I was honored to be interviewed by Danielle Anderson today regarding the FOCUS training at Decision Tactical in Sanford, Florida on October 28.
It’s not often that I have the opportunity to speak with an accomplished journalist who understands both the perspective of the law enforcement officer and the mutual importance of avoiding both police and citizen injuries.
Any police official traveling to Orlando for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) annual conference has a great reason to stay in Orlando with their family for a couple of extra days.
Most law enforcement training begins once the threat is obvious but FOCUS teaches officers to recognize the behavioral indicators that exist and appear before violence occurs.
Developed by Dr. Travis Yates and his research team, FOCUS (Field Observable Cues for Unknown Situations) is a research-based behavioral recognition framework built from validated science and real-world law enforcement experience.
Participants learn a repeatable system for identifying pre-attack indicators and making better decisions during rapidly evolving encounters.
We don’t just need to train cops, we need to train prosecutors, union reps, and legal advisors to understand that these action are with the scope of a peace officer.
If you’re with me, we are the pioneers. An old saying says you can tell the pioneers by the arrows in their backs.
Please keep all peace officers in your prayers!
Roland Clee served a major Florida police department as a Community Service Officer for more than 26 years. His career included uniformed patrol, training, media relations, intelligence, criminal investigations, and chief’s staff. He writes the American Peace Officer newsletter, speaks at public safety, recruiting and leadership conferences and helps local governments and public safety agencies through his business, CommandStaffConsulting.com.
His work is frequently featured on LawOfficer.com, the only law enforcement owned major media presence in the public safety realm.
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