Best Practices: Dealing With Citizens Complaints
Dealing with Citizen complaints is not always easy, but treating irate citizens with respect and patience can help you stop serious trouble before it...
Best Practices: Why the OODA Loop is Still Relevant
The OODA loop was created by Air Force colonel John Boyd in the late 1950s. He was a Korean War fighter pilot and a...
Minimizing Liabilities: Why Policies are Needed
Introduction
Police administrators must face the issue of liability and the importance of minimizing liabilities as part of their responsibilities as the department’s chief. Use...
Best Practices: Leading By Example
Respect comes from leading by example.
Anything I ever needed to know about leadership I learned serving in the U.S. Army prior to becoming a...
The Anatomy Of Fear and How It Relates To Survival Skills Training
An officer assigned to jail duty conducts a prisoner bed check when he observes that a male who was lodged in the drunk tank...
Best Practices: Warrior Mindset
You probably hear about needing to have a warrior mindset almost daily. Books are published about it, motivational speakers make money speaking of it,...
Best Practices: Closing the Reactionary Gap
One of the most important things you can learn about dealing face to face with suspects is the concept of relative positioning. Relative positioning...
Stripes and Bars: Self-discipline
NOT TOO LONG AGO, I was asked to identify the one leadership characteristic that rises above all others as the most important. Though I...
The Neglected Aspect of Executive Protection
What does a multi-billionaire, an action star, a fashion designer, and the king of Sweden all have in common? They all got a pie...
The Winning Edge: MMA Not Biggest Threat To Officer Safety
Takedowns, holds, and poundings, oh my!
Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain, Dorothy; you're not in Kansas anymore. The man behind the...
What Usable Backup Knife Should I Use For On and Off Duty Carry?
As a senior knife instructor for both Mil and L/E as well as a combatives practitioner for over 37 years I think this idea...
Amateur Assassins and the Threat They Impose
This is not a review for the Donnie Yen movie Bodyguards and Assassins; this is an article about amateur assassins and the threat they...
Edged Weapon Defense: Is or Was the 21-Foot Rule Valid? Part 2
PoliceOne.com Editors Note: For the record, the 21-Foot Rule, when accurately stated, says that in the time it takes the average officer to recognize...
Intelligence and Advance Work
Protecting your client goes way beyond the actual shielding. This article will explain the importance of advance work, and how you can benefit using...
The Value of Light
In the world of police work there are many tools used to increase the officer's effectiveness and to allow him to operate in environments...
Best Practices: Maximize Initial Response
This Best Practices article discusses the importance of investing in your first 10 minutes in order to maximize initial response.
Borrowing a line from the...
