Police Training Simulators News & Articles

• Kyle Dinkheller's sacrifice: How the tragic 1998 incident continues to shape law enforcement training and tactics

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  VirTra's newest curriculum – “My Story: Dinkheller” – gives officers of all experience levels a chance to learn from this past event

• From aviation to autism: The evolution of simulation training

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  Long used across various high-risk industries, simulation training now prepares law enforcement officers to meet today’s challenges

• Calling out other officers: Why officers have a duty to intervene and how to do it without hesitation

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  Duty-to-intervene training isn’t just good policy, it’s better for officer well-being

• Beyond empathy: Why compassionate communication is a better key to de-escalation

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  VirTra’s compassionate communication training aligns with police objectives while mitigating trauma exposure

• Driving simulator will help Tenn. PD reduce crashes, lower patrol car maintenance costs

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  The agency will use the L3Harris PatrolSim simulator for routine training for new and existing officers and remedial training for officers who get into accidents

• Getting the most out of your training time

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  Accounting for the critical influence of the spacing effect and interleaving can have positive impacts on training efficacy

• How simulation training can lead to better contact outcomes

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  Virtual simulators with de-escalation scenarios where officers must “talk down” a potentially violent suspect can greatly enhance new recruits’ verbal de-escalation skills

• Why every police department should invite community members to participate in training simulations

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  “This first-hand experience is intended to give the participants information so they can formulate an opinion of law enforcement action based on their own opinion and not the perception or beliefs of others.”

• Minn. PD launches effort to recruit female officers with virtual simulator event

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  Young women between the ages of 14 and 18 walked through various virtual training scenarios to experience a day in the life of a police officer

• Minn. PD awarded $155K grant to advance officer training

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  The funds will purchase a training simulator that features immersive instructional scenarios focused on de-escalation, autism awareness and communication tactics

• The body won't go where the brain hasn't been

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  The importance of simulator technology for police training

• Professional police training

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  To reach the high standards that agencies and communities expect of their officers, it may be time to rethink traditional training methods

• New VR training center in Colo. available to any department for free

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  The center aims to increase situational awareness, lower response times and improve public safety

• Officers cite training and tech as top priorities

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  One agency is using virtual reality to tackle both

• How simulator technology improves police cadet training

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  High-tech simulators allow for the interleaving of skills while providing stress inoculation

• CXC Simulations’ Tactical Driving Simulator prepares federal LEOs to take on pursuits

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  The simulator replicates the sensation of driving a race car on a race track, the company says

• Okla. agency opens new police training center, planned as regional hub

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  Officials said the center's 300-degree, five-screen VirTra training simulator, which has around 300 scenarios, is the first of its kind in Oklahoma

• How this PD uses simulation training to boost realism and offer flexibility

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  Garden City PD in Georgia chose VirTra so officers could build decision-making skills and marksmanship without worrying about scheduling

• Watch: LAPD launches virtual reality training program for officers

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  The simulator involves a motion capture studio in the police academy's gymnasium, with dozens of cameras and wearable sensors

• Maximizing knowledge transfer from training

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  Repeated exposures to contextually meaningful exemplars with specific performance feedback under stress will improve officer performance

• View on-demand: Improving police decision-making under stress

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  The role of human factors and simulation training

• Spotlight: WRAP Technologies' BolaWrap provides officers with safe, simple solution for de-escalation

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  The BolaWrap enables officers to restrain a subject from a distance of up to 25 feet using a 7.5-foot Kevlar cord launched from a small, handheld device

• SHOT Show spotlight: Improving LEO decision-making under stress

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  VirTra aims to increase the realism of simulation training with visual upgrades and electrical impulse simulations

• Action Target joins forces with VirTra, forming global teaming agreement

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  The two companies will provide simulation training systems and live-fire shooting ranges

• InVeris Training Solutions releases 2 new target systems

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  QuikTurn 360 and QuikTurn 90 Turning Target Systems can be configured to enhance the live-fire training experience

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