Doug Wyllie

Be Advised...

Doug Wyllie writes police training content on a wide range of topics and trends affecting the law enforcement community. Doug was a co-founder of the Policing Matters podcast and a longtime co-host of the program.

LATEST ARTICLES

Terrorism Prevention and Response

Rapid Response: Paris terror attacks remind police to prepare for the worst

Know that it can happen here — quite easily, in fact

November 13, 2015 07:28 PM

Doug Wyllie

Officer Misconduct / Internal Affairs

Rapid Response: GI Joe suicide scandal gives public “one more reason to hate us”

When one cop is found out to be dirty, it besmirches the badge for the 99.99 percent of officers out there doing the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons

November 04, 2015 06:22 PM

Doug Wyllie

How Tucson police are saving lives with their IFAK program

Tucson police officers have deployed life-saving gear from their new IFAK kits approximately 140 times in the span of nearly two-years, and the bottom line is that Tucson’s IFAKs are saving lives

October 28, 2015 03:41 PM

Doug Wyllie

Police chiefs unveil how media partners help heal violent extremist tragedies

In the aftermath of a mass-casualty attack, one of the fundamental things police leaders need to not lose sight of is the importance of relationships with the public and the press

October 26, 2015 03:49 PM

Doug Wyllie

TASER’s Axon Fleet brings affordable in-car video solution to police

Leveraging massive economies of scale for back-end storage and software updating, new in-car video hardware is far more affordable than police agencies are presently accustomed to

October 26, 2015 02:16 PM

Doug Wyllie

TASER announces new solution for managing interview room videos in the cloud

Axon Interview includes a dedicated interview room appliance that works in parallel with HD cameras and microphones to give the best possible video and audio quality

October 21, 2015 05:12 PM

Doug Wyllie

FLIR unveils new explosives trace detector built for patrol

The new Fido X2 — which features FLIR’s proprietary TrueTrace technology — is touted as a cost-effective sensing instrument for law enforcement agencies that delivers exceptional performance

October 21, 2015 05:11 PM

Doug Wyllie

Police News

Pulse of Policing: How individual cops are overcoming injuries of the mind, body, and spirit

Because virtually everything in policing begins with the individual officer, we decided that our first series of pieces would address the issues these cops face

October 20, 2015 02:50 PM

Doug Wyllie

Use of Force

Rapid Response: When it’s time to use deadly force, do not hesitate

Know that if you do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reasons, the criminal justice system should still favor you and your actions, despite hostile press and public sentiment

October 19, 2015 04:15 PM

Doug Wyllie

Reminders about mid-shift meal time for cops

October 14, 2015 04:05 PM

Doug Wyllie