Comprehensive Defensive Tactics Training

...Empty-Hand Tactics
...Striking Tactics
...Handcuffing
...Ground Tactics
...Handgun Disarming
...and much more

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Research-Based Training

Established in 1997, we have become a recognized authority on research-based use of force education and training for law enforcement agencies. We specialize in training instructors for police and correction settings. Today, law enforcement agencies recognize us best for developing training based on documented tactical, medical, legal, and psychological research by our founder Dr. Frank J. Gallo, Ph.D.

Dr. Gallo is the President of Law Enforcement Press. He is a retired law enforcement officer from the Cranston, RI, Police Department. His professional police experience included delivering use of force training; investigating major crimes; resolving high threat or special threat situations such as barricaded suspects, hostage situations, drug raids, and unique search and rescues; providing executive protection and security; and training in specialized tactics, weapons, and equipment. Dr. Gallo is a recognized Police Use of Force Expert, Police Psychologist, and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Western New England College, Springfield Massachusetts. He is a published author on topics such as police use of force, training and evaluation, and decision-making. He has an active program of research that generates and applies psychological knowledge to law enforcement settings and problems. Rhode Island Law Enforcement Trainers Association awarded Dr. Gallo the 2004 Rhode Island Police Trainer of the Year. Dr. Gallo personally instructs and certifies our defensive tactics instructors. He consults with our client agencies and more than one-hundred certified instructors on use of force and accountability issues.

Tactical Research recognizes the needs of officers in use of force situations.

Legal Research is important to the defensibility of subject control tactics. We have tracked various Federal and Supreme Court decisions. Our training provides officers guidelines for meeting reasonable standards.

Medical Research supports our decisions to select appropriate subject control tactics.

Psychological Research allows us to study thinking patterns and decision-making skills of officers. This approach also allows us to study offender behavior and identify appropriate police responses to use of force situations. This combination of research has become popular among agencies that use our training because they now have training that is reliable, valid, and court defensible.

Contact us to see how our research will help you.