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

Police Training

How the Ala. attack on a cop is an alarm bell about ‘deadly hesitation’

When force is necessary to ensure an officer’s safety, officers must use it — without hesitation — regardless of the perceived ramifications of the aftermath

August 19, 2015 03:39 PM

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Police Training

Cops’ deadly hesitation and the danger of the ‘cascade effect’

Give the word “Birmingham” lasting meaning, and don’t let the practice of proactive police work die

August 19, 2015 03:37 PM

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Use of Force

Rapid Response: The assault of an Ala. cop, and where we go from here

Although the mainstream media won’t report on the silent but steadfast support most citizens have for cops (good news is not good for revenues), we know that good people do exist

August 14, 2015 03:19 PM

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Police Training

How ‘comply and complain’ can prevent a future Ferguson

Something we’ve seen altogether too little media coverage of is the fact that in many of the controversial cases where an officer has used deadly force on a subject, that subject did not comply with lawful orders

August 07, 2015 01:17 PM

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Investigations

How DNA technology is being used to solve property crimes

Closing cases like the mystery of “the Gypsy Hill murders” makes national news, but using DNA technology has the potential to solve even ‘mundane’ crimes like property theft

July 29, 2015 06:37 PM

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Crowd Control

Rapid Response: Prepare for unrest following murder indictment in Ohio OIS

Too often in the post-Ferguson era we’ve seen public protests turned into violent clashes with burned buildings and injured persons on both sides of the fray

July 29, 2015 04:30 PM

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Watch out for this new CCW rig

July 28, 2015 07:19 PM

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Active Shooter

Rapid Response: 3 key takeaways from the Lafayette theater shooting

Whether or not Houser was conducting a classic copycat crime may never be known, but similarities in the two incidents cannot be understated

July 27, 2015 02:53 PM

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Police Training

Video of violent Vegas traffic stop: Can you spot the warning signs?

Some positions and movements are better than others but you can’t depend solely on positioning to save your life on a traffic stop

July 22, 2015 02:30 PM

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Police Training

4 keys to creating a UOF ‘training day’ for civilians

Because hope is not a strategy and luck is not a tactic, police agencies are well-served when the training unit builds a special use-of-force training day for the public, the press, and the politicians

July 16, 2015 05:38 PM

Doug Wyllie