By Lt. Kelly DeVoll (ret.), Calibre Press Instructor
“Hands kill!” This mantra has been repeated time and time again in the law enforcement industry. Many times, this statement has been made when the conversation is broached about why we tell someone to take their hands out of ...
Jim Glennon’s recent commentary, “Putting Criminals Behind Bars Just Doesn’t Work.” Is That Viewpoint True at All? drew heavy feedback from officers across the country. Here’s some of what we heard:
Det. Nik Havert with the Nappanee (IN) PD:
According to the preliminary data ...
By Jim Glennon
Emma Rivas, whose son was murdered in 2016, confronted Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón at a candidates debate about his policies that by all accounts adhere to the soft-on-crime philosophy.
"My child was killed by a gang member, and you had more ...
By Jim Glennon
If government entities openly defy their own laws, thumb their noses at state and federal statutes, disregard court decisions and dismiss rulings by the Supreme Court of the United States, what should we expect from everyday citizens?
Adherence to local ...
In last week’s Calibre Press newsletter, Instructor Kelly DeVoll discussed the critical importance of scanning while engaged with a subject. Kelly’s “priority of scan” sequence is hands, waist, face, head-to-toe. Numerous officers wrote in to share their own thoughts. Here's what a ...
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