Officer Survival

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  • Beyond the Band-Aid: Making Holes, Plugging Holes
    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

  • Police vs. Protestors

    Today, the similarities between the riots, occupy movements and protests we see across America are reflective of what we saw in the late ‘60s.

    Article • March 1st, 2012

  • Police Unions & Officer Survival

    More and more police labor unions are taking the lead in protecting their members' safety as they battle the politicians who would compromise it.

    Article • March 1st, 2012

  • Get Back to Basics

    Remember, the average age of an officer killed in the line of duty is now forty. How did your last shift go? Your last arrest? Your last search? Did you make any mistakes? Did you see anyone else make mistakes?

    Article • February 16th, 2012

  • Bath Salts, The Fear Factor and Handcuffing

    Last year I encountered a young man who was under the influence of bath salts and at the time my state did not outlaw them for illicit use and neither did the DEA. Since that time both have done so.

    Article • February 9th, 2012

  • 173 Cops Killed
    173 Cops Killed

    Do whatever it takes to win and go home to your loved ones each day.

    Article • February 9th, 2012

  • 2012 SHOT Show Tactical Review
    2012 SHOT Show Tactical Review

    Guns are everywhere at SHOT but so are improvements in tactical armor and uniforms

    Article • January 25th, 2012

  • A Violent Year

    Sadly 2011 has been a very violent year for law enforcement. How can we prevent further officer deaths?

    Article • December 28th, 2011

  • Zip It or Loose It

    Last month I noted the protestors here in our country are protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, state constitutions, in addition to copious case law. It’s nice to be a private citizen.

    Article • December 28th, 2011

  • The “War on Cops:” What Can You Do Right Now?

    We’re going to be hearing and reading so much over the next several months about this past year and what we can do better in the future, but what can you do right now?

    Article • December 28th, 2011

  • Off-Duty Cop
    Off-Duty Cop

    Hard won lessons and strategies for the part of your day before or after your shift and on your days off.

    Article • November 30th, 2011

  • The Informed Crimefighter

    Local news is a good way to find what your community is concerned about. Make sure you read the newspaper(s) that cover the community you work in, especially if you don’t live in the immediate area.

    Article • November 17th, 2011

  • Will is more important than Skill
    Will is more important than Skill

    From an emotionless, analytical standpoint, it is critical to determine what mistakes an officer made that contributed to his/her untimely death.

    Article • November 15th, 2011

  • The Biological Risks of Being a Law Enforcement Officer

    While arresting suspects, investigating crimes, conducting searches, or taking samples, police can be exposed to a staggering number of pathogens.

    Article • November 11th, 2011

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