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

How Cuomo’s order to increase civilian oversight could backfire badly

The order signed this week by New York’s governor obviously has the most immediate impact on law enforcers in that state, but it is a harbinger of what may happen in other states across the country

July 10, 2015 12:33 AM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

How Below 100 is lowering preventable police LODDs

The trainers who deliver the Below 100 message to agencies across the country are working hard to ensure fewer families have to make that life-changing trip to National Police Week in DC

July 08, 2015 06:34 PM

Doug Wyllie

What police can do to reduce July 4th celebratory gunfire

Data collected and distributed by SST/ShotSpotter suggests that the July 4th holiday weekend is the busiest time of the year for dangerous celebratory gunfire in the United States

July 01, 2015 04:58 PM

Doug Wyllie

Use of Force

Why the ‘pool party’ arrest hysteria is (again) dead wrong

Critics of the McKinney cop who say he never should have used force against that bikini-clad teen should be reminded that she could have avoided any force had she simply complied with lawful commands

June 10, 2015 03:34 PM

Doug Wyllie

K-9

3 things cops can do to prevent K-9 hot car deaths

Just as we lose too many officers to trees and phone poles in completely avoidable single-vehicle crashes, the sad truth is that police dogs die in hot cars all too frequently — we must end that problem now

June 03, 2015 03:06 PM

Doug Wyllie

Getting civilian oversight? Get them Force Science Certified

Because predictable is preventable, your agency must plan now for the probability that a civilian oversight body will be foisted upon you, and that preparation should involve suggested training

May 29, 2015 06:34 PM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

3 do’s and 3 don’ts for police firearms instructors to improve officer performance

Police firearms instructors can do a wide variety of things to ensure that every minute spent on the range results in positively affecting the students’ performance

May 27, 2015 07:41 PM

Doug Wyllie

Patrol Issues

3 crucial points about Obama’s evisceration of the 1033 Program

If cops are stripped of the safety equipment and less lethal devices used for crowd control and other enforcement efforts, the scene on the street can quickly become dangerous

May 18, 2015 07:48 PM

Doug Wyllie

Police Heroes

3 inspiring stories of citizens supporting police

Three recent gems of underreported “good news” show that pro-cop sentiment does exist in American citizens, and you can see it plainly if you look hard enough

May 08, 2015 12:35 AM

Doug Wyllie

Crowd Control

Brush up on your crowd control strategies and tactics

May 05, 2015 06:57 PM

Doug Wyllie