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.
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
Initial responding officers must evaluate quickly, move to the sound of the guns, gathering intelligence on the move
Too many officers start out in top condition but allow their physical fitness to diminish
To avoid being ticketed, the difficult driver will engage in a disjointed combination of negotiations, rebuttals, compliments and insults
David Hayes, who served with the Prince George's County Police Department for 20 years, is now a small-town police chief – a stark contrast compared to his previous years in LE
This tactic expands your ability to stop a deadly threat
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This report is a hard read, but necessary for police leaders around the country
Applying a “when/then/why” approach to the tactical challenges of an ambush situation with a baby in the crossfire
A recent online event shared best practices for law enforcement collaboration with faith-based communities to improve security
I became inspired to teach the concept of de-escalation thanks partially to the bad example of a “pompous cop” and the good advice of an ancient general
Becoming proficient at the lost art of empty hand control is within your grasp if you have patience and commitment
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