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

IACP 2014: Mental health interventions in the aftermath of a mass casualty event

2 surprising strategies for dealing with the aftermath of a mass casualty event were gleaned at an afternoon seminar session in the Police Psychological Services Section Track

October 27, 2014 08:39 AM

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IACP 2014: Building (and banking) strong relationships before the blast

This type of work has to be approached with a lot of finesse, and that it’s not easy, and that it takes time — most of all, it requires a lot of training.

October 27, 2014 08:34 AM

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IACP 2014: Attention and memory in deadly-force encounters

Intentional focus, perception, and the speed of an event all have an effect on how officers process a deadly force encounter as it unfolds, as well as how they remember it after it’s over

October 27, 2014 08:29 AM

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Officer Safety

5 key factors about ‘looming’ and officer safety from violent attackers

Ever notice how a picket fence along the road appears to be racing by at a blur immediately to your three or nine o’clock, but that same fence directly ahead of you barely appears to be moving at all? This is an illustration of how the eyes and brain use motion to assist us in judging speed and distance, including issues of “looming”

October 23, 2014 04:57 PM

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Major Incidents in Law Enforcement History

4 revelations from the leaked Michael Brown autopsy report

The fact that the report was leaked at all may actually be the most interesting piece of the story

October 22, 2014 04:58 PM

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Be vigilant against lone wolf jihadist attackers

October 22, 2014 02:25 PM

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Why ‘the cloud’ has a thin blue lining

Although still not nearly as “sexy” as what the public may see on the silver screen, police are better leveraging cloud technology for criminal investigations and crime prevention

October 21, 2014 01:26 PM

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5 reasons to walk the show floor at IACP

October 17, 2014 08:21 PM

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A tactic for safer, faster transport of critically injured persons

October 15, 2014 08:04 AM

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Police Jobs & Careers

How 3 police and military veterans built a career after retirement

Jeff Carlyle, Rick Dunn, and Mark McClure are doing something right in their second careers after retiring from police and military posts — this year their office was the Signal 88 Franchise of the Year

October 09, 2014 06:26 AM

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