Training

By Lon Bartel and Matt Bloodgood for Calibre Press |  calibrepress.com Editor’s note: New research identifies the challenges officers face as they transition between firearms, electronic control devices, and other force options during high-stress encounters. VirTra principal researcher and Force Science partnering instructor, Lon Bartel, along with Force Science graduate, Matt [...]

Cuffing, searching and transporting in-custody subjects rank among the most common--and dangerous--things officers do. Unwavering dedication to remembering and diligently following proper procedures, protocols and tactics is an absolute must when it comes to officer survival. Here are some crucial reminders, shared by a Colorado Lieutenant, that can quite [...]

Last week, Calibre Press instructor Lt. Kelly DeVoll (ret.) explored whether ordering a suspect with their hands in their pockets to remove those hands was tactically sound or a serious risk to officer safety. (Read the article here) Readers responded with split opinions. Here’s some of what we heard… [...]

From Police1.com  Video: Have a backup plan for your manipulation skills In this video tactical tip, Police1 Contributor Duane Wolfe demonstrates how you can transition from one technique to another when a subject is resisting By Duane Wolfe Tactical tips: Manipulation backup plan by Duane Wolfe Play Video In this [...]

By Lt. Kelly DeVoll (ret.), Calibre Press Instructor “Hands kill!”  This mantra has been repeated time and time again in the law enforcement industry.  Many times, this statement has been made when the conversation is broached about why we tell someone to take their hands out of their pockets.  [...]

Reprinted from Calibre Press In last week’s Calibre Press newsletter, Instructor Kelly DeVoll discussed the critical importance of scanning while engaged with a subject. Kelly’s “priority of scan” sequence is hands, waist, face, head-to-toe. Numerous officers wrote in to share their own thoughts. Here’s what a few of them had [...]