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

Why the FTO is one of the most important police employees

Being a Field Training Officer — teaching young officers the right way to do the job — can be one of the most rewarding assignments in all of law enforcement

May 05, 2017 02:21 PM

Doug Wyllie

Active Shooter

Never doubt yourself: A SWAT cop’s lesson learned from Columbine

One of the officer’s most vivid memories – and one that led him to his biggest lesson learned – occurred while standing over the bodies of the killers in the library

April 20, 2017 06:40 PM

Doug Wyllie

Why the Sacramento cop’s UOF was justifiable

Critics say the officer took Cain to the ground for merely jaywalking but the cop took Cain to the ground because of his failure to comply with lawful commands

April 18, 2017 08:44 PM

Doug Wyllie

Major event impact: How Ferguson and Dallas changed police psychology

‘Policing Post-Ferguson’ survey: Opinions differ across race, rank, and gender

P1 and LSU’s survey revealed differences in opinion among supervisors and street cops, female and male cops as well as LEOs of different races

April 12, 2017 07:55 PM

Doug Wyllie

Major event impact: How Ferguson and Dallas changed police psychology

P1 Research: De-policing and police morale are troubling trends post-Ferguson and Dallas

A total of 3,346 responses from verified sworn LE professionals revealed data that supports two narratives that had heretofore relied heavily on anecdotal evidence

April 12, 2017 05:49 PM

Doug Wyllie

Too many cops are dying in single-vehicle accidents

According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, the majority (seven of 10) vehicle accident deaths thus far in 2017 were single-vehicle collisions — this must end

April 12, 2017 04:54 PM

Doug Wyllie