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.
Uncover the power of accurate skill evaluation to safeguard true competency and minimize risks
Deputy Chief John McMahon discusses the LAPD’s adoption of advanced technologies, aiming to boost efficiency, improve community interaction and address the policing challenges of tomorrow
How understanding and fostering self-efficacy — believing in one’s ability to succeed — can be a game-changer during FTO training programs
Darren Kunz of the Otter Tail County (Minn.) Sheriff’s Department was a former student of mine — dead at age 40, Darren leaves behind his wife Beth and four children
The Risk Homeostasis Theory can be applied to law enforcement in a variety of ways, including our willingness to ignore proven safety devices and proven safety measures
Officers thought the man who died was faking his symptoms
A 16-year veteran officer reported difficulty breathing while training for the dive team
I was ready to push my kids to the floor, jump over the pew, and run toward the threat with the intention of taking it out – or die trying
What do you get the Police1 editor who pretty much has all the AR-15 accessories he will ever need or want? A bag to put it all in!
A full 98 percent of people who dry practice are not getting the full benefit from it that they could — particularly as it relates to peak performance
The Warrior Creed — credited to the late Dr. Robert Humphrey — offers concrete guidance for developing the habits of an Ethical Warrior in your daily life
Some rookie officers have become victims of drug cartel violence
The debate over whether or note officers should be college educated has been swirling around for decades and will not go away anytime soon
Some departments might wish to download videos — where no copyright exists — and then convert them into video DVDs which their officers can use to train the brain
Planning your retirement is like working a case, you should have a plan
Ten officers acting as a team armed with tactics and a plan can accomplish more than 100 acting as individuals
Program puts cops through scenarios, such as a veteran with PTSD scaring people in a park, a girl making suicidal posts on Facebook and others
Based on interviews with mentally ill subjects, LEOs need to embrace three core concepts when dealing with these individuals
A checklist consisting of some 20 factors and/or indicators that are commonly associated with mental illness, was designed by Ron Hoffman, a former Toronto constable
FTOs play an important role in the development of young officers, such as in the instruction of maximizing advantage, minimizing exposure, and maintaining the ability to maneuver
Departments could require that every update of TASER training also includes an update of empty hand techniques — including transition exercises back and forth between each
Patrol cars equipped with AEDs important for cops who act as first responders
Decoy officers will try to curb thefts on trains by pretending to be intoxicated
Three years after a three-day siege in Mumbai, India, we must contemplate the possibility a of multiple-location multiple-attacker assault happening here
Airsoft guns have a place in law enforcement firearms training programs
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