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• Using surveys to improve police academy education

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  How well a police academy prepared a new officer can be effectively assessed through surveys conducted during the field training process

• Confessions of a field training officer

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  'Everything was going along swimmingly. Right up until he accidentally shot himself on duty as I stood directly next to him.'

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  How a 3-step training methodology prepares law enforcement officers for today’s challenges

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  Meggitt Training Systems

  The crawl-walk-run approach steps trainees through foundational skills and ramps up the challenges as they progress so that responding appropriately is second nature when crisis hits.

• 2 reasons why field training programs fail

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  The concept of field training makes sense to police administrators – it is the logistics of training they may have a problem with

• How to optimize student officer progress

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  The habits instilled by field training officers will either help or hinder everything from routine duties to critical incident response

• The 'SWAT nod': How to tell other cops what your duty assignment is without saying a word

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  This gem has been floating around the internet for a while, and while its original author is unknown, the truths are just too accurate not to share

• 12 tips to help you see 'everything'

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  Suspects will exhibit the same nervous mannerisms with a stolen safe in the trunk as they would with a spare tire filled with cocaine

• 12 benefits of becoming a field training officer

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  An FTO’s skills sharpen and grow stronger while teaching other LEOs

• 12 things every training officer wishes a rookie cop knew

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  Here are some pointers to help every new cop on their way to a successful law enforcement career

• The difference between content-driven and problem-based learning

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  Understanding the difference between content-driven and problem-based learning is crucial to effectively train police officers

• How the FTO's teaching role differs from academy instruction

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  In this podcast segment, Doug sits down with Dan Green to discuss the importance of the Field Training Officer

• Leadership for new supervisors

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  Chief Bill Harvey and Doug Wyllie discuss the skills newly-minted supervisors need to have.

• How to measure the effectiveness of police training programs

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  What gets measured gets managed; use these strategies to assess the effectiveness of police training programs

• The trainer’s gift: How all cops play a role in peer-to-peer learning

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  If a police officer fails to realize they are already an influencer – no matter what their rank or status – they may be missing the point

• After the police academy: 3 ways new cops can stay ahead of the game

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  To ensure you have a safe and effective law enforcement career, the only person you can rely on is yourself

• Improve recruit success by bringing your field training into the digital age

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  Designed with guidance from field training officers, the LexisNexis Law Enforcement Automated Personnel System enables better documentation of training tasks and recruit performance

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