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Don McCrea

Don McCrea

Don McCrea

Don McCrea is president of Premier Police Training and has 35 years of law enforcement experience. He is a subject-matter expert in non-escalation, de-escalation, search and seizure, and use of force. Don is a nationally and internationally certified instructor and has an IADLEST nationally certified course, “Confident Non-Escalation: This Is Where De-Escalation Training Begins.” He currently serves as academic program coordinator for a four-year law enforcement degree program and offers consulting and training services for law enforcement agencies, the U.S. DOJ, COPS Office and CRI-TAC.

When time is on your side

When time is on your side

October 16, 2022

Many years ago, I worked as a law enforcement officer in the ranching country of western South Dakota. Every August, my community hosted a five-day stock show and rodeo. Friday […] Read More

The importance of dirt in your use-of-force training program

The importance of dirt in your use-of-force training program

July 16, 2022

Located between the Arno and Serchio rivers in Tuscany, central Italy, is a white marble bell tower. Construction began in 1173, and plans called for the bell tower to reach […] Read More

An equation for performing lawful <em>Terry</em> stops

An equation for performing lawful Terry stops

June 24, 2022

My school day began like any other. My mother pulled up outside Lamberton Elementary in our Chevrolet Bel Air station wagon and, with a sigh of relief, deposited me and […] Read More

Reducing officer-induced escalation

Reducing officer-induced escalation

A call for non-escalation training

April 29, 2021

Why do we still do what we do? I know several officers during the past year who left law enforcement because they simply had enough of the pervasive anti-law-enforcement rhetoric. […] Read More

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