by Chris Butler and Dan Fraser
No Crystal Ball
If you knew you were going to be suddenly ambushed and assaulted by an assailant at extreme close quarters on your next shift, how would you prepare for it? You’d probably have a lot of questions about who your opponent is and how ...
In an earlier Calibre Press newsletter, we shared important guidance the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to broadcast and digital journalism, issued to reporters regarding their coverage of intense ...
How many of you have honestly thought about this scenario:
“When a speeding car that has blasted through multiple attempts to stop it, barrels to within 130 yards of a kids’ jumpy house sitting in the street at a crowded community event, I will…”
Two officers in Sallisaw, ...
There are many people—perhaps a shockingly high number—who fervently believe that cops are super-humans. They believe they can override the inherent limitations of their minds and bodies because they’ve been trained to do so. They believe they can move quicker, think faster and see, ...
By Chief Tony Pustizzi (ret.), Coral Spring (FL) PD
EDITOR’S NOTE: On the heels of the Nashville school shooting and the similar tragedies we've seen, active threat response has remained a pivotal topic in discussions on training, policy, leadership and individual officer ...
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