Paul police Commander Ed Lemmon told journalist Robert Sanchez about Calibre Press: 'The idea is the deeper your understanding about what's happening, the more you're able to deal with it because you'll recognize what it is.' Sue Rahr, Executive Director of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission and the most prominent police critic of warrior policing, has said that Calibre Press training isn't 'warrior' training. The exception to this is Bloomberg BusinessWeek, which reported that 'Like many companies in the business, Calibre promotes a 'warrior' mentality for police, likening cops to soldiers and focusing on conflict, vigilance, and martial skills.' Glennon disputes this characterization.

Although criticised for 'warrior' training, Glennon points out that none of the critics has actually attended the training. Under Glennon's ownership, Calibre Press has worked with dozens of journalists, including National Public Radio, Minnesota Public Radio, Vice, Bloomberg, The New York Times, and dozens of local affiliates in an effort to increase public awareness. The email newsletter, called the Newsline, began in 1996 and now reaches approximately 130,000 police officers nationally. publishes weekly piece on such topics as mindfulness for first responders, leadership, and deescalation and distributes then via a weekly newsletter. Glennon intends to grow the books publishing aspect of the business. It recently distributed In Context by Nick Selby, Ben Singleton, and Ed Flosi. Calibre Press instructors (twelve in all, including Glennon) make presentations to more than 20,000 officers a year.Ĭalibre Press publishes books for public safety, including Arresting Communications and Street Survival. The company offers training seminars for police, and in 2016 was reported to offer 190 classes per year (an increase from 35 classes a year in 2012) among these are Emotional Survival for Female Enforcers, Constitutional Use of Force, Read-Recognize-Respond (deescalation), Balancing Our Biases (implicit bias), and many more.

The company is owned by Jim Glennon, a former police lieutenant in the Chicago suburb of Lombard, Illinois. Calibre Press is a company based in Illinois that conducts training for law enforcement officers in the United States.

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