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.

Full list of Lt. Dan Marcou results

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
How to avoid ‘abject failure’ in your in-progress mass murder response
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Initial responding officers must evaluate quickly, move to the sound of the guns, gathering intelligence on the move
Are you fit for SWAT? Test yourself with these 8 physical fitness exercises
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Too many officers start out in top condition but allow their physical fitness to diminish
Techniques for dealing with the difficult traffic offender
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To avoid being ticketed, the difficult driver will engage in a disjointed combination of negotiations, rebuttals, compliments and insults
From 1,500 officers to a 15-member department: An officer's journey to becoming a police chief
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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
Shooting at center mass of the target presented
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This tactic expands your ability to stop a deadly threat
10 things police trainers shouldn't say to a trainee
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Here are 10 falsehoods I have heard in the past that I hope are not getting passed on to another generation of young recruits
Cops in Condition White: When you’re not looking for trouble, trouble will find you
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Know these common scenarios that can cause cops to lose situational awareness – and avoid them!
Defensive tactics training: Moving from Sankyo to rear compliance or decentralization
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Sankyo is a versatile technique that can be used as a come-along, takedown or control hold on a non-compliant suspect
'I would do it all again as long as I could start in 1968': A veteran LEO recounts his 53-year career
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At 18 years old, Tom Greven knew one thing: he wanted to become a police officer; at the time, he was a few years shy of the minimum age requirement, but he didn't let that deter him
Report details Minneapolis riot response, offers recommendations
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This report is a hard read, but necessary for police leaders around the country
Rapid response: How would you have handled the tactical decisions facing the ambushed Phoenix officers?
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Applying a “when/then/why” approach to the tactical challenges of an ambush situation with a baby in the crossfire
Quick Take: Houses of worship under siege
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A recent online event shared best practices for law enforcement collaboration with faith-based communities to improve security
Prepare well both your verbal and physical de-escalation skills
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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
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