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

Winning without fighting with the Pointman tactical robot

Weighing in at just under 18 pounds, the little four-by-four can boogie downrange to target at about five miles per hour

September 12, 2012 09:33 AM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

PoliceOne Roundtable: Training guns, training scars, and officer safety

Blue Guns, SIRT Pistols, Airsoft, and Sims all offer the ability to do vital reality-based training, but create potential weapons-safety issues if not used properly

September 07, 2012 08:30 AM

Doug Wyllie

Traffic Enforcement, Highway Patrol

Watch out for the ‘trail car’

September 06, 2012 05:53 AM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

The Empire State shooting: I can’t believe I agree with Bloomberg

A mayor, a mom, an injured man, and (hopefully) most of America have shown tremendous — albeit somewhat surprising — support for NYPD’s actions

August 29, 2012 09:17 AM

Doug Wyllie

Video Surveillance

Eyes in the skies: Video cameras on police UAVs

No matter what some critics may breathlessly declare, a police agency can’t just buy a model airplane and hang a video camera under the fuselage

August 28, 2012 09:14 AM

Doug Wyllie

C4i unveils new communications capabilities for public safety

SwitchplusIP LTE Pico-Cell Cellular Interface Unit (CIU) may actually have an even higher ‘cool factor’ than the C-OTM unit, and that’s saying quite a lot

August 28, 2012 07:00 AM

Doug Wyllie

Officer Safety

Guys with guns: Police contacts with open carry advocates

Many of these folks are well-versed in the law, but they fail to comprehend that plenty of citizens out there are just plain scared of “guys with guns” walking in and out of their local coffee shop

August 24, 2012 07:31 AM

Doug Wyllie

Check the motorist’s GPS

August 10, 2012 10:53 AM

Doug Wyllie

Video: Should cops be trained in neck restraints?

August 09, 2012 09:18 AM

Doug Wyllie

Police Training

Body-worn cameras: Inoculation against litigation

August 09, 2012 06:46 AM

Doug Wyllie