Police Training
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Here are ten lessons learned from generations of law enforcement ranging from the old west to present day to help you protect yourself, your family, and your fellow officers
The system breaks down alertness levels into four colors of escalating degrees of preparation for the use of deadly force
Tips for police officers in their quest to make the SWAT team in their department
During training, public safety personnel learned they can do both: police seeking out the threat and at the same time providing a protective screen for rescue workers as they do their jobs
A dramatic, drawn-out chase between a handler, his K-9, and a suspect pointed out the flaws in their training
Does your ‘officer’s discretion’ allow you to use photographs — such as the three posted within this article — as teaching tools to ‘scare them straight’ during a citation stop?
If cops are inadvertently training themselves to “throw down” their sidearm, rather than quickly and securely holstering, we can reprogram them by stressing the proper de-escalation cycle
The JPX Pepper Gun is appearing on more and more police utility belts as another method of “less-lethal force”
After two tours overseas, Zeva wasn’t ready for early retirement, especially when her skills are still needed
Dozens of law-enforcement officers statewide have been certified as drug-recognition experts
Ask your officers where they get their authority from and you’ll get a variety of answers — not all (or even many) of them good
If we’re going to continue to use the concept of contact officer and cover officer, then we must use it properly
Special Agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw were killed when they fell from a helicopter that was having trouble
The initiative puts newer officers on foot patrol to make citizens feel safer and open communication between police and residents
Officers detail everything about their instincts during a pursuit, using a recent incident as an example
Part two of a five-part series
Christopher Lorek, 41, and Stephen Shaw, 40 were killed off the coast of Virginia Beach; the cause is being investigated
I am a one-eyed-shooter, except for instinct/point shooting
Not every traffic stop is going to end with your bomb squad’s detonation of 17 IEDs, but all traffic stops involve risks
We connected with four of the top industry experts in the area of police simulators, and got their thoughts on the challenges, solutions, and future prospects for this continually-developing technology
What made the life-and-death difference between two traffic stops on the same offender?
The active-shooter training at Pompano Beach High School was designed to evaluate the multi-disciplinary, multi-team, coordinated response
Even as the capabilities of silicon-based simulators increase, our carbon-based simulators (a.k.a. trainers and role players), still need traditional “inert” training tools
A new study by Force Science Institute is the first of its kind to systematically and scientifically evaluate officer responses to deadly threats encountered during a “routine” traffic stop
It is important to understand that anyone who pins on the badge, straps on a gun, and enforces the law with statutory authority is a law enforcement officer
The diversity of your program and the frequency in which officers have the ability to be challenged is what will make the difference, not some dated dogma created to test proficiency in a static controlled aptitude test
Embracing the Suck puts you in control of your thoughts, your responses and your life
