John Bennett

Full list of John Bennett results

• How we can get 'Below 100' LODDs in 2016

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  Although the end of 2015 is still a couple of weeks away, more than 100 officers have lost their lives in the line-of-duty this year — that is insanity

• Stop training against seatbelts: Why some FTOs have it wrong

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  While police officers may be exempt by the vehicle code from wearing seatbelts, we’re not exempt from the laws of physics, so let’s stop training our recruits to ignore this important officer safety device

• A pragmatic approach to understanding police leadership

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  Just because you wear stripes, bars, clusters, or stars, does not make you a leader

• 2011 TASER Conference: A busy and rewarding week

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  We spent time with all of TASER’s devices — the X26, X3, Shockwave, the shotgun-fired XREP, and their newest device, the X2

• How command presence affects your survival

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  Violent offenders are predators, and predators tend to prey upon the weak

• Teach them properly, Major

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  Improper training can create an inflated sense of confidence — in effect, one’s confidence exceeding one’s competence

• Creating, structuring, and maintaining an in-service training program

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  Editor's Note: In conjunction with ILEETA 2009 taking place in Chicagoland this week, we feature an item from Police1 Contributor John Bennett, a lieutenant and tactical firearms instructor with th...

• Walking the walk

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  Credible: Worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthyCredibility: Something that takes considerable time and effort to achieve, but can be lost in an instant.In my last article, Sensei versus instr...

• Sensei versus instructor

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  Japanese for ‘teacher’ or ‘mentor’ Picture this: you’ve just attended and successfully completed an instructor-level course in some type of law enforcement-related field and are now expected to ret...