Several police officers recently attended a training program that highlights the importance of using words before weapons. The goal is to recognize a volatile situation and de-escalate it as quickly as possible and before risking injury to anyone.

NJ.com reported, “…the type of training [Guresik’s] officers took part in and will now pass along to their colleagues is designed to help them make those split-second decisions, as well as familiarize them with non-lethal techniques that do not expose anyone involved to potential injury…knowing how to talk people down, how to use words instead of bullets, is one of the most essential skills in a cop’s toolkit.”