DescriptionKevin Cyr is an Inspector with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and is the current commander of the RCMP Emergency Response Team in British Columbia, which is the second largest tactical unit in Canada. Kevin has been with the RCMP for 22 years and has been with the team for 7 years. He has a master’s in law from Osgoode Hall Law School and is published internationally in law and criminology journals. He also teaches incident command at the Canadian Police College.  Timestamps1:00 - His personal history and career path2:25 – Structure and functioning of the RCMP5:45 – Advantages and disadvantages of the Canadian policing model7:30 – Origins of RCMP SERT and ERT teams13:00 – The role of modern tactical teams14:30 – 2010 Olympics and ERTs transition to full-time teams17:15 – Current ERT team configuration21:00 – Decision-making and the trap of risk mitigation27:00 – Understanding the difference between cheap and expensive and effective and efficient in preparation33:15 – Weighing when to spend money vs. improving skills – understanding requirements38:00 – Tactical decision-making & analysis paralysis42:00 – Militarization of law enforcement45:45 – How overly aggressive law and policy can lead to tactical indecisiveness50:15 – How the standards we hold police to are unreasonable55:00 – How the origin stories for SWAT are complicating modern tactical response57:00 – Delegation of authority and decision making1:01:00 – Who should make tactical decisions?1:03:00 – How we should be training our future tactical leaders 1:09:45 – Rapid fire questions Contact Info: Kevin Cyr - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cyr-ll-m-b78206133 Books Recommended:  Extreme Ownership - Jocko Willink and Leif Babin – ISBN# 250067057