Lt. Dan Marcou

Blue Knights

Lt. Dan Marcou is an internationally-recognized police trainer who was a highly-decorated police officer with 33 years of full-time law enforcement experience. Marcou’s awards include Police Officer of the Year, SWAT Officer of the Year, Humanitarian of the Year and Domestic Violence Officer of the Year. Upon retiring, Lt. Marcou began writing. He is a co-author of “Street Survival II, Tactics for Deadly Encounters,” which is now available. His novels, “The Calling, the Making of a Veteran Cop,” “SWAT, Blue Knights in Black Armor,” “Nobody’s Heroes” and Destiny of Heroes,” as well as his latest non-fiction offering, “Law Dogs, Great Cops in American History,” are all available at Amazon. Dan is a member of the Police1 Editorial Advisory Board.

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The death of Tyre Nichols must mark a turning point in American police history
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If members of our profession continue to deliver indefensible blows such as those delivered in Memphis, the American police profession as we know it may very well find itself on the ropes.
26 learning points from watching a cop lose his temper
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A seven-year veteran LEO was recently fired after berating a driver. Here's how to prevent this from happening to you
Deputy Eddy Luna’s fight for physical and emotional survival after the gun smoke cleared
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“Everything was in slow motion, and I saw a flash. Suddenly I was down on my stomach, but I didn’t even know I was shot.”
Developing a respect-based police survival attitude
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Respect may be the most important thing that contributes to an officer's safety – here's why
When it comes to special event response, the agency that plans for success, succeeds
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La Crosse police work hard to keep the peace during Octoberfest, and this year, a perimeter protection plan was introduced to prevent a Waukesha-style attack
How this police sniper's 100-foot shot stopped a deadly threat
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Lt. Joseph Fix credits his time in the military as an Army Ranger and police SWAT training for his ability to remain calm and focused
10 recommendations for minimizing injuries in police training
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“Police training is done to prevent injuries, not cause them.”
Black belt in dialog
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This officer's words were like magic
There is hope for officers violently wounded out of their career
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The Violently Injured Police Officer’s Organization is working to secure the benefits officers deserve and need to support their families
‘The night I was killed in the line of duty, but survived!’
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How Detective Mario Oliveira survived near-fatal injuries aided by the reassuring words of a kind nurse
Police memorial would honor fallen officer on 10th anniversary of his death
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Officer Thomas Decker was murdered on November 29, 2012, and the residents of Cold Spring, Minnesota want to make sure his sacrifice is never forgotten
10 lessons learned from the 2012 Sikh temple terror attack
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It has been 10 years since the attack, and the lessons learned remain relevant to all police officers today
Relaxing too soon must be resisted
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Be aware of these 12 circumstances that might cause you to drop your guard
Preparing your police department’s response to demonstrations in an imperfect world
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By now every officer should be trained in crowd control so that a group of them can form anytime to address a violent crowd in the early stages of its development
Rapid response: LE considerations after the Highland Park parade attack
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The amount and specificity of specific skills training must be increased in regularity and intensity for all sworn officers from recruit to chief of police
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