Much of the current training paradigm in law enforcement firearms training is conditioning officers for precisely the opposite response that is needed for winning confrontations. In order to ensure law enforcement training is effective and can be utilized by officers in the line of duty, trainers must ensure that training methodology is based [...]
I was recently involved in a use of force investigation where two police officers utilized physical force on an arrest who was handcuffed. The officers had a drawn-out battle with the suspect to get him into handcuffs during the arrest and were escorting him to the police vehicle when he again began to vigorously resist [...]
Unintended Firearms Discharges in Law Enforcement – Principle and Contributory Causes Part 6 of 7 Inspector (Ret) Chris Butler Well welcome back to this week’s study on untended discharges. Last week, in Part 5, we explored the ‘hand confusion’ effect and how the brain can be tricked to confuse one hand with the other. The [...]
Inspector (Ret) Chris Butler On July 31st the Washington Post published a very thought-provoking article by Tom Jackman dealing with the issue of critical incidents, such as officer-involved shootings, and whether it is better to delay the officer interview or interview the officer immediately. If you have not read the article, I highly suggest you [...]
