Police Training
Police1’s Police Training and Law Enforcement Training course resources help to keep officers safer on the street by providing access to information that supports professional development and improves training.
How to be successful from your first day at the police academy through graduation day
The goal is always to have legally sustainable policy and practice guidelines in place that are supported by officer training
At the March of the Living, police officers engage in a profound journey through history to instill a deeper understanding of the consequences of unchecked hate and the importance of empathy and respect in modern policing
The military would have no qualms about laying down cover fire to rescue a downed soldier — does your PD address the option of cover and suppressive fire in both policy and training?
Urban Shield training in 2013 is designed to ensure our region remains better able to contend with the broad range of events we may face
In the wake of the incident last week in Santa Rosa (Calif.) that left a 13-year-old boy fatally shot, we should again discuss the interwoven issues of Halloween, toy guns, and officer safety
Our inability to talk about suicidal urges — and how prevalent depression and mood disorders are — can be a deadly taboo
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Behind the scenes with the countless volunteers who make Urban Shield training so valuable — ‘victims’ will never fully know the good they did this weekend
Scenario #19 at Urban Shield 2013 challenged the competing SWAT teams to incorporate personnel from the Fremont (Calif.) Fire Department into their plans to deal with an active shooter
When naming Abington, Pennsylvania as one of the top 100 places to live, Money Magazine identified safety and education as the top two aspects of their evaluation
The activities aboard US Airways Flight 1880 from Washington Reagan National to Orlando International on September 2, 2013 should serve as a wake-up call for all of us
If we want officers who can execute defensive tactics under stress, they should have realistic practice
Giving and accepting honest critique must be a part of communication if individuals and agencies are to improve, but most of us would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism
The 20-page document sheds light, for instance, on how police should enforce the 7 bullets limitation
Recent tragic events highlight the need to provide patrol officers with basic TEMS medical training and equipment
To prepare for a real-life shooting situation on a crowded street, you must go beyond the range
Practical application of Force Science research has obvious and identifiable prerequisites, but the benefits in officer safety may be immeasurably great
After the Virginia Tech attack we tested and videotaped the use of issue weapons/loads against glass samples and several grades of chain and padlocks
Though alert, Garrett Hardin remains in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest
Trooper Matt Zistel of the Oregon State Police was fired on by an ex-U.S. Army Reservist named John Van Allen — Allen was killed by a single gunshot wound, but Zistel is preparing to return to patrol
23-year-old Garrett Hardin wasn’t wearing a vest when another officer accidentally shot him in the chest
The error I shared with my partner that night was one of mindset — as soon as we got the call, I labeled the event as a false alarm
What we can learn from the heroism and difficulties officers experienced at Oak Creek
A counterpoint to Chuck Remsberg’s thought-provoking article on tactical loitering
Criminals enjoy home field advantage in their ‘hoods, so gang units need tactics to negate this
Robert K. Koga, founder of the Koga method, died at his home September 8