Steve "Pappy" Papenfuhs

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• 3 alternative ways of considering tactical thinking

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  While police operations can be based on acronym-based mission-planning methodologies such as OCOKA, SMEAC and METT-TC — here are three alternative ways of considering tactical thinking

• Be dangerous: Maintaining street smarts off duty

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  Body language, situational awareness, stride, and walking pace are major precipitators for victimization

• The OODA loop, reaction time, and decision making

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  Since the mid-19th century, human reaction time and decision-making have made popular research topics for experimental and cognitive psychologists.  In the 1950’s, Air Force Colonel John Boyd borro...

• Addressing cops' confusion over 'the public duty doctrine'

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  Proper training on the principles of the public duty doctrine and how it applies to police officers is essential to avoid liability on the part of the department and officers

• Training recruits the 'tactical M&Ms'

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  FTOs play an important role in the development of young officers, such as in the instruction of maximizing advantage, minimizing exposure, and maintaining the ability to maneuver

• Wired to kill: Are we innate murderers?

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  Each of us has contemplated the necessity of responding to a threat with deadly force

• Teaching police recruits real-world survival skills

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  Very few officers will have the opportunity to improve their tactical skills once they have graduated from the police academy

• SWAT tactics: Formations don't win football games... or fights!

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  Proponents of the diamond formation compare it to a B-17 bomber that “self-protects” on a bombing mission

• Tactical cornering during foot pursuits

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  If an officer is like the dog chasing the car with no plan on what to do once he catches it, then the officer is not mentally prepared for this pursuit

• Understanding the dynamics of stress, memory, and decision making

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  I recently had the honor of presenting at the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability seminar. The 275 attorneys in attendance are all litigators who defend ...

• Ethical dilemmas cops face daily

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  The impact of human factors upon individual performance must coincide with timely and fair discipline — both in a positive and a negative sense

• Using 'MAPS' to describe the threat

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  In a previous article, I presented the acronym TRACED as a tool to assist in the articulation and documentation of any use of force. As a reminder, TRACED stands for Threat, Resistance, Active, Cri...

• Safety in LE training is an attitude, not an action

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  What can we do to fulfill the need of realistic training while also minimizing injuries?

• Defeating the 'Tactical Error Defense'

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  The 'tactical error defense' in the case of a California couple's assault on a police officer sheds light on the importance of thoroughly documenting an officer's use of force

• Ask, tell, TASER: A review of a recently released video

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  The recent release of a TASER-Cam video of a 64-year-old man being TASERed by Marin County deputies in his own home provides an abundance of critical analysis and learning opportunities. While supe...

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