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Section: Training
Training
What a Review Says About You
Many supervisors assume that performance appraisals are only about the subordinate being evaluated, but an evaluation almost always ends up being more about the supervisor. Let me explain why with an example.
March 27, 2015
Training
Training: Canine to K-9
The decision to take a dog and transform it into a highly trained law enforcement animal isn't one to be taken lightly. It is a commitment, with year-round responsibility—both on and off-duty—for the dog and the humans who work with the dog.
March 6, 2015
Training
Be Specific
Supervisors must be specific when they communicate, or expect to pay the price for not doing so. Specificity is important for three main reasons: to ensure the success of the task, to eliminate any questionable officer issues, and in case disciplinary actions become required.
February 11, 2015
Training
Fight from the Guard on the Ground
Let's discuss the best strategy to deal with the situation where you are forced to the ground by the arrestee, who ends up in your "guard" (on top but not mounted—simply between your legs).
February 6, 2015
Training
Critical Space
Law enforcement personnel have known for decades that the majority of gunfights involving police occur inside 10 feet. Critical Space shooting techniques take into account the close proximity officers must operate in with both citizens and suspects.
January 30, 2015
Training
The Virtual Reality Machine
You quickly realize when working a scenario in the new Theater from MILO Range Training Systems that it's a new kind of use-of-force simulator. Not only does the Theater system provide an immersive multiple screen experience, the images projected on those screens react to your movements.
January 18, 2015
Training
Dangers of Over-supervising
Over-supervising quashes initiative, creates morale problems (no one likes to be micro-managed), and creates respect issues.
January 15, 2015
Training
Realistic Gunfight Training
Even though we are told to keep our distance from subjects to give us time to react to a threat, that's not always realistic. We have to move in and close the distance to deal with people on a daily basis, and our training should reflect that.
December 31, 2014
Training
Seven Keys to Surviving Your Police Career
In order to survive our complex environment, we must have a complete understanding and thorough working knowledge of what I call the "seven essential components" of a successful law enforcement career.
December 3, 2014
Training
Training: Keeping It Real
We need to train like we fight so to speak, and the best way to do that is through some form of reality-based training. I mean scenarios, role-playing, dynamic training.
November 26, 2014
Training
The Rear Wrist Lock
One excellent technique for gaining control of a resisting person that doesn't require you to take him to the ground or use a weapon is the rear wrist lock.
November 26, 2014
Training
What Records Wants You to Know
The end of your report is merely the start of a process that involves many gatekeepers. The keys to getting past the gatekeepers are found within your agency's records section.
November 21, 2014
Training
Investigating Self-Defense Homicides
Contemporary laws pertaining to self-defense such as "Stand Your Ground" and the "Castle Doctrine" represent significant changes to the civil rights of Americans when it comes to defending themselves and others with deadly force. As a result, we have seen extraordinary changes in our criminal justice system. However, such laws are not without their controversy.
November 7, 2014
Patrol
Can Police Stop Killing Dogs?
As with other police encounters involving civilians and what the public perceives as bad outcomes, many dog shooting incidents are captured on video and posted on the Internet. Some officers have even been fired for shooting dogs.
October 29, 2014
Training
The 5 Biggest Miranda Myths
Some myths that have sprouted from
Miranda
have shown so much inertia that the Supreme Court has had to keep coming back to try to knock them down. Here are five of the most persistent.
October 28, 2014
Patrol
Beyond CIT
When it comes to the mentally ill, many police departments are finding themselves reluctantly cast as community "caregivers of last resort." Two agencies in Southern Arizona have developed a better way to respond.
October 24, 2014
Training
Inside the Mind of a Cold Case Detective
The first thing a good investigator, especially a cold case investigator, needs to know is that you can't base your conclusions on past experiences because those experiences are not foolproof. The only way to solve a decades-old murder is through hard work.
October 21, 2014
Training
Learn or Die
It seems continuing to learn stops the forgetting process, which is important because in our profession forgetting can have dire consequences. How many times have you watched a video of an officer getting hurt and thought, How did he forget to keep proper positioning? or Why did she stop watching the hands?
October 16, 2014
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