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Dave Grossi

Dave Grossi

Dave Grossi, Law Officer's Tactics columnist, is a retired police lieutenant from upstate New York now residing in southwest Florida. In addition to being a certified police force trainer, for several years both before and after his retirement, Grossi served as the police liaison to the Mediation, Arbitration and Conciliation Advisory Board for Center for Dispute Settlement in Rochester, N.Y. and helped draft police DV response protocol.

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Dealing with 'Maybe' People

Subject-management reports must be detailed, concise & complete.

Nowadays, off-duty dress is about being subtle

Cops have a look. And there’s no doubt bad guys know that look and watch for it, too. Dressing for success is fine, but think about what your clothes are saying.

Officer-involved shootings: Educate those who will judge the enforcers

Here’s the harsh reality of the civil and criminal justice system in the U.S.: When cops get involved in an officer-involved shooting, most often the facts and circumstances of the incident are going to be reviewed by people who, for the most part, have absolutely no idea what deadly force confrontations are like—judges, juries, civilian review boards and, yes, sometimes even assistant district attorneys and/or assistant state prosecutors.

Rethink Priorities

In today's tough economy, with everyone being forced to do more with less, agencies must continue to do whatever's necessary to perform important community safety & enforcement functions.

An Update on the Onion Field Murderer

Recently, the California Parole Board decided to not grant Gregory Powell parole for the 11th time. Most within the law enforcement community praised the decision.