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Patrol
What the 2022 National Elections May Mean for Policing (All Hope is Local)
With no "red wave" of victories among largely pro-police Republican candidates for public office in this year's midterm elections, hopes that the "defund-the-police" movement had finally met its end have been all but washed away.
November 11, 2022
Patrol
Exploring Policing: Training Young People in the Profession Yields Benefits
Simply by participating in Cadet, Explorer, and Internship programs, young "recruits" almost always become advocates and ambassadors for police within their families and peer groups—that outcome alone is worthwhile return on investment, regardless of whether or not any individual goes on to become a sworn officer.
November 4, 2022
Patrol
University of Virginia Cops Now Training in "Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity"
Training in "Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity" goes well beyond the well-intentioned effort to hire, train, and retain in the ranks individuals from a variety of ethnic and racial backgrounds. It addresses somewhat more abstract concepts such as cultural competency, microaggressions, implicit bias, confirmation bias, and others.
October 28, 2022
Patrol
Quotes That Hammer Home Police Training Lessons
Police trainers frequently use quotes and historical references to hammer home their instruction for a variety of reasons. Here are five quotes utilized by five notable law enforcement trainers.
October 24, 2022
Patrol
School Resource Officers Adjust to the Post-COVID Campus Paradigm
It's fair to say that education in America will never be what it was before the year that COVID hit. As everyone begins to adjust to whatever "new normal" will develop in coming years, it will require effort from students, parents, teachers, administrators, and most notable the SROs whose job it is to keep all of the above safe.
October 24, 2022
Patrol
IACP 2022: Technology Reshaping Modern Law Enforcement Response
During IACP 2022 I was fortunate to check out many technologies that drive efficiencies in communication and information management but at the same time target improving officer, and public, safety.
October 21, 2022
Patrol
3 Reminders for Police on "Toy" and "Replica" Weapons as Halloween Approaches
For years now, bad guys have been painting guns in neon colors to look like toys, while so-called "toys" have become so realistic that they're virtually indistinguishable from the real thing—especially in rapidly unfolding, high-stress situations.
October 21, 2022
Patrol
IACP 2022: Fully Rugged Tablet, Covert Communications, and Electric Patrol Bikes
While walking the aisles this week at IACP 2022, I found everything from ALPR systems and new body-worn cameras to apparel, and nearly anything else that would help an officer or a department.
October 20, 2022
Patrol
Police Nationwide Besieged by False School Shooting Calls
Multiple motivations have been posited for the false calls. Some may be pranks. Some may be kids hoping to disrupt their schools. Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman raised concerns that the swatting could be testing law enforcement responses to find weaknesses.
October 17, 2022
Patrol
Massachusetts Officer's Dog Shooting Prompts Roll-Call Training Reminders
Every year, there are countless incidents in which officers conducting regular patrol functions encounter dogs. Some events end with the dog being fatally shot. Many other episodes are innocuous. Here are some tactical tips for discussion at roll call before your next shift.
October 14, 2022
Patrol
How Police Trainers Can Break Down One Giant Roadblock to Adult Learning
When the brain is engaged in "executive state," a student in a classroom can absorb, analyze, interpret, and remember complex concepts for use at a later time. When a person is in "survival state," they can't do any of those things.
October 10, 2022
Patrol
Tragic Florida Blue-on-Blue Shooting Prompts Thinking About the Unthinkable
Law enforcement leaders—and trainers—across the country should look at the tragedy in Florida this week as an impetus to ask and answer the question, "What if this happened here?"
October 7, 2022
Patrol
Financial Incentives Meant to Address the Recruiting Crisis Mostly Miss the Mark
As the Los Angeles Police Department continues to look for new ways to attract young officers into its ranks, it has unveiled plans for a program intended to lure recruits to the agency that centers on financial assistance for housing.
September 30, 2022
Patrol
Re-Thinking How Police Train and Talk About the 21-Foot Rule
A key element to the entire discussion of the so-called 21-Foot Rule is the perceived intent of the subject and threat that the individual potentially poses.
September 26, 2022
Patrol
Augmented Reality Technology May Mitigate Problems Present in VR Training
VR and AR training technologies help drive police trainers ever-forward down the never-ending pathway toward the desired destination of improved police officer safety and success of on the streets.
September 26, 2022
Patrol
As Autumn Arrives, Police Prepare for Rescuing Victims from Floodwaters
Earlier this month, dramatic body-camera footage was released showing officers in California pulling a woman and her two children from raging floodwaters that suddenly swept them from their vehicle. This event should serve as a clarion call for agencies to provide swift-water rescue to officers.
September 23, 2022
Patrol
Citizens Video Recording Police Should be Part of Training
The nexus of cellphone videos, social media posts, and anti-police sentiment will ensure that an increasing number of police-citizen contacts will be either broadcast live on the Internet, recorded for later consumption, or both.
September 16, 2022
Patrol
21 Years After September 12th: Training to Detect, Deter, and Defeat Terror
As the fires still smoldered in Lower Manhattan, Northern Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania, police across the country adopted what became known as the "9/12 Mindset." In time, however, the mantra of "see something, say something" was forgotten, and in many places budgets for counterterrorism slowly dwindled, and training began to wane. How do trainers recapture that urgency?
September 12, 2022
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