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Patrol
POLICE-TREXPO Videos Show Tactics, Gear, and a Special Guest
The videos show several valuable defensive tactics that can be used against assailants with a knife or handgun; a closer look at tactical gear for active-shooter response, barricaded suspects, and less-lethal scenarios; and an interview with TV cop Erik Estrada.
April 21, 2010
Weapons
Instinct and Knife Attack Defense
It is ridiculous to think that an officer could take a single defensive tactics course that teaches specific techniques for knife defense and then be prepared for a knife attack.
September 4, 2015
Weapons
Police Product Test: Benchmade Triage Knife
POLICE Magazine reviews the Benchmade Triage Knife, 5.11 Tactical/Viking Tactics Training Books, and Tactical Assault Gear Tactical Go Bag.
August 23, 2011
Patrol
SF Police to Re-Evaluate Use of Force Protocols Following Controversial Shooting
The San Francisco Police Department's use of force tactics and policies will be re-evaluated after last week's fatal shooting of a knife-carrying man by several officers in the Bayview, officials said.
December 8, 2015
Training
Surviving Edged Weapon Threats
Knowing how to effectively respond to an unexpected knife attack is a crucial officer-safety concern. If a suspect is further than 21 feet, you may be able to fire one or two shots, though you'll want to rotate off line to try to get out of the path of the incoming knife. To survive a deadly knife threat, know your tactics, study concealment, realize capabilities, learn knife fighting and develop basic knife defenses. Photos and captions by Al Abidin.
June 14, 2010
Patrol
POLICE-TREXPO East: Train With Some of the Toughest in the Field
POLICE-TREXPO East is delivering a solid Defensive Tactics track, featuring all new classes with some of the toughest trainers in the field. From the latest ground fighting techniques for police officers to courses on how to use a folding knife with stealth skill, this is the track you need to show your enemies you're a force to be reckoned with.
July 21, 2010
Patrol
Chiefs, Officials, and Trainers Draft Use-of-Force Guidelines to Reduce Officer-Involved Shootings
Among reforms discussed at length were retraining all officers in deescalation tactics and abandoning training that teaches the “21-foot-rule” — a turn of phrase taught to nearly all current U.S. police officers that is often interpreted by officers to mean they are justified in shooting any suspect with a knife or edged weapon who comes within 21 feet of them.
February 1, 2016
Gangs
Sureño Fight Club
While in custody, most Sureño gang members are educated in martial arts fighting tactics and are primarily trained in fighting with edged weapons. The culture of jails and prisons is a knife culture. Jail-improvised weapons start with "shanks" but can include spears, clubs, zip guns, and bombs.
November 25, 2012
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
Patrol
Personal Preference Determines Tactics
These days, a growing chorus of defensive tactics instructors advocates using palm strikes instead of fist strikes. Still, the proficient pugilist will adamantly defend the fist strike as a viable force option.
November 3, 2010
Weapons
Buck-Strider Police Utility Knife
This unusual folding knife is built tough enough for daily duty and designed for close defense.
December 31, 2003
Training
Real World Weapon Retention Tactics
Retention holsters have their benefits and can help you defeat some gun grabs, but all officers also need to know how to defeat the attacker physically during a gun grab attack.
January 29, 2016
Weapons
Police Product Test: Lotar Combat Akrav Gen II Knife
This high-end folder was designed to be a serious defensive weapon and survival tool for law enforcement and the military.
January 4, 2018
Training
Defending Against Spontaneous Knife Attacks
By applying basic principles of fighting, you can increase your chances of successfully countering and surviving a sudden edged weapon assault.
February 3, 2019
Weapons
Lotar Combat Akrav Gen II Knife
This high-end folder was designed to be a serious defensive weapon and survival tool for law enforcement and the military.
January 4, 2018
Patrol
Improving ECW Tactics and Policies
A TASER is an effective tool when the situation calls for a non-lethal approach, but to properly use it, you need to do more than just pull the trigger.
August 21, 2015
Weapons
Rethinking Knife Training
The chance that you will ever use a blade as a weapon in the course of your law enforcement duties is slim. It's far more likely that someone will attack you with a blade. Still, you carry knives. So you need to know how to use them. More importantly, the bad guys carry knives so you need to know how to counter them.
September 16, 2009
Weapons
Winning a Knife Fight
How many times do we consider what we would do if someone introduced a knife into a fight in which we were already engaged? Do we have the ability to draw and fire? Can we create distance or even defend ourselves properly in order to survive the attack? These are questions rarely addressed.
February 11, 2015
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