by Crawford Coates | Feb 11, 2019 | Health & Wellness, Leadership, Officer Safety & Survival, Patrol, Training
2019 marks the 30th year I’ve been involved in Japanese martial arts. During my 30 years, I’ve been fortunate to have trained with a number of Japanese Masters. I’ve found many parallels from the martial arts context to the law enforcement profession. None of the...
by David Magnusson | Jan 16, 2019 | Leadership, Training
I was Jeeping around Miami this weekend prior to the start of the first round of playoff games. I had on my favorite sports radio show as I navigated around the horrid South Florida drivers. Being a diehard Rams fan, I really was not into the radio conversation too...
by Scott Hughes | Jan 14, 2019 | Leadership, Officer Safety & Survival, Patrol, Training
In the first two weeks of 2019 we have already lost seven law enforcement officers in the United States. Six in the line of duty and one to a domestic violence incident (off-duty). That’s one every other day. One of the officers killed in the line of duty this year...
by Jim Glennon | Jul 11, 2018 | Leadership, Officer Safety & Survival, Patrol, Training
I’ve been in law enforcement for 38 years. I’ve seen a lot of changes in the profession. I’ve also seen a consistency in some protocols and behavior when it comes to organizational knee-jerk reactions by bosses to complaints and/or the ever-changing political winds....