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Gangs
Off-Duty Gang Confrontations
Do yourself a favor. Your planning for the many facets of an unthinkable off-duty situation must be serious and deliberate. Think about it, and be prepared for these confrontations.
February 16, 2012
Patrol
Doing ‘Whatever it Takes’ To Survive Confrontations
Consider that since 1994, more than 280,000 law enforcement officers have been assaulted or injured and more than 840 killed in the line of duty. We should ask one another whether some of these deaths and injuries could have been prevented. Are police officers really trained in the best methods to survive "street fight" encounters?
July 31, 2000
Patrol
Verbal Judo: Talk Your Way Through Confrontations
Law enforcement is about 97 percent verbal interaction and only 3 percent physical interaction, according to a recent Rutgers University study. In keeping with such findings, a new communications philosophy, called Verbal Judo, has been making an impression on how law enforcement deals with the public.
July 31, 2000
Training
Prevent Confrontations Using Mind Over Muscle
While police recruits and offiÂcers spend many hours of training learning physical methods of arrest, little (if any) time is spent discussing how an officer's actions may affect a subject's behavÂior and thought processes. AwareÂness of officer/subÂject reaction can be thought of as "tactical psycholoÂgy." and it is a valuable tool to include in your overall officer safety profile.
July 31, 1996
Patrol
Supreme Court Sides With Police in Confrontations With Mentally Disabled
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police cannot be sued for using force against people with mental disabilities when their constitutional right to privacy is not clear.
May 19, 2015
Training
Philly Police Training Emphasizes De-Escalation Tactics
Sergeant Kenneth Gill–a police academy instructor–says the training is designed to teach police officers how to de-escalate emotionally charged confrontations. More Here.
January 25, 2016
Training
Video: Philly Police Training Emphasizes De-Escalation Tactics
Sergeant Kenneth Gill–a police academy instructor–says the training is designed to teach police officers how to de-escalate emotionally charged confrontations.
January 25, 2016
Special Units
Feds To Train Police On Dealing with Combat Vets
The Justice Department is rolling out a national program for law enforcement agencies that would provide training to officers, including SWAT operators, on de-escalating armed confrontations with military veterans.
January 25, 2012
Patrol
Warning Shots Considered as De-Escalation Technique
A new policy endorsing the use of warning shots by police to de-escalate potentially deadly confrontations is driving a rift among some law enforcement leaders who believe the practice only heightens risk and should be abandoned. More Here.
October 26, 2017
Patrol
NYPD Union Offers $500 Reward to Citizens who Help Police with Violent Suspects
The NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association announced on Wednesday that the union would give a $500 reward to citizens who come to the aid of cops in violent confrontations with suspects resisting arrest.
August 23, 2018
Training
Report Identifies Friendly Fire Risk In Undercover Work
Nearly one in five New York police officers working undercover said they have been involved in armed confrontations with uniformed officers in which they were mistaken for suspects.
December 2, 2009
Patrol
Calif. Gov. Brown 'Seriously Concerned' About Force on Campus
California's Gov. Jerry Brown has requested a formal review of the state's police use-of-force training, following widely publicized confrontations at two university campuses.
November 28, 2011
Patrol
Video: NYPD Sued Over Empire State Building Shooting
A North Carolina doctoral student wounded in the Empire State Building shooting sued the NYPD, arguing that officers need better training to deal with such confrontations in the future.
January 21, 2013
Special Units
FBI Warns of Looming Mexican Drug Cartel Violence in South Texas
Frustrated by a crackdown on South Texas drug smuggling routes, the Mexican Gulf Cartel is stockpiling high-powered weapons and recruiting local gang members on both sides of the border to prepare for possible confrontations with U.S. law enforcement, according to an FBI intelligence report.
October 29, 2008
Weapons
Fearing They are Outgunned, Some SC Troopers Buying Rifles
Col. Chris Williamson, commander of the S.C. Highway Patrol, recently confirmed that some front-line troopers wanted the more effective rifles so badly for potential confrontations that about 50 have bought their own in the past couple of years.
December 28, 2017
Patrol
Monday Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court Could Reduce Lawsuits Against Officers
This decision makes it much harder to sue the police, because almost all confrontations have unique features that could be used to block lawsuits. In essence, the court is signaling that it wants fewer suits against officers in the lower courts, and is chiding the appellate courts for allowing such suits.
January 10, 2017
Patrol
Utah Deputies to Train in Canine Interactions
Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said all officers under his command will be required to undergo new training designed to help them minimize fatal confrontations with dogs.
October 14, 2014
Point of Law
California Legislature Passes Bill on De-Escalation, Use of Force Policies
If the bill becomes law, police agencies would have to adhere to statewide requirements that officers be instructed in ways to de-escalate confrontations. Officers would also be required to receive training in dealing with individuals who are homeless, mentally ill, in distress, or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
May 29, 2019
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