Winning at low cost

What Makes a "World Class" Tactically Proficient Peacekeeper?

Submitted by Fred on Sun, 04/14/2013 - 9:52am.

I had a discussion on facebook that centered on the question; how can a law enforcement organization gain “world class” tactical proficiency? This posed an insightful question from my good friend Marshall Wallace, What is "world class"? Is there a definition or metric that would allow an officer to know that he/she was approaching that level? I thought to myself that, my friend is the question? What is “world class” and how do we measure it?

Boyd and Beyond Boston 2013: Balancing Pursuasion and Force in The Moral, Mental and Physical Dimensions of Conflict

Submitted by Fred on Sun, 03/03/2013 - 3:09pm.

"Avoid war by every possible means in all possible circumstances, but always act as is it might start at any time. Gather intelligence on the enemy and his mentality, and monitor his movements continuously. Campaign vigorously, both offensively and defensively, but attack mostly with small units; emphasize patrolling, raiding, and skirmishing rather than all out attacks. Replace battles of attrition with the "nonbattle" of maneuver. Strive to end wars successfully by recruiting allies to change the overall balance of power. Subversion is the best path to victory.

Latest P1 Column: The anatomy of victory (part two): Victory at minimal cost

Submitted by Fred on Tue, 09/11/2012 - 9:22am.

In part one of this two-part series, we asked and answered a lot of important questions about our preparedness to win. If you haven’t yet read part one, please do so before reading one, for it is the foundation on which that what follows is built.

Latest P1 Column: The anatomy of victory (part one): What does it take to win?

Submitted by Fred on Wed, 09/05/2012 - 8:49am.

Winning on the street comes in many forms and means different things to different people.

Winning in law enforcement encounters can be gaining voluntary compliance through communication and negotiation or it can ebb and flow back and forth through a vast array of outcomes up to and including deadly force. Winning to the cop means one thing, while to an adversary winning on his terms is quite another.

Winning at Low Cost: No better friend, no better role model, no better diplomat and, no worse enemy

Submitted by Fred on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 10:48am.

LE MEMORIAL

The Anatomy of Victory: What Does It Take To "Win"at Low Cost?

Submitted by Fred on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:12pm.

winning "It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best." ~W. Edwards Deming

Police Militarization, Professionalism, and the Balance of Persuasion and Force

Submitted by Fred on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 1:35pm.

By Fred Leland and Alex Olesker

“The strategic success of the Byzantine empire was of a different order than any number of tactical victories or defeats: it was a sustained ability, century after century, to generate disproportionate power from whatever military strength could be mustered, by combining it with all the arts of persuasion, guided by superior information.” ~Edward Luttwak

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