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In The Event: How De-Escalation Training Can Aid Venue Security
Americans are stressed. Whether it’s daily concerns about finances and family, or broader grievances about the state of the world, mental health is in decline. In some cases, these feelings are manifesting as violent acts in schools or in the workplace. But for...
Run-Hide-Fight, Part 1: Assessment and Avoidance
Learn the basics of Run, Hide, Fight to minimize violence and survive an active shooter.
Pay Now or Pay Later: The Cost of Workplace Violence
It takes a lot to run a business. It takes even more to run one successfully. And on top of the daily challenges of simply meeting the bottom line, companies big and small face a laundry list of security threats that can affect that bottom line as well. Cyber...
School Violence: Learn the Signs and Take Action
Prepared for the new school year? Aside from new pens, pencils, bookbags, tablets and more, are you sure you, your kids, or your school are fully prepared? Sadly, with shootings now an annual reality in today’s America, back-to-school prep also means learning to...
Gate15 Interview with Bill Flynn
In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour speaks with William (Bill) Flynn, a veteran law-enforcement and security expert specializing in homeland and national security policy and operations with a focus on critical infrastructure security and resilience....
Stress in America Survey Paints a Dire Picture of Today’s Risk Environment
From daily concerns about health and finances, to growing anxiety about the state of the world, across the country many Americans are on edge—putting us all at greater risk. According to the latest Stress in America survey conducted by the American Psychological...
Common Active Shooter Traits and Behaviors
Do you want to prevent an active shooter event at your workplace? What anomalous behavior should your employees be looking for? To understand active shooters, it’s helpful to know the exact definition and goal of active shooters. Active shooter definition: an...
TPOP Featured in Article from CBS 46 News
TPOP Co-founder Bill Flynn was featured in an article from CBS 46 News about the prevalence of shooting events in grocery stores, specifically three that occurred in Atlanta, GA in less than 36 hours. Flynn recommends grocery stores train their employees and network...
The Four-Step Verbal De-Escalation Process
Do your employees work in a high-stress environment? Are they often confronted by customers, clients, or others in situations of conflict or hostility? Do they need verbal de-escalation skills? There are four steps to de-escalating a situation: Step 1: Recognize and...
4th Anniversary of Annapolis Mass Shooting
Today marks four years since the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, MD, in which the suspect had issued threats against the newspaper prior to carrying out his attack, highlighting the importance of monitoring threats on social media. At...