The very foundation of defensive tactics is knowing what constitutes an attack in the first place. There are three elements...

Handcuff neuropathy is an injury due to over tightening of handcuffs that can occur to a subject in police custody....

In a scene from the movie 300, King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) asks another commander’s soldiers to state their professions. One...

All officers are taught and trained on the critical importance of weapon retention. Clearly, being able to retain the firearm—whether...

Why it’s the best defensive tactic In Law Enforcement, fundamentals matter—and the most basic fundamental of all is dialogue. Verbal...

The 1980 edition of Law and Order magazine included an article written by ASP founder and CEO Kevin Parsons. It...

Have you ever seen the way many police officers stand? My department had what we affectionately called “heavy arm syndrome”—upon...