Aggression Management

Human aggression is a psychological term referring to a wide range of observable concerning behavior that may result in both psychological or physical harm to oneself, another and/or your immediate environment.  Aggression is predominantly focused on harming another person and can be an expression of anger or hostility, competition with others, asserting dominance, reacting to […]

Normalcy Bias

It’s a fact of life that bad things happen to good people. Anything bad that can happen to you anywhere or anytime is referred to as an “active threat.”  An active threat can be anything from an act of terrorism to an active shooter at work, at school, when you’re out shopping, or at a […]

Prepared or Paranoid

The last thing we want to think about on vacation, at a music concert, at the movies, or even during our busy day is personal security. Regardless of how you look at it, we live in challenging times. If you happen to care deeply about your own personal security and that of your family, there […]

Sensing Danger

In the world of professional protection, highly trained protective agents are qualified to execute two sets of protective measures on the job. These are: proactive measures and reactive measures. Consider your entire timeline since you were about six years old up to the moment you’re now reading this article. In that entire timespan, what percentage […]

Using your Environment to Prevail

You walk into a crowded restaurant and decide to sit with your back to the wall. Why might this sometimes not be the best idea? What are your priorities when it comes to defending a confined area and further using your environment as a self-defense option in engaging a violent physical threat? “It is better […]

Daily Readiness

Given the way things are going today, both law enforcement professionals and concerned citizens alike must be prepared to confront anything from bullying to full-scale civil unrest and everything in between (including a never-ending pandemic). The underlining preparation question is “Are you ready”? but for what? Top contenders are an active threat such as a […]