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Scaling Force: Dynamic Decision Making Under Threat of Violence

by Rory Miller, Lawrence A. Kane

Learn about your full range of options during a violent encounter, from skillfully doing nothing to applying deadly force, and the legal consequences.
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Run time: 120 min
Narration: English

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Skill Level: 1 2 3

Use too much force and you are going to jail.
Use too little force and you will be hurt.
In this 2-hour video, you will learn how to:

  • Stop violence before it happens.
  • Choose the right response.
  • Avoid going to jail for defending yourself.

Conflict and violence cover a broad range of behaviors, from intimidation to murder, and they require an equally broad range of responses. A kind word will not resolve all situations, nor will wristlocks, punches, or even a gun.
In the Scaling Force DVD, Rory Miller and Lawrence A. Kane explain and demonstrate the full range of options during a violent encounter, from skillfully doing nothing to applying deadly force. You will learn to understand the limits of each type of force, when specific levels may be appropriate, the circumstances under which you may have to apply them, and the potential cost of your decision, legally and personally.

  • Level 1—Presence. Staving off violence using body language alone.
  • Level 2—Voice. Verbally de-escalating conflict before physical methods become necessary.
  • Level 3—Touch. Defusing an impending threat or gaining compliance via touch.
  • Level 4—Empty-Hand Restraint. Controlling a threat through pain or forcing compliance through leverage.
  • Level 5—Less-Lethal Force. Incapacitating a threat while minimizing the likelihood of fatality or permanent injury.
  • Level 6—Lethal Force. Stopping a threat with techniques or implements likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm.

It is vital to enter this scale at the right level, and to articulate why what you did was appropriate. If you do not know how to succeed at all six levels, there are situations in which you will have no appropriate options. More often than not, that will end badly.

About the Authors

Rory Miller

Rory Miller is a writer and teacher living peacefully in the Pacific Northwest. He has served for seventeen years in corrections as an officer and sergeant working maximum security, booking and mental health; leading a tactical team; and teaching subjects ranging from Defensive Tactics and Use of Force to First Aid and Crisis Communications with the Mentally Ill. For fourteen months he was an advisor to the Iraqi Corrections System working in Baghdad and Kurdish Sulaymaniyah. Somewhere in the … More »

Lawrence A. Kane

Lawrence was inducted into the Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) Sourcing Supernova Hall of Fame in 2018 for pioneering leadership in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier innovation, and digital transformation. An Executive Certified Outsourcing Professional, Certified Sourcing Professional, Certified Supplier Management Professional, and Certified Intelligent Automation Professional, he currently works as a senior leader at a Fortune® 50 corporation where he gets to play with billions of … More »