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"The most important thing is to set aside our denial so we can prevent violence from happening,"

Dave Grossman

In my last article, I discussed the mindset that officers need to have during a violent confrontation. When I have discussed this with people before some of them have approached me and said, “that’s great but I am just a security guard.”

I know several security professionals that buy into that attitude. I also know some law enforcement officers that ...

"This is the law: The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental."

- John Steinbeck

As I mentioned in my previous article I want to discuss the officer’s mindset for violent attacks, including lethal force situations. It is common for security and law enforcement professionals to receive training in technique ...

“All things are ready, if our minds be so.”

- Henry V, William Shakespeare

Something that you may have noticed in the “Lessons Learned” articles that I have posted is that the officers often talk about their mindset. Before I immersed myself in the training environment I hardly heard anyone talk about an officer’s mindset. This is unfortunate because mindset will determine how the officer behaves at work. Anyone can be trained to perform a takedown but if the officer has the ...

This article will be a little different from the usual. In addition to Law enforcement one of my passions is Emergency Management. In an attempt to bridge the two and learn some lessons from the recent tragic death of Neeland Rumble here are some suggestions for car emergency kits. Emergency kits are very easy to put together. Some stores, such as Canadian Tire and Costco, sell pre-packaged emergency kits or you can put your own together. In either case here are a few things to make sure that you ...

A number of years ago I heard about the incident that Officer Marcus Young was involved in. Since then I have heard him speak about his incident several times. The incident he was involved in is quite remarkable and holds many learning opportunities.

The Incident

On March 7th 2003 Officer Young was working an overtime shift. He was a sergeant with the Ukiah Police Department. On that night Officer Young had a 17 year old uniformed Police Cadet with him named Julian ...