Thousands of times a day in this country peace officers search homes, businesses, schools, and other structures for hidden offenders. Structure searches can turn into a high-risk assignment for the officers performing them.
September 1, 2003
What about learning how to become the aggressor? That's right, you need to know how to become the attacker and let your assailant react to you.
March 1, 2003
At Columbine, the officers, deputies, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel did an incredible job in their response to an unbelievably bad situation. But through no fault of their own, the tactics they were trained to use were not suited to the nature of the incident.
October 1, 2002
Things are getting more dangerous out there. Whether you are functioning as a member of a SWAT Team or conducting routine patrol duties, you are responding to more and more calls with firearms drawn.
March 1, 2002
Don't let 'routine' get in the way of solid officer safety tactics. Familiarity breeds false security.
November 1, 2001
Many police hierarchies operate under the erroneous assumption that their organizations don't need sniper units.
May 1, 2000