Reality Training
        A call for enhanced training and innovation to reverse the trend and keep officers safe
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Download this free guide to learn how your agency can apply for funds to support critical training activities
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Recently leaked video of the interview of Samantha Scheibe by the Seminole County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office prompts an opportunity for discussion about interviews with victims of suspected criminal activity
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Nassau County PD’s training village is complete with a street with crosswalks and traffic lights, a gas station, a grocery store and two residential homes
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The facility hosts horse stables, a K-9 unit center, a driving course, a six-story rescue tower and a mock city to simulate real-world crisis scenarios for training
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        “It gave me a broader understanding, more compassion, a different perspective,” said Troy Frazier, assistant chief of Titusville Fire Department
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The center offers specialized spaces such as a fire tower, a driving course, a shooting range and simulation areas for active shooter and medical response drills
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia emphasized the need for the new facility, saying officers “spent $4,000 on lumber and supplies to build our own makeshift reality-based training scenario room”