Val Van Brocklin

Full list of Val Van Brocklin results

• Cop’s career ended by a $25 online donation and 'words of encouragement'

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  Don’t let this be you

• The HUGE gap in officer career survival training

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  Where’s the scenario-based training for the REAL stresses of the job?

• Do your social media posts pass the bullhorn test?

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  Don't be misled into thinking the First Amendment protects you from becoming a social media career casualty

• Supreme Court rejects blanket warrant exception to enter home to arrest a misdemeanor suspect

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  Sanctity of the home unites conservative and liberal justices – again

• Supreme Court slams door on warrantless entry into homes for 'community caretaking'

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  Decision unites Courts' conservatives and liberals

• 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

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