LCAN: TAKE THE LEAD

Location, Condition, Action, Needs — a daily patrol leadership habit.

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OFFICER DEVELOPMENT SERIESLCAN: TAKE THE LEAD

Focused training for the briefing room.
Practical lessons for the next shift.

Published by Tim Pucci
An independent professional-development journal

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Clear the intersection before committing to it.

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Secure. Narrow. Transition.

Secure the immediate danger, limit public-safety questions to the threat, and make a deliberate transition to warnings, recording, and separate search authority.

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