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. [...]
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 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. [...]
By Inspector Chris Butler (ret.) for Calibre Press | calibrepress.com Part 2 of a 2-part series Editor’s note: In Part 1 of this series, trainer Chris Butler shared in-depth explanations of the characteristics and differences between two types of aggression—“Primal” aggression which is easy to recognize and “Cognitive” aggression, which surfaces without [...]
The management of light to you advantage can be as important in the daytime as it is at night. In an interview with Calibre, a California sergeant reminded officers that when doing an outdoor search with the sun at your back, your shadow will reach a corner of a [...]
By Trevor Bachman for Law Enforcement Today WASHINGTON, D.C. - The constant march of technological advancement and its implications for law enforcement can often seem daunting, but finally we’ve got some good news: confiscated Chinese-made drones are now being used as moving targets for the United States’ military elite. In [...]
The Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Program (LEPP) is funded through a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Safety & Traffic Division to the Missouri Safety Center. This program funds these primary objectives: - Assistance with policy and procedure development and resources for agencies who would like to develop [...]
By Inspector Chris Butler (ret.) for Calibre Press | calibrepress.com Part 1 of a 2-part series Police officers always desire that the members of the public they interact with will respond positively and cooperatively to officer presence. Aggression is not a single phenomenon and there is a type of [...]
Foreign-directed terrorism is no longer hypothetical — here’s what law enforcement must do to prepare for coordinated, high-impact attacks By Paul Goldenberg for Police1.com As conflicts intensify in the Middle East and other global flashpoints, law enforcement leaders across the United States and Canada must confront a sobering reality: [...]
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