Below 100 is an initiative started by Dale Stockton and Law Officer magazine targeted at reducing annual line of duty deaths for law enforcement officers in the United States to below 100. The last time there were less than 100 officers who died in the line of duty in a single year in the US was 1944. The program is designed to attack those areas most within the control of every law enforcement professional and create cultural change within the law enforcement profession. In October 2010 Law Officer put out a special issue explaining the program and the five tenets:
- Wear Your Belt
- Wear Your Vest
- Watch Your Speed
- W.I.N. – What’s Important Now?
- Remember: Complacency Kills
While Below 100 is a US based initiative the problem of cops driving too fast, not wearing seat belts and body armour, becoming complacent and failing to focus on What’s Important Now is a North America wide, and likely a world wide issue. The first Below 100 Trainer classes were run in 2011 and the program really began to take hold in 2012 and 2013. Here are some interesting statistics:
Take care.
Brian Willis
Committed to excellence in training through Life’s Most Powerful Question – What’s Important Now?
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