Smack! The lifeless mosquito falls to the ground as the man’s hairy hand lowers from the back of his tattooed neck. As he walks away, he doesn’t notice the sparks and the little puff of smoke that emanate from the...
Smack! The lifeless mosquito falls to the ground as the man’s hairy hand lowers from the back of his tattooed neck. As he walks away, he doesn’t notice the sparks and the little puff of smoke that emanate from the...
Smack! The lifeless mosquito falls to the ground as the man’s hairy hand lowers from the back of his tattooed neck. As he walks away, he doesn’t notice the sparks and the little puff of smoke that emanate from the...
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By RICH DILIBERTI DOWNLOAD PDF The California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO) is in the process of assembling a series of subject matter expert committees, including the newly formed Tactical Medicine Committee. This committee will be made up of recognized...
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By RON MCCARTHY An officer needs to be prepared to be able to intelligently explain things after a use of force incident. Officers are rarely trained in the verbal skills and tactics necessary in describing a variety of important topics....
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By ERIC DAIGLE The demonstrations of the past years, including the Occupy movements, flash mobs, and sports championships, clearly put law enforcement agencies on notice that we have an obligation to prepare our departments for a proper response to these...
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By BRUCE PRAET “I wish every cop could get sued in federal court before you hit the street, because you would change the way you do things.” That’s police attorney Bruce Praet speaking, a former LEO, a defender of officers...
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By RICHARD GOERLING AND ROBERTO DIGIULIO DOWNLOAD PDF In the fall of 2013, the Hillsboro Police Department (HPD) in Oregon began a yearlong pilot project training mindfulness to police officers. Some people might be uncomfortable with that. But that’s no...
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By IAN CARVER For many years I was a use of force instructor in a required class for all agency personnel. To make the class realistic, we employed Simunitions to create force on force encounters. In every class, there were...
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