Gary T. Klugiewicz
Gary is the training director for Vistelar (www.vistelar.com), a global consulting & training firm that addresses the entire spectrum of human conflict. His Verbal Defense & Influence (www.verbaldefenseandinfluence.com) training program is used worldwide in a variety of disciplines to teach non-escalation of conflict and reduce the need for de-escalation tactics. Gary specializes in transforming theory (“fire talks”) into reality (“fire drills”) through the use of Emotionally Safe Performance-Driven Instruction.
He retired from the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Department in 2001 after 25 years of service, during which he rose to the rank of captain. As a former Street Survival® Seminar instructor and internationally known defensive tactics instructor, Gary’s training has impacted literally hundreds of thousands of officers.
Gary developed the Principles of Subject Control (P.O.S.C.®) for Correctional Personnel that have been adopted by the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Training & Standards Bureau and Wisconsin Department of Corrections for their correctional training programs. He has been instrumental in the development of Correctional Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T.) training programs throughout the United States. Gary has revolutionized crisis intervention training through the development of the “First Responder Point-of-Impact Crisis Intervention (PICI) Training Programs for Persons with Special Needs” training program. PICI focuses on keeping people safe through a system of time-tested crisis intervention tactics and the development of Special Needs Strategies.
Gary Klugiewicz has spent more than 30 years as a line officer, supervisor, and a control systems designer. He currently serves as a defensive tactics consultant for numerous police and correctional agencies throughout the United States.
Full list of Gary T. Klugiewicz results
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A good deed with tragic results: A view from the sidelines
–All people in crisis — whether mentally ill, under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, or simply having a traumatic time in their lives — are potentially dangerous
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A view from the sidelines: Passive vs. active resistance
–Can you deploy a TASER on an inmate who is holding onto his bunk and displaying no other obvious signs of resistance?
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A view from the sidelines: Prisoner transportation searching procedures
–Remember that you are responsible for your safety and the prisoner's safety
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Complete public transparency
–We all know that whether the officer's actions are justifiable or not depends on the totality of the circumstances known to the officer at the time of the incident
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Responding to mentally ill inmates
–The best way to keep everyone safe is to properly train your staff for emotional, medical and psychological emergencies
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Top 10 correctional issues for 2011
–CorrectionsOne columnist Gary Klugiewiez offers his predictions for the topics that will be making the news next year
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