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.
This technique is so named because of the ease at which you can place a person under arrest in a position to be handcuffed and controlled
Having a toolbox filled with effective tools to instantly stop and/or discourage resistance can de-escalate many a situation
This simple but effective tool is underutilized by too many officers
Samuel Little’s case demonstrates a commonly voiced complaint of veteran officers: A post-arrest criminal justice system that shows more compassion for criminals than victims
Learning to apply this hold short of pressure also means it can be used as a tactically superior escort hold
These techniques can’t be learned through casual viewing or assimilation. They can only be learned and maintained through repetition
If you feel you are policing in an untenable environment, avoid doing anything rash and irreversible without first considering all your options
Follow this philosophy whether responding to a riot or supporting a search warrant
The first person at every scene you must control is you
I found this technique very effective during one-on-one physical struggles to handcuff
Every single aspect of the response to these events was negatively impacted by a lack of crowd control training for officers and supervisors
How to master the art of speedy handcuff application and removal
In my last week at the police academy, no one had any hope I would pass the NRA bullseye qualification course, that is except for Sergeant Bob Muth
Try it sometime and let your suspects be the judge
Are you prepared to respond if essential buildings such as city hall, courthouses and police stations are overrun by protesters?
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