Security footage of a very recent life-or-death struggle in a courthouse sallyport between a correctional officer and a wheelchair-bound inmate spotlights numerous critically important officer survival points. In an effort to learn from this incident, we’re going to take a look at ...
After finding himself unexpectedly engaged in an off-duty armed encounter, a California officer shared with Calibre Press some of the important lessons he learned after reviewing the incident.
Here’s what he wrote:
I volunteered to help with a Bingo fundraiser at the ...
A number of years ago, Utah Peace Officer Magazine published the following article and granted Calibre Press permission to share it in our Street Survival Course Workbook. We felt now was a great time to share it again.
The beginning of the piece reminded us of a tee shirt we ...
In Calibre Press’s best-selling book Street Survival II, authors Jim Glennon, Dan Marcou and Charles Remsberg share two pieces of advice that can help you avoid inciting an attack if that otherwise may have been avoided. In instances where an individual is absolutely determined to ...
Calibre Press received the following question we thought we would share for discussion:
An officer writes:
“There is a mixed opinion on my department on which hand O.C. should be used with. Many say it should be worn on the strong hand side and used by the strong hand ...
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