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Puncturing a Castle Defense

Editor’s NoteWhen investigators contacted the Force Science Institute (FSI) to consult on the Daniel Holtslander case, Dr. Bill Lewinski, executive director of FSI, identified inconsistencies between the suspect’s version of the assault and the available forensic evidence. Notably, the position that the suspect claimed to have been in during the assault (lying face up in...
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High Court To Decide How You Handle The Dangerous Mentally Ill

Do LEOs have to make special accommodations when confronting violent, life-threatening mentally ill suspects in order to avoid violating the federal Americans with Disabilities Act? That question is scheduled for a decision in the coming weeks by the U.S. Supreme Court. And if the answer is yes, warns an attorney team involved in the case,...
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One Officer’s Pain is Others’ Gain, as Her Shooting Becomes a Catalyst for Change

When a 52-year-old man-shirtless, coked up and bleeding from self-inflicted wounds-lunged at Shannon Brady and her partner with a “serious” folding knife in the cramped kitchen of a small adobe house in Santa Fe, she was prepared to react. She shot him dead. What she hadn’t anticipated or trained for was what happened after the...
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“Bread & Butter” Tactics Work Best Against Spontaneous Knife Attacks

There are 2 types of knife attacks that an officer can encounter: a non-spontaneous attack where the officer is aware in advance that the subject has armed him/herself with a knife, and a sudden, spontaneous attack at close range, where there is a high probability that the officer will not even know that a knife...
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