Officer safety training: practical judgement for the moments that matter
Officer safety training is the part of police work where the classroom meets the street. The trainer runs the drills. The learner performs the technique. The moment it matters, the room is louder, the threat is closer, and the mind is faster than the body. The training that holds up under that pressure shares a […]
Is Officer Safety Training broken? If so, is there a way to fix it?
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/officer-safety-training-broken-so-can-we-fix-gerard-o-dea/ THE WHAT-WE-TEACH PROBLEM Early in my career, I was escorted into a room at a national-level agency and shown a single, security-restricted copy of the ‘Self-Defence’ training programme which was being taught to at-risk staff. My sense of anticipation before opening that […]
Community Safety and the Threat of Knife Crime: Part 2
Community Safety and the Threat of Knife Crime: Part 2 Addressing the Risk of Knife Assault If your team is actually facing the risk of a knife assault, how do you assess it and begin to control the risks? First of all, let’s be clear about one thing. ⚠️ The golden rule: Non-police staff should […]
Review of breakaway and self-defence training with the Scottish Prison Service College
Review of Breakaway and Self-Defence Training Case The Scottish Prison Service College was conducting a comprehensive review of its breakaway and self-defence training syllabus. The review had been prompted by a number of recent officer safety incidents in which it was found that the system being taught to prison staff and visitors was not 100% […]