Recommended Police Use of Force Articles: January 2010

by Scott

Every couple of weeks I link to the most recent police use of force articles that caught my attention. Right after the link I post a quote, summarize the article, or discuss my thoughts about it.
If you find a good link or article for next month’s post please email it to me.
Whatever it takes by [...]

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The Ultimate Weapons System: Training the Mind

by Scott

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Sgt. Steve Odom. Steve’s bio is at the end of this article.
In my basic academy class one of the instructors related to us a story about how he had been shot on an entry during a narcotics warrant. The instructor took a handgun round in the [...]

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One year later

by Scott

It has been a year since we started Spartan Cops and it has been a learning experience for both of us. Our goal has always been to provide valuable information and opinions to officers and hopefully we have been at least moderately successful.
During 2009 Spartan Cops has had almost 100,000 pageviews by [...]

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Police officer safety during on duty downtime

by Scott

With recent police murders in Seattle and Lakewood there has been a renewed concern for officer safety during on duty downtime (meals, report writing, visiting with other officers).
Officer safety during these events can be distilled down to four core themes:

Awareness and Attention
Plans and Roles
Positioning
Equipment

Awareness and Attention
Most officers have often been taught Jeff Cooper’s [...]

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Developing the Warrior Mind: Boyd’s OODA loop and Cooper’s Color Code lay the foundation

by Scott

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Sgt. John Marrs. John’s bio is at the end of this article.
With all of the high-tec equipment available to law enforcement, it is easy to overlook the most important factor in winning a deadly force encounter. That is the proper mindset. Throughout military history, the willingness [...]

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Recommended Police Use of Force Articles: December 2009

by Scott

Every couple of weeks I link to the most recent police use of force articles that caught my attention. Right after the link I post a quote, summarize the article, or discuss my thoughts about it.
Lakewood Police Officers Memorial Video

Click here if you can’t see the video.
Tactical Preschool Parts 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, [...]

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Killer Empowerment Zones

by Scott

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Ron Borsch. Ron’s bio is at the end of this article.
The November 5th 2009 Ft. Hood TX rapid mass murder incident, as tragic as it was, should have some resultant positive ripple effects. The extended coverage time in the media commanded public attention toward two important [...]

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Low Probability / High Consequence: Are We Properly Focused?

by Scott

Just because you’ve never seen a train on a stretch of tracks doesn’t mean there never will be one. Yet that is how many officers behave when it comes to low probability / high consequence events. Even though we haven’t seen one in a while, inevitably they will occur and we need [...]

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The Ultimate Test of a Warrior: Seattle Police Officer Confronts the Lakewood Officers Killer

by Scott

Maurice Clemmons, the Lakewood Officers Killer, is dead today because of the actions of a true warrior, Seattle Police Officer Benjamin Kelly.
Confronting the most brutal cop killer in America by yourself is an awesome challenge for anyone.
Officer Kelly was obviously prepared. According to Seattle PDs statement, he was working on paperwork [...]

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Multiple Attacks on Police Officers in Washington

by Scott

Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
The last several months have had unprecedented, cold-blooded attacks on police officers in the state of Washington. The Lakewood attack has been all over the news lately but the drive by shooting of Seattle Police Officer Tim Brenton combined with the bombing of Seattle police cars did not get much national [...]

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