Val Van Brocklin

Full list of Val Van Brocklin results

• Cynicism’s threat to officer safety

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  Why skepticism is a better tactical mindset for both your safety and your spirit

• Court ruling helps officers suffering PTSD from a critical incident

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  Killing someone is not an “expected, usual, ordinary stress of the job”

• Big case for cops creates conundrum for court

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  And could significantly expand warrantless entries into homes

• Traffic stop for a noise violation leads Supreme Court to consider a BIG expansion of warrantless entries

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  Case makes for strange bedfellows, uniting the ACLU with gun groups, albeit for different reasons

• Get 'brain fit' for critical thinking and peak physical performance under stress

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  From extreme athletes to Harvard's Business and Medical Schools, meditation is being used to unlock peak performance. Why should law enforcement be left out?

• Can brain games train officers to control their minds for peak performance under stress?

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  In a model study, officers are hacking their brain waves to see if they can improve critical thinking during violent encounters

• Brain science not bias training is key to changing performance under stress

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  What do cops and elite athletes have in common? The need to control their minds to perform under stress.

• The rarity of deadly force

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  The true, but largely untold, story of police forgoing deadly force

• Cop IQ

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  How smart should cops have to be, what kind of smart, and how do we measure and promote it?

• From the horse's mouth: Advice from a defense attorney about effective courtroom testimony

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  See the defense attorney as the enemy and you'll lose credibility

• ‘Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop’ – NOT!

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  The title might make for dramatic 'marketing,' but I bet the author of a recent viral post is not a cop

• Are you ready to testify?

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  Tips on being an effective witness

• Why cops should be trained in gaining cooperation (not just compliance)

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  Much of the professional police communication instruction states that the goal of law enforcement is to generate voluntary compliance, not cooperation

• Should conviction of an off-duty officer for displaying his service weapon chill police from responding to dangerous situations?

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  Not if they act like a peace officer

• How cops can best prepare for a court appearance

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  A calm, sincere, respectful, open, forthright attitude — no matter who’s asking the questions — will have you credibly winning despite confrontational questions

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