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 2013: Motorola puts P25 LMR signal into your LTE-enabled smartphone

I’ve seen some pretty impressive technology from Motorola in the past five years, but this little development is one of those things that makes me grin and say, “Wow, that’s cool”

October 21, 2013 02:21 PM

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IACP 2103: Point Blank releases new NIJ IIIA body armor

The Alpha Elite Series — announced officially this morning at IACP 2013 — is designed around the Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology by DSM

October 21, 2013 01:45 PM

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IACP 2013: De Anza College credits Zero Motorcycles for patrol effectiveness

These motors are as silent as a panther until the officer lights ‘em up, so officers can sneak up on wrong-doers before they even know there’s a copper nearby

October 21, 2013 03:32 AM

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IACP 2013: Don’t say ‘retarded’: Improving officer interaction with special-needs individuals

The C.A.R.E. initiative, presented at IACP 2013, is far more than just information stored in a database — it’s about building positive, productive relationships in the community

October 20, 2013 10:47 AM

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IACP 2013: New report suggests way to mitigate risks of high-speed pursuits

Before the session was canceled, Dr. Geoff Alpert was scheduled to reveal findings of a research report he wrote in collaboration with NIJ and StarChase — here’s what you missed

October 19, 2013 05:01 PM

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IACP 2013: Commissioner Charles Ramsey envisions a thin blue thread

During the opening ceremonies of the 2013 IACP Conference, Host Chief Charles Ramsey shared some of his insights and perspectives on policing’s past, present, and future

October 19, 2013 12:53 PM

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Terrorism Prevention and Response

Terrorism dry runs: They can happen anywhere, anytime

The activities aboard US Airways Flight 1880 from Washington Reagan National to Orlando International on September 2, 2013 should serve as a wake-up call for all of us

October 16, 2013 12:32 PM

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How many sounds can betray your position?

October 16, 2013 08:50 AM

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Fitness & Health

How the ‘Make it Safe’ initiative is helping cops

Make it Safe is an effort to reduce the number of officer suicides by making it easier for officers to ask for help and by increasing the general level of mental wellness

October 08, 2013 10:36 AM

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A lesson (and a laugh) about improvised weapons

October 07, 2013 11:29 AM

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