Active Threat Response

Rethinking Police Response to Barricade Situations

2024-07-06T16:55:08-05:00

By Calibre Press Instructor Chief Scott Hughes for Calibre Press A recent incident in Ogle County, Illinois, where three members of an emergency response team (including a tactical medic) were shot while responding to a barricaded individual threatening suicide and homicide, highlights the urgent need to reassess law enforcement’s approach [...]

Rethinking Police Response to Barricade Situations2024-07-06T16:55:08-05:00

The 32nd floor: An officer recounts responding to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooter

2023-10-02T19:32:41-05:00

An officer recounts responding to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooter – and shares why we must focus as much on emotional trauma as we do active shooter response tactics By Joshua Bitsko for Police1.com The smell of gunpowder was still heavy in the air. I could feel a [...]

The 32nd floor: An officer recounts responding to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooter2023-10-02T19:32:41-05:00

The Parkland Deputy’s Verdict: “Could That Have Been Me?”

2023-07-06T02:39:40-05:00

By Dr. Joel F. Shults for Calibre Press When someone shares some unfortunate occurrence in their life with me, sometimes—if the moment is one where a little levity will be a balm—I will say, “It could have been worse. It could have been me!” Former Broward CO. Sheriff’s Deputy [...]

The Parkland Deputy’s Verdict: “Could That Have Been Me?”2023-07-06T02:39:40-05:00

What law enforcement can learn from averted acts of school violence

2023-06-07T18:36:12-05:00

Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D. for Police1.com While much attention is given to responding to attacks in progress, increased research provides hope for earlier intervention and prevention of school violence. Police1.com Editor's Note: This feature is part of Police1's Digital Edition, "Prevention, disruption & response: The strategies communities must [...]

What law enforcement can learn from averted acts of school violence2023-06-07T18:36:12-05:00

Front-Line Advice from a Chief Who Responded to the Parkland Massacre

2023-05-03T19:30:17-05:00

By Chief Tony Pustizzi (ret.), Coral Spring (FL) PD Reprinted with permission from Calibre Press EDITOR’S NOTE: On the heels of the Nashville school shooting and the similar tragedies we’ve seen, active threat response has remained a pivotal topic in discussions on training, policy, leadership and individual officer performance. Chief [...]

Front-Line Advice from a Chief Who Responded to the Parkland Massacre2023-05-03T19:30:17-05:00
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