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• 10 lessons learned from the 2012 Sikh temple terror attack

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  It has been eight years since the attack, and the lessons learned remain relevant to all police officers today

• 5 steps of riot prep: How to do crowd control correctly

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  When the world is watching and crowds are at their worst, make sure your officers are at their best

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  How to get grant funding for police simulation training

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  De-escalation training is more important than ever for law enforcement, and grants can help your department add an interactive, scenario-based approach

• The Newhall gunfight: 50 years later

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  Every officer in uniform today is the beneficiary of the lessons taught to us by the Newhall officers

• 6 quotes to strengthen your use-of-force training

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  Being willing to employ an effective technique or tactic the instant it is justified will do more to control a suspect than starting with an inadequate one

• How cops can stay 'left of bang' in a critical incident

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  These five keys will help you prevent an incident from spiraling out of control

• Surviving armed attacks: Why cops must practice the 'menu of movements'

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  Before the event of an armed attack, you must prepare your practiced response – the following 'menu of movements' can help you survive and win

• 10 firearms training drills for off-duty carry

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  Police officers must train on the skills and abilities that can help win an off-duty or non-uniform deadly encounter

• The 2 most dangerous moments of domestic violence calls

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  If a domestic abuser intends on killing a police officer, history has proven certain events take place

• 6 steps toward establishing a debriefing culture in law enforcement

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  Unfortunately, law enforcement agencies have traditionally been hesitant to engage in this kind of self-analysis and information sharing

• 13 things about life and society cops learn from the beat

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  It is one thing to catch a person "red-handed," it is quite another to convict them

• 6 tips for safe and successful traffic stops

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  Before you even turn on the lights, there are a lot of tasks you need to complete

• How I learned to constantly test my OODA loop

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  OODA loop tests are administered by the police gods on every single call to which we respond and every stop or encounter we initiate

• Taking home trouble: 5 safety considerations for take-home squads

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  A take-home vehicle can be a valuable benefit, but you have to recognize that the benefit comes with a cost to officer safety

• 7 stages of a successful foot pursuit

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  To win these encounters, it is good to look at these real world-obstacle courses as a seven-stage event

• Reality Training: An ambush nightmare

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  In this episode of Reality Training, Dave Smith reviews harrowing footage of a 40-minute gunfight between police officers and a man intent on killing as many of them as possible. Thankfully, no officers were hurt. What would you do?  

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