The phrase "John Wayne" Tactics is used to refer to particularly reckless policing, particularly situations where an officer charges headlong into a dangerous confrontation with little regard for their own safety or the consequences of their actions, their only concern being the apprehension of the suspects involved. The name comes from the actor John Wayne, who would often employ a rash approach to hostile situations in his films (particularly his Westerns). Often his only goal was to rescue a protagonist or arrest/kill the antagonist, regardless of the odds stacked against him, his chances of success, or the legality of his actions.