In my job, one of the most common topics that comes up usually starts with “what if”. We all know the what if. What if I am attacked by a ninja with throwing stars, what if he has a bat and is getting ready to throw it at me, what if there is a pack [...]
Part 3 of the series from Police One: Pre-attack indicators: Conscious recognition of telegraphed cues By Lt. Jim Glennon In the Caliber Press Street Survival Seminars, the communication component of officer safety is a prominent subject. In this series of articles we have addressed the unconscious aspect of the human mind and its inadvertent part in [...]
Part 2 of Police One’s series. This article focuses on actual stories and lessons learned from Officers: Intuition on the street, Part 2: Rationalizing the irrational By Lt. Jim Glennon The many responses to last month’s P1 Survival Newsletter article Intuition on the street: Harnessing the power of the sixth sense were much appreciated. Veterans, [...]
This article provides a little exercise, no not physically…a mental one. The advice in here is solid and something that we articulate the importance of on boardings and encounters with the public. Remember, no attack on a LEO happens without physical indicators. You can find the original post and several other valuable articles at Close [...]
Here is an article I found that helps explain a process that I believe greatly in. It talks about how important it is to seek training opportunities outside of your department. This is actually a simple process and doesn’t have to be something elaborate. For example, I’m a big fan of the SPEAR training. It’s [...]
If you go to the DEA website they have some pretty good pictures/training tools available for you all. There are two pages on this site that may come in handy. I’m sure most of you that do counter narcotics already have training aids, but if not you can use this site. The first link is [...]
Similar to the article that I posted yesterday on inter agency cooperation, this article addresses the same point, but from more of a “pre-planning” and “what if” view point. There are some very good things illustrated in this article, much of which can be valuable to you and your unit. Take a look over it [...]
This is an article I came across today that articulates the advantages of inter agency involvement. This article is written from a police perspective, but it does illustrate the benefit of having regular contact with those LEO’s in your community. Several of the units I have been at never made contact with the Marine Patrols [...]
Many of you may have already seen the show that was on National Geographic a couple of weeks ago about the cocaine subs, but if you missed it you can check out some pictures and video of the story over on their website. There is also an old article that I found from the LA [...]
From the site Police One comes some good advice that will benefit all of us. 6 tips for dealing with difficult suspects Submitted by: PoliceOne Staff An unfortunate reality of police work is that inevitably you’re going to find yourself dealing with obnoxious people (no kidding, right?!). The other reality is that if you don’t [...]
Officer Down: Contact & Cover By Brian McKenna Incident Description Officer Brian Hale, a 40 year-old, 10-year police veteran, had seen this game played countless times. Even in this relatively quiet mid-sized suburb, he came across a steady stream of people who lied about their identity to avoid arrest. Hale was an aggressive officer with [...]
