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Tactical or Tacti-Cool?

Officers must start demanding realistic training from their departments. Trainers must start demanding the authority to teach what's effective.

Posted Monday, February 2, 2009

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A SWAT Round-Up Wrap-Up

The conference drew more than 60 national and international teams, and featured seminars and training presented by renowned experts. Individual law enforcement officers also competed in several optional events, including Super SWAT Cop, Super Sniper and the Florida SWAT Association Individual Firearms Challenge.

Posted Sunday, February 1, 2009

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Ten Years or 10,000 Hours

From the chess master to the master at arms, it takes time and diligence to achieve advanced competence in any skill or ability. Research across domains shows that it is only by working at what you can't do that you turn into the expert you want to become. The skills and ability of the law enforcement officer require no less diligence.

Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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What Is the Standard On Use of Force?

Many practitioners proudly point to their educational degrees and training certificates that infer that police work is a science when, in fact, it is more of an art and a craft consisting of learned behaviors and protocols. Reading any first report of a police incident will clearly demonstrate the individual and "subjective" nature of police work and in the art of report writing.

Posted Monday, January 26, 2009

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Understanding the 'Objectively Reasonable' Standard

The authors offer two remarkable examples of the administrative ignorance concerning the objectively reasonable standard. The two examples were apparent in the aftermath of two separate off-duty shooting incidents involving well-experienced officers from different law enforcement agencies.

Posted Monday, January 26, 2009

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Applying the Objectively Reasonable Standard

In this case, we see the typical "two hat" approach to the post-shooting evaluation. The first "hat" is the criminal investigation and the second is the administrative review. While valid and necessary, this two hat approach often fails to address the expected civil liability issues.

Posted Monday, January 26, 2009

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Understanding the Objectively Reasonable Standard

The first officer issued repeated verbal commands at gunpoint, but the angry knife-wielding woman did not stop her assaultive behavior or focused attack. At the point that the officers could retreat no further and the assailant was within a very few feet, the first officer discharged a controlled volley of handgun fire, dropping the attacker and ultimately causing her death.

Posted Monday, January 26, 2009

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Understanding the 'Objectively Reasonable' Standard Effectuating An Arrest

Most arrests are accomplished with low to moderate force options. The authors firmly believe that the emphasis on deadly force has diminished the more frequently required skills and understandings for the simply, routine and even mundane arrest event. Essentially, all arrests involve the use of force.

Posted Monday, January 26, 2009

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Understanding the 'Objectively Reasonable' Standard—Defense of Others

Professional law enforcement officers are burdened with a duty to protect others. This is a distinct duty that, unlike the right to self-defense, is not shared with the common man or woman. The underlying principle here is that a properly trained law enforcement officer would and should act to preserve the safety of a fellow officer.

Posted Monday, January 26, 2009

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SP101 Like Physics 101, Only Practical

In the SP101, Ruger has a true survivor. Even as the defensive carry world has adopted the semi-automatic pistol as a standard, this small frame revolver proves that old technology still has a role in personal defense. It is tough a mandate for any deep concealment firearm, exposed to lint, dirt, dust, sweat, and wet from road and path.

Posted Saturday, January 3, 2009


 

 

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