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Counter Terrorism Tactics for Patrol

by Richard

November 17th, 2011

The Midwest Tactical Officers Association (MTOA) is sponsoring a three day course called “Counter Terrorism Tactics for Patrol.” Taught by Delia Tactical International, the course is a three day course focused on patrol response to extreme threats posed by terrorists in an urban environment. The class is “hands on,” and it moves well beyond the typical active shooter in-service training.

The course is sponsored by MTOA, but it is definitely patrol focused, not SWAT focused.

The course will be held February 6-8, 2012 in Milwaukee, WI. Tuition is $465 and class size is limited to 24 officers. For additional information and full course description, go to the MTOA site.

Categories Active Shooters, Patrol, Terrorism, Training
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Taser X2 Training – Follow-Up

by Randall

November 16th, 2011

In April, I wrote an article about the new Taser X2 and some of its proposed advances over Taser’s X26. I received a department-issued X2 yesterday and took the required block of Taser X2 training. I have a few thoughts.

The X2 is slightly larger than the X26. From their spec sheet, the X2 is ½” longer, 1” taller, and ½” wider than an X26. It also weighs twice as much. Okay, so it adds a bit of bulk to the gun belt.

A major advantage to the X2 is dual sighting lasers. The dual lasers help with a main culprit of ECD ineffectiveness: probes missing their target. I found that the top and bottom dart lasers were dead-on inside 25 feet.

Accurate hits are easier when you don’t have to guess where the bottom dart is going to land. The top dart laser is constant on, while the bottom dart laser pulses. This comes in handy if you need to cant the weapon for prone suspects or difficult shots.

Categories TASER, Training
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Street Survival Seminar – BOGO

by Richard

November 11th, 2011

Calibre Press is offering an unprecedented ”buy one-get one free” sale on registrations to the Street Survival Seminar. The offer is valid only on 11-11-2011, from 0800 – 1700 (CST).

If you are not familiar with the Street Survival Seminar, you don’t know what you are missing. The two-day class is one of the best officer safety courses you can take. Period.

For more than 30 years, Calibre Press has presented the Street Survival Seminar all over North America. I am a former student, and their training both saved my life and helped me make some major felony cases via criminal interdiction as a street cop.

Categories Officer Safety, Training
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Case studies: How Force Science Analysts helped accused officers

by Force Science Institute

October 1st, 2011

Time-and-motion concepts researched and taught by the Force Science Institute are most often used to unravel the complexities of officer-involved shootings. But 2 recent cases demonstrate the value of these principles in assessing other types of law enforcement encounters as well.

In Nevada and British Columbia this summer, graduates of the certification course in Force Science Analysis, where human behavior studies are explored in depth, have used that training to help officers accused of wrongdoing in pursuit and physical control situations.

In one case an officer was saved from a possible prison term on felony charges. In the other, an officer’s controversial pre-emptive actions in stopping an attack before it started were vindicated, clearing him and 2 backups in a citizen’s “excessive force” complaint case.

Categories Officer Safety, Training
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