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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 [...]

Overview What is human trafficking? Human trafficking, also known as “trafficking in persons,” is a crime that involves the exploitation of a person for compelled sex or labor. They may be compelled via force, fraud, or coercion, which may be subtle or overt, physical or psychological. However, under federal law, [...]

After receiving a parking citation, Akeem Bagley encountered several deputies at a gas station. Bagley got into a heated exchange with one of the deputies, which Bagley started to record. When the deputies left the gas station, Bagley followed. After Bagley drove ahead, a deputy pulled him over and [...]

As Calibre Press Instructor Lt. Kelly DeVoll (ret.) points out in this week's article, considering repeated day-to-day activities as "simply routine" -- things like traffic stops or seemingly low-risk contacts with citizens -- runs the dangerous risk of sliding into complacency, which as we know, can be deadly. There [...]

Here are 10 key officer survival tenets to remember, shared by longtime trainer and prominent use-of-force expert Dr. Ron Martinelli, that will help officers maintain their tactical edge when directly contacting potentially dangerous subjects...and before. "While several are just common sense," says Ron, "all can save your life." By [...]