Quantifying Stress in Training

by Matt

Quantifying Stress in Training by John Wills This article discusses research done by Bruce Siddle titled, Combat Human Factors: Triggering the Survival Circuit. John Wills: When asked about their shooting performance, the officers’ perception exceeded the reality of what actually happened. Most felt they fired an average of 8.26 shots per scenario, and of those [...]

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MAWOL Article by Remsberg

by Matt

An acronym to help you keep your mental edge by Chuck Remsberg Another interview of our friend Ron Borsch by the greatest police writer of all time. This one focuses on Borsch’s acronym MAWOL which means Mentally Absent Without Leave. Chuck Remsberg: In debriefing incidents for lessons learned, Borsch believes that too often trainers and [...]

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7 Habits of Unsuccessful Departments

by Matt

Seven Habits of Unsuccessful Departments by Joel Shults A revealing list by Joel Shults. Check it out to see how you rate. Joel Shults: 4. Exotic Training: The default training strategy of ineffective police departments is “scheduling by brochure” — the lack of a focused set of training objectives in favor of catching training as [...]

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Using Police Videos in Training

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The Power of the Pause Button by Brian Willis An excellent tip when using videos in training. Brian Willis: If you let even a 5 minute video clip play all the way through and then attempt to go back and discuss the learning points in detail participants will have a difficult time in remembering everything. [...]

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Staying Positive is a Discipline

by Scott

Staying Positive is a Discipline by Dan Marcou Dan Marcou: Avoiding cynicism does not mean the officer is not looking critically and skeptically at situations and individuals on every call. Give everyone your respect, but no one your trust. You do not need to abandon either your street intensity or your commitment to your physical [...]

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Official After Action Report for the Murder of 4 Lakewood Officers

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Official After Action Report on 10-8 Forums One of the worst multiple officer murders ever. The after action report includes lessons learned and is a must read. It is not too long and only takes a few minutes. After Action Report: It should be noted that the official scene reconstruction report was not completed until [...]

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Ninjas that take themselves too seriously

by Matt

Welcome to RTT-CQB Man: This is my high speed, low-drag glasses. They make me invisible because I’m a combat ninja. Good to go. Click here if you can’t see the RTT-CQB Man video. RTT-CQB Man: All of you stay frickin high speed. All you stay on your frickin primaries and frickin slay bodies all day [...]

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Debrief of Discovery Channel Hostage Incident

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Lessons learned from the hostage incident at Discovery Channel by Moe Greenberg Moe Greenberg: Lee’s dislike of humans made him unique from a negotiator’s perspective. Normally, a negotiator would try to humanize the hostages and appeal to the hostage takers sense of compassion, empathy or conscience. One tactic a negotiator might use is to ask [...]

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Moving Beyond Shooting Controversies

by Matt

Idiotic Arguments: Stop trying to be right and start training technique options by Dave Spaulding Dave Spaulding: There are two types of incapacitation: physical and psychological. Psychological incapacitation is impossible to measure, as some people will stop with a round through the finger. Others will fight through multiple 5.56 rounds to the chest. Physical incapacitation [...]

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Throwable SWAT robots

by Matt

Throw Before You Go: Throwable Reconnaissance Robots Change How SWAT Teams Do Business by Jack Klobucar Sean Flanagan of Des Plaines Tactical Team: This robot does the same thing as a mirror or a camera on a pole, but it does it from 100 feet away. It provides a reactionary gap, and increased safety. Even [...]

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