Do you want to pursue a career in law enforcement, oh, you’ll love it? Before you get all pumped up and overlook the point know that there are some things you must correct before going for it. Law enforcement hiring has become strict because they want good officers. A lot of candidates go in in prepared. The following are some tips that will help with the preparation. Get strong, physically There are some physical standards in the hiring process. Of course, there is a physica

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Traveling around, teaching law enforcement seminars, departments usually rent out a high school wrestling room or a martial arts facility where participants can’t wear shoes. If you don’t want to look like a dork, with a bunch of officers running around barefoot, check out Elite Sports Foot-grips. They keep you from exchanging foot fungus with the officers, provide a level of protection for your toes, and give you traction when shooting for a takedown. The Elite Sports Foo

Excessive force. Unnecessary injuries. Preventable deaths. These are just some of the instances that have plagued police departments...

A knife can be your best friend if you ever had to fight a suspect off of your firearm. When picking a duty blade, you need to keep the...

The outside wrist lock is one of the most basic subject control/defensive tactics techniques. It is extremely versatile and can be applied to various scenarios at mid to lower levels of subject resistance/aggresion. It is one technique that all law enforcement officers should become proficent in and add to their tool box. For more awesome videos please subscribe Or visit CenturionMSC.com Instagram.com/subjectcontrol Facebook.com/subjectcontrol Welcome to our weekly Vlog w

Do you carry an H Bandage in your duty bag? Here are some basic pointers for applying an H Bandage.

Congratulations! You survived the police academy where you spent long days combining the academics of law school with the physical training of fight prep. You sacrificed time with family and friends, and made the metamorphosis from civilian to police officer. Well, almost. Now you have to get through your field training program. Every police department’s FTO program differs in length and intensity. You will need to learn your department’s “way of doing things” such as polic

Many of today’s police recruits have never been punched in the face or held a gun, and the closest thing to a fight is when they wrestled their little brother for the television remote. However, instructors are expected in just 16 weeks to magically transform these guys and gals into new police officers. These recruits will be stationed in high-crime zones where they will be expected to hold their own. If they had good firearms and subject control instructors, they are in lu

I’ve been hearing this a lot lately, “officers are using excessive force due to lack of training.” I’m hearing it from cops, retired cops, and fired cops… Frankly, I think that is false. How can you call an officer’s response “excessive” when that response is the only thing they have to offer. It is not “excessive,” it might be inappropriate, or non-optimal, but not excessive. It is the only response they have available with the circumstances. Hold on, wait, wait, wait...

Great performance by this officer. Some excellent takeaways: Notice the suspects timing on when he choose to provide resistance. Suspect...

Cadets, I’m very pleased with the progress you have made in the area of Subject Control. I wanted to emphasize something that we talked about this morning at Subject Control. At the current level of exposure to new techniques our primary focus should be proper technique and form. Speed, power, etc. will be secondary. Do not rely on your youth, speed, or power when executing your technique. Focus on proper form, do not “muscle it” if you can’t get it to work. Instead, ask