Here is a compiled list of some the most popular articles written by Fred Leland of Law Enforcement and Security Consulting, Inc. All the articles are centered on developing situational awareness and decision making under pressure, as well as create and nurture the strategic and tactical mindset that is essential in detecting, preventing and resolving conflict and violence, be it on patrol, the street, a university or campus, hospital, place of worship, school or any other environment. 

My hope and goal is that you both enjoy and get plenty of usefulness out of reading them so that you continue to learn-unlearn and relearn as an individual, agency or organization and “do what we know how to do even better when it comes to protecting those we serve.”

Stay Oriented!

Fred

Articles

• "Strengths and Weaknesses" Focus Effort, Your Strengths on Adversarial Weaknesses 

• Tactics: Applying methods to madness

• Conflict, Violence and the Art of Operations...Connecting the End (Strategy) with the Means (Tactics)

• Tactics: Applying methods to madness

• The Boyd Cycle Observation: Modes of Perception and Sharpening "Orientation" by Listening

• Implementing Strategy...Through Presence of Mind and Sound Tactics

• Take The Initiative...Observe, Orient, Decide and Act

• Recognizing the Signs and Signals of Crime and Danger

• Critical Decision Making Under Pressure

• Establish the Discipline to Train and Invest in Preparedness

• Adaptive Leader Methodology (ALM), Something Different, but Better for Our Development

• Handling Dynamic Encounters: Adaptability and a Flexible Response

• Adaptability on the Frontline...and "Bottom-Up" Leadership

• Dealing with Conflict, Violence and Crises Habituation, Complacency, False Sense of Urgency verses the Strategic and Tactical Mind

• The Commander...Leadership in an Uncertain World!

• Interpersonal Communication: Doing What We Know How To Do, Better...in the Tactical Realm of Conflict

• Campus Security: Communication, Collaborative Efforts and intersecting Ideas

• The Human Factor Preventing Violence and Building Resilient, Safe Campuses

• Full Spectrum Policing Adaptation,Trust, and Building Resilient Cops and Communities

• Interpersonal Communications and Officer Survival…How Understanding The Boyd Cycle and Non-Verbal Communication Can Save a Law Enforcement Officer’s Life!

• What the Hell Does Sun Tzu and Col John Boyd Got to do With IT?

• Methods: Create Unity and Gain the Advantage with Tactical Communication

• Methods: Both Art...and Science

• Adaptability on the Frontline...and "Bottom-Up" Leadership

• What the Hell Does Sun Tzu and Col John Boyd Got to do With IT?

• The Boyd Cycle Observation: Modes of Perception, the Origin of Knowledge via the Senses...and Truly Trained Observers!

• The Boyd Cycle...the Crux of Success and Survival

• Moral, Mental and Physical Dimensions of Conflict: Interact-Isolate...and Understand!

• Implementing Strategy...Through Presence of Mind and Sound Tactics

• Building Snowmobiles and a Fine-tuned Situational Awareness

• Choosing the Battleground

• Climate...Understanding the Situation

• Analysis and Strategic Positioning for Law Enforcement and Security (Discuss Philosophy)

What some are saying about the articles

Fred writes the LESC blog, which is one of my favorite sources for information about situational awareness, the OODA loop, John Boyd’s concepts, and next generation warfare. In this post he links to some of his best articles. It is a great place to introduce yourself to his writing.

All the articles are centered on developing situational awareness and decision making under pressure, as well as create and nurture the strategic and tactical mindset that is essential in detecting, preventing and resolving conflict and violence, be it on patrol, the street, a university or campus, hospital, place of worship, school or any other environment. ~WWW.Spartancops.com