NORTH TEXAS – When it comes to keeping communities safe, police officers want to be prepared. That's why the White Settlement Police Department has introduced virtual reality headsets to immerse ...

The Purdue Police Department is offering free, online Verbal De-escalation training in October and November. “Verbal De-escalation” is a two-hour PowerPoint presentation. The objective is to teach ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As police departments continue to face more scrutiny, many are emphasizing de-escalation training aimed at helping officers end conflicts without the use of force. On ...

The Purdue Police Department is offering free online Verbal De-escalation (aka Verbal Judo) training in July and August via WebEx. Verbal De-escalation is a two-hour PowerPoint presentation. The ...

ALEXANDRIA, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, WELL BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT POLICE TRAINING THAT COULD SAVE LIVES. THIS AFTERNOON, WE’RE SEEING HOW LOCAL OFFICERS ARE LEARNING TACTICS FOR DE-ESCALATION. HERE’S ...

Prositions, Inc. is hosting a complimentary webinar with security expert Jim Sporleder on how to de-escalate potentially dangerous situations in the workplace. Verbal de-escalation should be an ...

NEW BEDFORD — It was a nighttime traffic stop that could have turned ugly. The man who had been stopped immediately exited his car, highly agitated, and screamed threats at the police officer. He held ...

With two weeks left before classes begin at Oklahoma City Public Schools, school resource officers are already preparing. On Thursday, SROs practiced de-escalation, control, and defensive techniques ...

While de-escalation deserves its place in every academy, training room, and policy, agencies and trainers should equally focus on an officer’s ability to “transition” their force based on their threat ...

We have all been there: deciding what to say in an emotional situation to comfort, appease, satisfy, or otherwise address interpersonal conflict. Researchers have studied verbal de-escalation in a ...