- We were ready, they weren't...40 Years after Newhall, Are We Applying Lessons Learned?
- When Violence Prevention Fails, Planning Must Enhance Strategy
- After Action Review: Is It a Tool Used to Learn and Become More Effective or a Tool Used to Punish?
- Maintaining Mental Calmness and Not Losing Our Cool
- Evolution of Strategy and Tactics to Ongoing Deadly Action "Active Shootings" and Operational Art
- Interaction, Insight and Imagination, and Initiative...The Building Blocks of Police Operational Art
- Coffee and Conversation: Is "Officer Friendly" a Factor to Consider in Engagements with Our Adversary?
- Coffee and Conversation: "Sharpening Our Orientation" and Reducing Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
- Coffee and Conversation: Police Make Mistakes But Seldom Admit Them! What's Reasonable?
- Coffee and Conversation: The Tactical Decision Maker: The Devil's Definitely in the Details
- Coffee and Conversation: "Self Awareness" The Forgotten Attribute of Decision Making
- Coffee and Conversation: Issues that Affect Law Enforcement and Security: Walking our Talk to Officer Safety
- Coffee and Conversation: Issues that Affect Law Enforcement and Security: The Inevitable Failure of Suburbia?
Fred's blog
We were ready, they weren't...40 Years after Newhall, Are We Applying Lessons Learned?
Submitted by Fred on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 7:51am.This title is part of a quote taken from cop killers dating back to April 6th 1970 in what’s known in law enforcement circles as the Newhall incident. “They stopped us. We were ready; they weren’t. One of them got real careless, so I wasted him.”
LESC Links February 28th 2010
Submitted by Fred on Sun, 02/28/2010 - 8:01am.HSTV Presents: Leadership 101
Leadership 101 For Homeland Security Professionals. HSTV talks to Donald E. Vandergriff, a leader development expert, and Terry Shear, the Vice Consul for Homeland Security at the British Embassy about the issues surrounding leadership development in homeland security.
LESC Links February 26th 2010
Submitted by Fred on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 5:43am.Case Study: Mumbai
On March 1, HSTV brings you an exclusive case study of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. This program follows every step of one of the most meticulously planned and executed terrorist attacks since 9/11.
Starts March 1 at 9:00 am ET.
HSTV Presents, Case Study: Mumbai
Submitted by Fred on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 7:06pm.On March 1, HSTV brings you an exclusive case study of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. This program follows every step of one of the most meticulously planned and executed terrorist attacks since 9/11.
LESC Links February 24th 2010
Submitted by Fred on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 6:06am.What Qualifies as Terrorism?
Ever since Joe Stack flew his plane into the IRS building in Austin, Texas last week, discussion has raged, once again, about how to classify his action.
LESC Links February 18th 2010
Submitted by Fred on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 7:38am.Give Police a Seat at the Homeland Security Policy Table, Says Sheriff
Sheriff Lee Baca of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office wants a seat at the federal policymaking table when it comes to issues of protecting the homeland and fighting terrorism.
Evolution of Strategy and Tactics to Ongoing Deadly Action "Active Shootings" and Operational Art
Submitted by Fred on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 8:36pm.Read the article and watch the video Active Shootings 2.1 explaining the problems and recommended solutions to active shootings.
Links to article and Videos
When Violence Prevention Fails, Planning Must Enhance Strategy
Submitted by Fred on Sat, 02/13/2010 - 10:59am.“Planning is great but plans are useless.” These words uttered by General George Patton should speak loudly and clearly to those of us whose job it is to protect and serve. Planning does help us in setting the finer details of a particular mission.
LESC LINKS February 13th 2010
Submitted by Fred on Sat, 02/13/2010 - 10:04am.Alabama shooting: professor charged as three die
A biology professor denied a job promotion has been charged with murder after a shooting at a southern US university left three people dead.
Oakland Police Shooting Report with Insights from Attorney/COP Ron Sellon
Submitted by Fred on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 12:11pm.Over on Massachusetts Police Legal News Attorney/COP Ron Sellon offers some valuable insight into the lessons learned from the after action review released last month on the Oakland PD March 21st incident that left 4 police officers dead in a 2 hour time frame. In the end failure to critique our responses in a candid and honest way leads to more deaths and doing things the same way we always have.
