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New book helps trainers avoid common pitfalls and mistakes in emergency vehicle operation instruction
Enhance team cohesion by adapting communication strategies, building trust and encouraging mentorship among diverse age groups
From sandbags to massage balls, there’s a lot of gear to improve both performance and safety for DT instructors
FirearmsU.com, a new website built by a retired officer, is helping instructors fill their classes and helping students find exactly what they’re looking for in a firearms trainer
Union invited about 60 people, including all of St. Louis’ aldermen, civil service commission members, local state representatives and senators to the event
In-person events, such as workshops and conferences, are resources to look into (more about that later) but much of what you really need to know about federal grants (including financial and legal issues) is available through online training
Your appearance and fitness are vital components of your presence and will have a large influence on how you are treated by suspects in the field
When you’re fighting at bad-breath distance, simply pointing and pulling the trigger stands a fair chance of success, but when you get out to seven yards or further, marksmanship training begins to pay off
Trooper was fatally wounded when another trooper’s gun accidentally discharged
A state trooper was accidentally shot during a gun training exercise at a safety facility on Tuesday and later died
Prior to deploying motorcycles, a department should seek out a training school that provides thorough and challenging training — look for schools that include a field break-in period or that could help you set up a motorcycle break-in program
A calm, sincere, respectful, open, forthright attitude — no matter who’s asking the questions — will have you credibly winning despite confrontational questions
If you don’t have pressure in your training program, you are at risk of failure on the street
Every use-of-force incident must be examined as a unique event — no two are alike — but we may be able to apply a few general concepts in our ‘after-action’ analysis
Risk tolerance on the job is ultimately a personal matter where the most effective cops incorporate risk management practices into daily decision-making
Every person within our ranks is a potential star waiting to be formed, and it is never too early to start developing prospective leaders for our organizations
In St. Charles Parish, the law enforcers and educators leveraged a strong relationship and a mutual desire to protect kids in their classrooms to win the 2014 National School Safety Award
Left out of all of the so-called analysis in the mainstream media in the aftermath of the Ferguson OIS is any real examination of the science of human performance during rapidly-unfolding, high-stress events
Keeping your kids away from drugs is a tough road, but it’s important to talk to them about drugs before someone else does
If elite military forces and SWAT use positive self-talk, why shouldn’t a female officer use it too?