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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Breaking down PERF's "Transforming Police Recruit Training: 40 Guiding Principles" report
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I strongly recommend every administrator, trainer, supervisor and field training officer read this report, which will help police academies chart a course for the future
Should teachers be armed? Captain John “J.T.” Coleman has an opinion
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“A lot goes through your mind when you are driving to an in-progress active shooter at your own son’s school. I was thinking about my son and all my son’s friends. It’s hard to explain, but it was surreal.”
Why Constable Drew Harrison is glad he was sprayed with OC
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After being incapacitated by bear spray and facing down an armed suspect, this LEO attributes his survival to his training
Find the manifesto and prevent the event!
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Once you find a manifesto and begin to read, there will be little doubt in your mind as to the severity of the subject's intended actions
How do you retain officers? Be a great leader
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How do you become a great leader? Follow these 12 steps
Why every crowd control team needs a trained negotiator
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Communication with organizers before, during and after events can help head off problems
Book excerpt: FBI Miami shootout from 'Law Dogs: Great Cops In American History'
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On April 11, 1986, one of the most famous shootouts in modern times took place between the FBI and two serial bank robbers
Meet Officer Steve Markle, one of the best pool players in the world
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This top-ranked trick shot pool player turned pro at 16, but found his true calling in law enforcement
Nashville PD’s response to the Covenant School active shooter was 'by the numbers'
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As a trainer, I must state unequivocally that the Nashville officers excelled in their response to this tragedy. And here is how they did this, by the numbers
“SLED” lead trainer answers 10 questions about active shooter response
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“Through high-quality, repetitive training, we will become a safer country.”
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
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