Dave Young

Specialized Training & Tactics

Dave Young writes on a diverse topics dealing with crowd management, chemical and specialty impact munitions, protocol and selection of gear and munitions, ground defense tactics, and water-based defensive tactics.

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4 Gun Pistol Pack transports your firearms in style
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The 4 Gun Pistol Pack helps you transport your firearms to the car, from the car to the range, and then back home again – all the while keeping your firearms safe and secure
Sharing equipment: Our dirty little secret
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Not cleaning your training or duty gear can lead to dangerous diseases and infections
Mastering the shield
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Shields first made their way into the police armory 27 years ago, after officers in London were forced to defend themselves from an onslaught of bricks, bottles and gas bombs by using traffic cones...
Does your gear protect you?
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Ensuring your officers have the confidence they need to face any mission is vital to not only their success but their safety. This drill will help officers to build confidence while wearing their g...
Who should be padded up with protection?
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All too often I hear about administrations that care more for their public image than for their officers’ safety. This is a dangerous mistake. Frequently, officers on the floor will recognize the n...
Team players
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It doesn't matter if you're transporting one prisoner or many, they are all dangerous and pose a threat to everyone involved. Here, we'll take a look at some strategies for conducting special (or "...
Establishing gear protocol
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With so many product options to choose from these days, it's easy to make the wrong purchase. How do you narrow it down to the right, quality stuff? First, a few facts about gear.Not all gear is cr...
K9 for use in CERT and SORT
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If the will of the mind is not in the fight, then the fight will not last long. Co-Authored by Derek Applegate, Canine Supervisor, Lexington, South Carolina County Sheriff's Office No matter how to...
The low-down on non-lethal weapons
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In today's C1 Exclusive, training expert Dave Young looks at non-lethal weapons and tells you which ones are effective, and which ones you should consider using. As the 2008 calendar year comes to ...
Leadership for mini-teams — and beyond
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Mini-team strategies for the corrections warrior The myth of the perfect leader Ask the experts: Surviving changes in leadership When it comes to defining “leadership,” there’s no one-size-fits-all...
Mini-team strategies for the corrections warrior
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The purpose of mini-teams Leadership for mini-teams...and beyond Think about breaking up a fight between two inmates: In addition to the immediate situation at hand, you are in an environment that ...
Mini-team entry strategies
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Responding to threats and dangers inside correctional facilities needs to be organized and fast — and many times without the all of the manpower you may need. Here are some training situations to m...
The life saver: Impact weapons on the line
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Impact weapons serve one of the most important roles in any mini-team formation: they save the lives of the officers who deploy them. They are ultimately an extension of your arm, helping you creat...
Deployment tactics for batons on line
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In order for any non-lethal weapon to be effective accuracy is a must, especially with batons. Training regularly with your impact weapons will help reinforce the skills and tactics necessary for t...
Edged weapons defense
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Being attacked with any weapon inside a correctional facility is scary. But what I think is scarier is not knowing what to do or not having the confidence to believe that what you'll do will work. ...
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