Spartan Tip: Foot Pursuit Tactics

by Matt

As a patrol officer, what should you do when a suspect takes off running? What should you do if a suspect eludes you on foot during a foot pursuit? Here are some ideas for a successful apprehension effort. Try to anticipate that the suspect is going to run. Look for body language that indicates his [...]

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Sound Tactics

by Matt

Comments on Training by John Farnam A relevant quote to the Progressive Firearms Training article. John Farnam: Sound tactics will assist the Superior Gunman in abstaining from a display of his superior skills! John mentions several other good points in his comments on scenario training such as: Closer is not better! Many officers want to [...]

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Progressive Firearms Training

by Matt

Progressive Firearms Training by Frank Borelli Frank Borelli: When the instructor feels that a shooters skills are of an acceptable level, it is the responsibility of the instructor to begin training on judgment. An officers judgment will be questioned a great deal more often than his shooting skills, but we’ve historically focused on the latter [...]

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Learning To Act Without Thinking

by Matt

Learning to act without thinking by Dave Smith Dave Smith: I remember a martial artist/police trainer saying “you have to learn it until you forget it,” and I am sure that has been said by a million masters over the millennia. In fact, I have heard it said a hundred ways and expressed in others [...]

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Fights Are A Come As You Are Event

by Matt

Good & Plenty: A back-up handgun & ammo can’t be optional anymore by Jeff Chudwin Jeff Chudwin: Most gunfights are “come as you are” events. There’s no way to fully predict what can happen and what you’ll need to succeed. What we know for sure is that what you bring with you is all you’ll [...]

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FLETC Podcast: Phasing Out Use of Force Continuums

by Matt

John Bostain of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) has been the leading proponent for abolishing Use of Force Continuums. This 15 minute podcast is an excellent summary of his position. FLETC also transcribed the podcast if you would rather read it. John Bostain: Each continuum has its own general categories of subject actions. [...]

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Fort Hood Official Army After Action Report

by Matt

Click on the link for a pdf of the Fort Hood Army Internal Review Team: Final Report (via Tom Moy)

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2010 Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines

by Matt

2010 TCCC Tactical Combat Casualty Care Guidelines by Bryan Black After Force Science mentioned Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) in their newsletter about Matthew Sztajnkrycer’s work, I thought it would be worth linking to this year’s TCCC guidelines. It is also worth mentioning that this link goes to Bryan Black’s blog, ITS Tactical. Bryan is [...]

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Police Specific Combat Care

by Matt

Force Science #158: Could more wounded cops be saved with police-specific combat care? Matthew Sztajnkrycer, one of a growing number of SWAT docs, points out that most police training for immediate emergency care of wounded officers in the field derives from the military-based Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) model. This newsletter highlights his research to [...]

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Below 100 Initiative

by Matt

Law Officer Magazine has rolled out their Below 100 initiative. Dale Stockton explains in his introduction that their intent is to reduce the number of law enforcement deaths to below 100, which hasn’t happened for 65 years. They wrote short articles to emphasize the basic tenets of their initiative. My favorite was Jeff Chudwin’s Complacency [...]

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