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• The importance of tactical posturing and positioning in corrections

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  Helpful tips for positioning yourself in a way that will protect you from a sudden assault

• What does it mean when an inmate won't make eye contact?

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  An inmate's lack of eye contact could have many different motivations. In this tip, risk management expert and Lexipol co-founder Gordon Graham reveals how to use all of your senses to read an inmate's body language to protect yourself and others. 

  Get more tips from Gordon here.

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• Video review: Inmate punches officer during jail booking

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  From jail booking to prison transport, the chance of an inmate attacking an officer is ever-present

• Inmate attack at MDC: Lessons learned from the video

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  In this episode of Tier Talk, Anthony Gangi and Luis Soto break down the recent attack of an officer by four inmates

• Tips to survive being pepper sprayed

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  Don't worry, rookie. You'll survive

• 6 steps to improving CO command presence through DT training

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  Staff can gain confidence in their techniques and skills when they train in realistic, dynamic environments

• Video: Coaching the back escape

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  This is potentially the worst position for officers because they are subject to chokes and strikes to the back of the head

• Video: Coaching the mount escape

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  It is imperative that defensive tactics instructors discuss the mindset and emotional control officers need to survive this scenario

• Quiz: Test your knowledge on control holds & restraints

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  It’s important to keep your knowledge of these tactics sharp

• Tier Talk: Conducting a pat and frisk on an unsecured inmate

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  In this episode of Tier Talk, defensive tactics instructors Michael Wolhfert and Andre Tosada demonstrate how to search an unsecured inmate

• Off-duty safety: 5 tips to protect yourself and your family

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  Your first mission is to ensure you are always aware of your surroundings – even when you are at your own house

• 4 communication strategies to prevent inmate manipulation

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  Inmates pay close attention to how correctional officers communicate; here are four ways to stay in control

• Tier Talk Podcast: A practical guide to corrections

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  Anthony Gangi sits down with Gary Cornelius and discusses his new book

• 4 Calif. COs injured in inmate attack

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  Charles Morgan allegedly spit and punched a CO and attacked 3 other COs who tried to intervene

• Okla. inmate helps CO during attack

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  Robert Charles Hammock was waiting to be released when he saw Tashka Robert Frank Maret attack a CO

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