Behavior-driven problems in schools and health care facilities continue to increase, both in the number of incidents and severity. Teachers, administrators, doctors, nurses, direct care workers, and ...

As a senior instructor for the National De-escalation Training Center, I train law enforcement officers how to de-escalate situations that have the potential to turn violent. A couple of weeks ago I ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The man is wildly swinging a crutch, saying aliens are trying to kill him. Bystanders try to help while recording this bizarre scene on their phones. Then the police show up. The ...

Police officers in Marana, Ariz., being trained in de-escalation tactics. (Photo: Town of Marana) Recent reporting has highlighted the prevalence of shootings by police of people wielding knives and ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — On Friday morning, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging four former Minneapolis police officers with violating the civil rights of George Floyd, whose death last ...

It is common in today’s legacy media to see “de-escalation” and “less-lethal” used conjunctively or in sentences that imply some type of synonymous inter-changeability. This implication is not only ...

COMMUNITIES SAFER. SO HE’S GOING TO DRIVE SLIGHTLY FORWARD. IT’S A SITUATION THAT COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. WHOA, BUDDY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I’M IN THE CROSSWALK. BUT IN THIS CASE, CORPORAL RANDY WAGNER ...