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Training techniques designed to safeguard police officers against increasing ambush threats in diverse environments
Avoiding using confidence as a decision-making tool
A recent documentary features the words of the officers who responded to the shooting, as well as a multitude of recordings of 911 callers and radio transmissions made during the event. Here’s what we can learn
Preparing for that moment when a person like Jared Lee Loughner opens fire in your immediate vicinity involves both hardware and software — solid hardware on the hip and sound software between your ears
What separates world-class performers from everyone else is what they think, believe, and program into their minds and are able to access under stress
What separates world-class performers from everyone else is what they think, believe, and program into their minds and are able to access under stress
Maintain a level of awareness and preparedness that makes you dangerous to those criminals who would harm you or those you are sworn to protect
Until Mumbai, the NYPD felt pretty comfortable that they were prepared for any type of terrorist attack
A game warden and a town cop may respond as backup to a each other’s calls — it’s imperative to train together and open the lines of communication
We’re closing in on 160 line-of-duty deaths for 2010,well above the 128 figure posted for line-of-duty deaths for 2009
Findings from a Force Science Institute study reveal that even before the object coming into view can be recognized as a gun, a shot is off
A live suspect lying prone with one or both hands hidden under his body poses a potential threat because of his possible access to a concealed weapon
The goal of force-on-force training is always to allow officers to solve realistic use of force problems and teach them to win
Because the hands kill, your hands have to be more prepared to be more deadly than your adversary
Part Two: Climbing the Circular Staircase
Simply put, candidates leave valuable points on the table in the opening moments of the oral test because they fail to distinguish themselves from other qualified candidates
It takes officers’ attention off of real crime and causes authorities to question reports that may be legitimate
Bad and ugly things continue to happen, but some good trends in training, new police vehicles, and training opportunities are emerging
Ethics, tactics, and techniques, when all are taught together in a martial arts training setting, can have a lasting positive impact on your troops
These 12 stories are but a few of the many examples of how ‘ordinary’ police officers in this country are called upon every day to do extraordinary things
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 stipulates that cops must make “reasonable accommodations” to the known physical limitations of a suspect
Melinda Merck, the nation’s top forensic vet, has begun a veterinary forensic science training program already nicknamed “Animal CSI”
The dramatic scenario Wednesday was part of a 12-hour terrorist drill at the nation’s second-largest dam