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VirTra Use of Force Simulator

Richard — Sat, 26 May 2012 13:00:38 +0000

Beretta teamed up with VirTra to provide law enforcement officers with use of force training. Here is a couple of the scenarios that police officers went through. Use of force simulators like the VirTra can really help officers learn to make good decisions under pressure.

Doubts raised about certain reaction-time training exercises

Force Science Institute — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:21 +0000

Are some training exercises that focus on reaction time unintentionally compromising officer safety on the street? Two instructors raised that concern recently in separate presentations at the annual conference of the International Law Enforcement Educators & Trainers Assn. (ILEETA). Larry Hahn, a certified Force Science Analyst, told of detecting what seem to be unnaturally slow [...]

Criminal Interdiction Review

Richard — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:42 +0000

I recently mentioned that I bought the book Criminal Interdiction by Steven Varnell. It was an easy read and I enjoyed it a great deal. I posted a full review of the book in the reviews section of the site. You can navigate there through the drop down menus above, or simply click here for [...]

New Training Articles

Richard — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:37:08 +0000

I added some new training articles to the site. You can get to them from the navigation bar’s drop down menu, or by clicking any of these links: Broken Recruits: Common Field Training Problems and Solutions The Problem with Handgun Stopping Power America is Starving for Leadership Do’s and Dont’s of Successful Traffic Court Appearances [...]

SOFIC 2012

Richard — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:18:21 +0000

Several of us are enroute to the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, FL. SOFIC is a product expo and information conference for the defense industry with a heavy emphasis on special operations/unconventional warfare. Unlike a commercial trade show like the SHOT Show, SOFIC is understandably more restricted in who attends and what may be reported on. We [...]

2011 LEO Killed in Line of Duty

Richard — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:58 +0000

The FBI released preliminary information on the 2011 line of duty deaths: FBI Releases 2011 Preliminary Statistics for Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty According to preliminary statistics released today by the FBI, 72 of our nation’s law enforcement officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty during 2011. By region, [...]

Care Under Fire

Richard — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:00:19 +0000

Getting shot is likely one of the most life-threatening things that can happen to you while on the street. If you are shot, stabbed or suffer any injury causing massive bleeding, do you know what to do to stay alive until help can get to you? A person can bleed out in less than five [...]

Self-Defense Insurance for Off Duty/Retired Officers

Richard — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:00:57 +0000

Members of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association can obtain affordable insurance to help with legal costs in an off-duty use of force encounter. The insurance is also available for retired officers. I make no recommendations regarding this specific plan, other than I am looking over the coverage certificate to see if it [...]

Driving Fast

Richard — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:23:17 +0000

I recently ran across an old news story about an Illinois State Police officer who lost control of his cruiser and struck several other vehicles. Two sisters were killed in one vehicle and members of another family in a second car suffered serious, permanent injury. A tragic accident? The news reports I read stated the [...]

NAA 22MS Revolver Review

Richard — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:02:40 +0000

A review of the North American Arms 22MS revolver is up now in the gun review section of the site. The NAA revolver is not the best backup gun, but it is a great “last ditch” gun. In other words, a third or fourth gun for when the poo has really hit the fan. Police [...]