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Hey Police Supervisor, Relieve Yourself of This Burden

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...

News Reporter Puts Scott Savage on the Hot Seat!

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...

Real Cop Breaks Down De-Escalation: Does it Really Work?

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...

Contain-Point-React: If You Only Learn One Police Response Procedure, Make It This One

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...

Critical Incident Response: Is Time on Our Side?

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...

The Mentally Ill in Crisis: What is the Role of Law Enforcement?

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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