Slaughter in Orlando

Slaughter in Orlando

On June 12, Omar Mir Seddique Mateen took 49 lives during the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. Orange County (Fla.) Sheriffs describe it as a “lone wolf” attack that aimed at inflicting maximal casualties and terror. What We Know Mateen was armed with a Sig ...
SURVEY ANALYSIS: Are We Training Warriors?

SURVEY ANALYSIS: Are We Training Warriors?

The false line championed by people who have a national platform is that law enforcement spends most of its training time preparing its officers to be Warriors: Command-and-control-types who are always on the offensive, force-focused, and taught to believe that nearly everyone is out ...
No Excuse: “That’s the Way I Was Trained!”

No Excuse: “That’s the Way I Was Trained!”

Several years ago when I was a patrol sergeant we made it a practice to have new officers coming into the agency and onto our shift show us what they knew relating to critical tasks for the job. We wanted to know, tactically, where they stood and what we needed to work on to make ...