From Calibre Press Last week’s commentary from Chief Tyler Welsh in Hebron, OH titled “An Open Letter to Dishonorable Cops” focused on some officers’ widely-reported abuse of Flock camera technology. His thoughts drew considerable feedback from around the country. Here’s some of what we received: A reader wrote: This demands [...]
NEW “OPERATIONALLY CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTS” STUDY NEEDS YOUR INPUT! Calibre Press instructor Dr. Richard Hough, a Professor of Practice in the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology at East Tennessee State University, is spearheading an important new study focused on better understanding how officers perceive the effects of operationally constrained environments [...]
Reviewers have the luxury of pausing, rewinding, and analyzing footage in a calm setting - officers only get one chance in the field. As an Investigative Specialist, I have extensive experience related to the critical issue of body-worn camera (BWC) use in officer-involved incident investigations. Having retired as a homicide investigator, I’ve spent [...]
Firearms training already teaches morality through culture and incentives, whether instructors acknowledge it or allow it to develop through unchecked drift. Keith Hanson for OFFICER.COM What to know Firearms training is not morally neutral; instructors shape judgment and restraint through what they reward, tolerate and normalize, even when morality is never [...]
By Richard Hough & Hannah Burkhart for Calibre Press | Calibrepress.com It’s a routine call. You’re positioned behind a vehicle, watching movement inside. You’ve dropped your center of gravity—slightly crouched, balanced, ready. You’re not thinking about it. It’s just where your body goes when attention sharpens. Seconds pass. Then more. [...]
MSA Editor's Note: We shared this story last October but with warm weather - boating, swimming and fishing weather - arriving soon, we thought it would be good to run it again. Oceans, lakes, ditches, pools: Water is everywhere in your jurisdiction, but it's the survival scenario no one [...]
By Richard Hough & Hannah Burkhart for Calibre Press | calibrepress.com It’s a routine stop. Nothing unusual. You’ve run the plate. You’re watching the driver’s hands. You’re already thinking ahead—what this might be, what it might become. Then the door opens. And he runs. Not a jog. Not hesitation. Full [...]
By Dr. Steve Albrecht for Calibre Press | calibrepress.com Not only are police officers susceptible to the impact of PTSD because of their own life-threatening, life-protecting activities, but they are also vulnerable to the traumatic events of others. One form of PTSD is called “compassion stress” because it occurs when [...]
From Calibre Press By Sgt. Jamie Borden (ret.), Critical Incident Review Body-worn cameras are now an anchor of policing, offering a transparent record of critical incidents like use-of-force events. They can protect officers and the public by providing objective evidence, but they also capture every word, gesture, and interaction in high-stakes [...]
By Coach Tony Blauer “Use of force should never look emotional. It should simply be “use of force.” I have studied violence, fear, and aggression for 40+ years. During that period, I have studied actual footage and used that footage to design and conduct thousands of very realistic scenarios. [...]
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