The atrocities the country continues to witness in the form of Active Shooter Events (ASEs) create safety concerns for the public trying to live their lives. Enter Active Shooter Prevention Project P.R.O. Model. The daily reports of the ASE create fear, reduce confidence in facility security, and focus far too heavily on the police. The…
Every day, violence is present, and yet we keep moving forward! I post these tragedies to remember the innocent victims, not to spotlight the evil. Are you prepared for when When Violence Visits? That said, evil is at our door. In a public statement; the Director of the FBI said; “hate crimes and domestic terrorism warnings were raised…
Freddie Gray and Baltimore Burning Baltimore, Maryland: There are no winners and it does not look like there will be! Baltimore, Maryland: There are no winners this past week! Police are protecting the “shield” while citizens lose faith in police (no matter what the actual facts of the incident end up being surrounding the death…
Keeping Our Democracy Free from Hypocrisy Consider this statement: It is necessary for the rights of offenders to be considered and protected to a significant degree if the principles of a free, constitutional democracy are to be upheld. Keeping Our Democracy Free from Hypocrisy: This question took me a while to respond to years ago…
Continuity of Operations Plans The components of the Continuity of Operations (COOP). Two components described as their importance as they relate to Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) and COOP. The components of the Continuity of Operations are vital to understanding BEFORE responding to an incident, during the incident, and after the incident is completed or passed… The COOP…
The second guessing of police officers decision making process continues to come into question. This could be from a political standpoint or simply a philosophy on how to best practice policing strategies. Many second guess each decision without taking the time to understand what goes into the process itself. At times, few situations lend zero…
12 Ways to Influence Others to Do Business By Mark Ford, founder, The Palm Beach Letter Editors Note: I have taken some liberties to make modifications where I saw fit to mold these 12 ways of modifying behavior to my favor. Instead of making the ideas mine, I am sharing my thoughts on these documented benchmarks…
Public Policing Versus Private Security Comparison Paper By: Chris Grollnek March 2011 Abstract The roles and responsibilities of public policing have been evolving for hundreds of years. Public policing practices originated from private citizens volunteering in their communities as watchmen during the evening hours. The need for private policing today continues to expand because of…
Happy New Year 2015 the Nations Leading Active Shooter Prevention Expert and News Media Professional Consultant Chris Grollnek Priority: Urgent Classification: Unclassified/// To: All Message to follow/// Happy New Year 2015 Chris Grollnek Sends A Year in Review / 2014 This year has brought the good, the great and the best on so many fronts of my personal and…
Here is a great essay by Dr. Morgan Banks – Operational Phycology – As seen in Active Shooter Prevention Training Video – www.chrisgrollnek.com/active-shooter-videos The History of Special Operations Psychological Selection L. Morgan Banks Fort Bragg, North Carolina The history of special operations psychology is a relatively new one. Although what we now call special operations…