Defensive Tactics
Police1’s State of the Industry survey highlights the bleak effects of understaffing on officer safety – here are some strategies officers can use to prevail
Many recruits across the country are required to have wrestling shoes – but why do so many throw their shoes away when they graduate from the police academy?
“Officers should have an hour of hands-on training a week.”
A well-placed impact can take a fighting suspect mentally and sometimes physically out of the fight
How can police conduct training that is as close to reality as possible, but still safe enough that injuries are minimized?
While there is great value to lecture-based training, it can’t be a street cop’s training endgame
Rigid, high-stress police academies may be counterproductive; we need to focus more on the why and less on the how
The injuries rekindled an issue Cleveland’s police union has had with the city dismantling its own police academy
To ensure you have a safe and effective law enforcement career, the only person you can rely on is yourself
Regular ongoing practice increases proficiency, muscle memory and performance under stress
Police officials denied violating the rights of protesters or others, and said their orders to disperse “unlawful assemblies” were legal and proper
A police sergeant was seen on dash cam wrestling a gun from the suspect
The video shows the man in a physical confrontation with a Huntington Beach officer outside of a 7-Eleven
The manager called police after a customer became aggressive
Officers struggled to take down the large man in an incident that occurred Sunday
Joey Marines was headed to a family outing when he spotted an officer in a violent confrontation
The Pelican 7600 is a dual-powered patrol light with an ideal beam in a form factor suited for police officer use
An analysis of recent ambush wins shows the reasons for victories jump off the pages because they are virtually all alike
Chaos erupted after Spirit canceled nine flights
Where and how officers choose to wear their mic, or any other piece of equipment, is a personal decision that should be tactically thought out
22-year-old Robert Martin of Staunton pleaded guilty Wednesday to malicious injury to a law enforcement officer and drug charges
