CHAPTER TWO: SUBJECTIVE VIEW: ONE INSTRUCTOR’S JOURNEY
Know What You Know, and Know What You Don’t Know
The Holes
Blunder and Lightning
Fifty of the World’s Greatest Combat Competition Shooters Shoot this Way
Enter Jim Cirillo
The Camel Has its Nose Under the Tent
Charlie Mike (Continue the Mission)

CHAPTER THREE: OBJECTIVE VIEW: HOW DID WE ARRIVE HERE?
Police Combat Handgun Training, Historical Overview
The Wild, Wild West
Profile of the Archetype Lawman/Gunfighter: James Butler Hickok
The Wild, Wild East
Profile of the Archetype Lawman Gunfighter/Trainer: Fairbairn & Sykes
Colonel Rex Applegate, the COI, OSS, and MITC
The FBI
Going Hollywood
The Modern Technique
The New Paradigm
The National Rifle Association

CHAPTER FOUR: WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO WITH OUR PISTOLS & HOW WE’VE BEEN PREPARING TO DO IT
What Do We Actually Do with Our Pistols?
How Have We Been Preparing Our Police Officers to Use Their Pistols?
Police Firearms Training Programs: Levels of Training (Synopsis)
Police Firearms Training Programs: Primary Elements
Police Firearms Training Programs: Mental Conditioning Methodologies
The Old Firearms Training Paradigm: An Overview
Determining Training Value

CHAPTER FIVE: WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO WITH OUR PISTOLS & HOW WE SHOULD BE PREPARING TO DO IT
What Do We Actually Do with Our Pistols?
How Should We Prepare Our Police Officers to Use Their Pistols?
Police Firearms Training Programs: Mental Conditioning Methodologies
The New Firearms Training Paradigm: An Overview
Validating Training Value
One-handed Shooting

CHAPTER SIX: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER WITH TRAINING
The Integrated Duty Pistol Training Course (DPTC) Concept
Level One: Skill Development
    DPTC 1
Level Two: Marksmanship & Safe Handling Skills Assessment Tests
    DPTC 2
Level Three: Combination Drills
    DPTC 3
Level Four: Scenario-based, Dynamic Interactive Experiential Learning
    DPTC 4
DPTC No. 4: Analysis, Notes, and Observations
The House of Horrors Program
A Walk Through the House of Horrors
Psychological Manifestations of Stress
The Johari Window
Physical Manifestations of Stress
Countering the Effects of Stress by Breathing

CHAPTER SEVEN: THE NEW PARADIGM IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM
One Day Can Make a Difference
Time and Money
Other Considerations
One Human Life
Why One Day Must Make a Difference
The New Paradigm In-Service Training Program Outline

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE NEW PARADIGM RECRUIT TRAINING PROGRAM
The Foundation
Multiple Goals
Time and Money
The New Paradigm Recruit Training Program Overview

CHAPTER NINE: MONITORING THE RESULTS
What We’ve Seen So Far
Student’s Reaction
Learning Results
Behavior in the Workplace
Business Results

CHAPTER TEN: THE FUTURE
The Future
The Integrated Use-of-Force Training Model–The Future is Now
Undercover Operator Tactical Pistol Course
Multiple Integrated Skills Training Course
Preparing for the Terrorist Threat
Summary

SECTION TWO

Appendix A: Selected Firearms Training Course Analysis and Comparisons to Statistical Data

Appendix B: Research Project 01-003:Combat Stress, Point Shooting, & Shots Fired-to-Hits Achieved Survey Results

Appendix C: Professional Experience & Work History Questionnaire

Appendix D: Safety On the Range

Appendix E: Safety Off the Range

Appendix F: Fitting the Gun to the Shooter

Appendix G: One-Hand Semiauto Pistol Re-Function Technique

Appendix H: Semiauto Pistol Stoppage Clearing Drills

Appendix I: Semiauto Pistol Reload Drills

Appendix J: Precision Shooting

Appendix K: Point Shooting

Appendix L: Reaction Lag

Appendix M: Transition Drill

Appendix N: Alternative Shooting Positions

Appendix O: Moving Target: Engaging One & Becoming One

Appendix P: The Saber Challenge Course

Appendix Q: The House of Horrors–Back to the Future!

Appendix R: Simunition & Airsoft Training Equipment

Appendix S: Firearms Training Video Simulation Systems

Appendix T: An Eye on Handgun Sight Development

Appendix U: The Paper Trail

Appendix V: Dynamic Encounter Training: An Analysis of Contemporary Firearms Training Methods and Their Task Suitability for High Stress Combat Scenarios by William E. Burroughs (1998)

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