by Scott Savage | Jul 21, 2021 | Critical Incident Response, Law Enforcement Training
In law enforcement, decision-making during a critical incident or in-progress crime is a burden because of the tense and uncertain circumstances. One way to lighten that load is to relieve yourself of trying to live up to an artificial standard, especially one you...
by Scott Savage | Apr 26, 2021 | Critical Incident Response, Law Enforcement Training
What happens when a San Francisco news reporter asks Scott Savage about police training, the Derek Chauvin trial, implicit bias, and other tough topics? Those topics can be polarizing but in this video, Savage Training Group Founder and current law enforcement...
by Scott Savage | Jan 23, 2021 | Critical Incident Response
Current Law Enforcement Officer and Savage Training Group Founder Scott Savage breaks down the myths and realities of “de-escalation”- what it means, when it works and when it doesn’t. This is what the public never gets to...
by Scott Savage | Apr 20, 2020 | Critical Incident Response
How using the Contain-Point-React (CPR) concept can be a foolproof way to respond to a suspect who is barricaded or otherwise isolated and how you can save lives. CPR saves lives but so does CPR. Let me back up a bit. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is what we use...
by Scott Savage | Mar 30, 2020 | Critical Incident Response
According to a 1964 hit song by the Rolling Stones, “Time is on my side, yes, it is.” How true is that statement for law enforcement officers? Is time always on our side? We have all heard the assertion that it is repeated over and over but is it really? In this...
by Lloyd MacKinnon | Nov 13, 2019 | Critical Incident Response, Officer Safety
My patrol officers and I responded to the city park on a report of a homeless person acting strangely, which is a common call we receive. Upon contacting this man, we could immediately see he was mentally unstable. Whether this condition was something he had been born...
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