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

Using stuffed animals to camouflage your surveillance operation

March 26, 2014 05:55 AM

Doug Wyllie

Officer Safety

ILEETA 2014: Honor the fallen by training the living

As the ILEETA 2014 conference got underway, I connected with Travis Yates to hear his reflection being associated with Police1 for a decade, and learn about his new training company, SAFETAC

March 24, 2014 05:12 AM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

Pilots, truckers, and...cops? Why fatigue may be killing our decision-making

Human performance factors such as reaction time and decision-making — areas of mutual concern for pilots, truckers, and cops — can potentially lead to errors with deadly consequences

March 20, 2014 12:42 PM

Doug Wyllie

Probable vandalism offers reminder about possible terrorism

March 19, 2014 09:58 AM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

15 years after Columbine: 15 ‘big ideas’ for stopping school massacres

“We need to make a stand right now that our schools need to be the most important thing we have in this country — not Wall Street, not Capitol Hill, our schools.” — Coach Frank Hall

March 14, 2014 11:26 AM

Doug Wyllie

Active Shooter

How words can help improve active-shooter response

Three police trainers agree that forging a common terminology can help police, fire, and EMS agencies implement a truly multi-disciplinary response to active-shooter incidents

February 24, 2014 08:46 AM

Doug Wyllie

Patrol Issues

Watching the Peruta case? Watch the hands instead!

No matter where you stand on Heller, Peruta, or any other relevant ruling on the Second Amendment, it’s imperative that you be mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually ready for whatever you face on the streets

February 21, 2014 09:02 AM

Doug Wyllie

Photos: 2 vehicle-mounted firearm concealment tricks to watch for

February 19, 2014 10:12 AM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

A year after Dorner: Are you committed to training?

The Dorner incident has not yet changed law enforcement training, tactics, mindset, and methods to the extent that I believe it could (or should!) and it’s on us — you and me — to make that change happen

February 12, 2014 08:27 AM

Doug Wyllie

Video: Combative suspect and the fight-for-life drill

Incidents like these “are the reason we do stress-inoculation drills in training”

February 12, 2014 08:07 AM

Doug Wyllie