Police Training
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A crisis call just dropped. You’re first on scene. What do you do?
Drawing on baseball’s 17-inch rule, Chief Sam DiGiovanna delivers a powerful message about consistency and standards in public safety organizations
Move beyond check-the-box training with proven learning science strategies that build lasting decision-making skills under stress
Bottom line: Police officers need more training
Firearms trainer Michelle Cerino argues that trainers do not need to focus on where a shooter’s feet are
Practicing mindfulness improves empathy and helps you better understand people
It’s important to remember your audience when talking to school staff about safety
Front-line supervisors play a key role in managing use-of-force incidents by shaping training and upholding standards in police agencies
The manner in which we’ve historically taught police officers doesn’t align with how officers are expected to police their communities today
The suspect, who had killed his mother, stole a police cruiser and carjacked bystanders at gunpoint
The curriculum is intended to allow officers to fulfill a portion of their regular cycle of perishable skills training
A suspect crashes into a motorcyclist during a pursuit, then exits his vehicle and attempts to attack the motorcyclist with a knife. Here are eight considerations from this incident
“Cadets” will document an academy class’s six-month training journey; it will be released on Jan. 17
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The UNIT4 looks and feels like an M4 carbine but cannot chamber and fire a live cartridge
Deputy Cory Patterson, who witnessed a man drive into a fence, broke into the man’s locked car and began administering lifesaving care immediately
Conventional approaches don’t fully meet the needs of law enforcement trainees
The actions of Officer Michael Tschida serve as a valuable case study for officers to learn from and adapt their response strategies in similar high-risk situations
“Her quick and calm response under pressure saved recruit (Solomon) Kessio’s life,” said Dayton Police Chief Kamran Afzal
“One of my supervisors didn’t realize that there were as many deaf people in the county until I worked here,” Deputy Preston Kite said. “He’s surprised by the amount of times I’m called out somewhere”
“I think we’re definitely moving in the right direction,” Assistant Chief Joseph Gulotta said. “If you take a look at what our office is doing here on Staten Island, our arrests are outpacing our crime increase by a lot”
NYPD
Mayor Eric Adams intends to create a new task force led by the city’s newly-instated director of the office of nightlife rather than the NYPD
The program requires officers to learn about emotional regulation and basic brain science, using video-based learning to explore the relationship between thoughts, feelings and actions
The investigation resulted in the indictments of 20 people in an L.A. County-based crime ring allegedly responsible for over 30 residential burglaries, with more than $500,000 in losses
Following extensive testing of a broad selection of competitive optics, Aimpoint was awarded a five-year contract
Training techniques designed to safeguard police officers against increasing ambush threats in diverse environments
“If we do not start policing our kids at their developmental age versus their chronological age, they are going to continue to get hurt,” a trainer warned officers. “And so are you”
“The new academy will support the highest level of instruction for cadets, troopers, and our law enforcement partners,” State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris said
“In the true spirit of Christmas, we hope this gift will keep this community and its great officers safer than they are today through realistic training.”
Avoiding using confidence as a decision-making tool
A recent documentary features the words of the officers who responded to the shooting, as well as a multitude of recordings of 911 callers and radio transmissions made during the event. Here’s what we can learn
“[The unit] enables officers to know what to look for, what to do, when they see their partner officer doing something that tarnishes our badge,” said Chief Eddie Garcia
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