’t typically kill police officers,’ man said of murder
Hutaree members were accused of plotting to kill a local law enforcement official and attack the funeral procession
A Scotland Yard firearms squad was called in to shoot the dog
Officer posted a comment on local TV station’s website
Shooting is not instinctive, but the natural reactions your body has to the stress of a life-or-death encounter are, for the most part, instinctive
The Model Penal Code — and supporting commentary — specifically prohibit use of force in resisting an arrest, even if that arrest is believed to be illegal
When an officer tried to enter a residence to look for victims he was assaulted
Members of the militia are charged with conspiring to rebel against the government, conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction and other weapons crimes
Officer was shot in the leg as he left a restaurant on Thursday night
“To learn as quickly as possible, we must be more deliberate, more disciplined, and more thorough in our approach in order to squeeze as much as possible from each experience, as with everything else about mental conditioning there is no magic here.” — Gary Klein
“Only those who have challenged themselves with countless tactical situations in peacetime, only those who have refined their ability to make decisions and communicate clearly with subordinates, are prepared to command in war.” — Gen. Paul K. Van Riper
Officer Daniel Doherty was shot multiple times and Thursday morning his condition was unchanged - stable, but serious