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2012 Line Of Duty Deaths

Line of duty police deaths are down significantly this year. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, automobile deaths are down 26%, gunfire deaths are down 55%, and overall line of duty fatalities are down by nearly half. This is great news for...

Article • August 17th, 2012

Psychopathy: Manipulation, Deception, and Evil

The best definition I have found for a psychopath is “a morally depraved individual who represent the ‘monsters’ in our society; an unstoppable and untreatable predator whose violence is planned, purposeful and emotionless”. Psychopaths make...

Article • August 16th, 2012

Aurora Shooting Dispatch Recording Analysis

An examination of the dispatch recording for the July 20, 2012, Aurora, CO theater mass shooting event.

Article • July 27th, 2012

D.I.R.G.A.F. Will Get You Killed

Maintain your interest and concern in your job and ensure your own survival

Article • July 23rd, 2012

Vacation Safety and Survival

Simple steps and trips to have a safer vacation this summer

Article • July 9th, 2012

Blue Force Gear Trauma Kit NOW Review

US law enforcement has taken note and you are beginning to see more and more IFAK’s. For the most part you’ll see them being worn by tactical teams or other high risk units but, you’re seeing them on active shooter rigs on a more frequent basis.

Article • June 11th, 2012

Illusions and Delusions in Training

Let’s quit reassuring our students and deluding ourselves that we’re ready when we are not.

Article • June 4th, 2012

Are You Ready for Summer?

For most people, getting ready for summer means sprucing up the back yard, planning a family vacation, firing up the grill, and getting ready for some outdoor fun! But for the average crimefighter summer means so much more than fun in the sun. Right...

Article • May 30th, 2012

One-Man Go Bag: Kit up now

Far too often the good guys and the innocent citizen are found on the ground leaking. If you are out on the road, it’s more often than not going to be you who show up first on the scene. I won’t upset your stomach any further by recounting the...

Article • August 21st, 2012

ILEETA “The Best Game in Town”

The author was one of over 750 attendees and 150 instructors in Wheeling, Illinois last week for the ILEETA Conference. Where were you?

Article • April 24th, 2012

From Cynicism to Depression

Cynicism has a shielding effect against disappointment and being taken in by those who would mean you harm. Take it too far, however, and any benefits reaped will be overshadowed by potential peril.

Article • April 20th, 2012

The Great Gun Debate

Nothing gets the blood pumping faster than a good old fashion debate over the Second Amendment. Considering we are on the verge of entering into that every four year cycle of political craziness called “election season” you can bet that someone...

Article • March 29th, 2012

Listen to Learn

Listening is not a passive part of learning and improving but an active and integral part of improving and staying alive

Article • March 26th, 2012

Beyond the Band-Aid: Making Holes, Plugging Holes

With all the emphasis on making holes, how often do we consider plugging holes; not just in victims and perps recently ventilated, but our partners and ourselves?

Article • March 21st, 2012

The Confident Female Crimefighter, Part One

I once read that “confidence is learned, not inherited.” I believe that to be true. How confident are you? What kind of impression do you make when you walk into a training class, into the roll call room, into a domestic dispute?

Article • March 19th, 2012

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