Steve Ashley

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Steve Ashley served 15 years as a sworn law enforcement officer and has 22 years of experience in police training. He is a board member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) and an independent police trainer, law enforcement author, and litigation consultant. Ashley has earned numerous law enforcement trainer certifications and has taught classes in officer safety, advanced driving techniques, aerosol weapons, field training, training management, defensive tactics, simulator training, firearms, impact weapons, electronic control devices, handcuffing, and restraint.

From Steve Ashley
Training
Customers Are Always Right—Even When They're Wrong
Have you ever been in a class or seminar—as a student, not a presenter—and found that the instructor argued with his or her students? I have, and it happened again just recently.
June 16, 2008
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The Meaning of Training Certification
The idea that once we "certify" someone, we are somehow guaranteeing that person's competency is a subtext that runs throughout the law enforcement profession. And it's not accurate.
April 22, 2008
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Combined Skills Training
It's difficult to fit in all of the types of mandatory training Why, then, can't we combine different elements of the training that officers receive?
April 17, 2008
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Teach with Less Talk, More Action
Training should be more of an exchange of ideas, and less of a lecture. What officer students really like is more interactive training, and less "talking at them."
April 17, 2008
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Work Safer, Get Sued Less
It's simple: what gets you hurt also gets you sued. Actually, it's not simple at all, but it's still true.
March 23, 2008
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Where Trainers Go to be Trained
In a couple of weeks, 750 law enforcement trainers will be heading to the Chicago suburb of Wheeling, Ill., for the annual ILEETA Training Conference and Expo. As a police trainer, you should consider attending this event or a future ILEETA conference.
March 18, 2008
Law enforcement trainers gather annually at the ILEETA conference in the Chicago area. Photo via ILEETA.org
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Solving Problems with PowerPoint and Video
Many trainers struggle with the use of video in training presentations. There are several problems that crop up frequently, and there are things that you can do to reduce the likelihood that you'll suffer from them.
February 25, 2008
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What Is a Trainer?
Of course we could patrol and investigate, and supervise and manage without trainers. But could we do it well, and properly? In many cases, no, we could not.
February 25, 2008
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Projector Blues
OK, you've got your laptop and cable, and you're at the training room, where you find the projector. How do you go about connecting them?
February 7, 2008
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We Don't Need (Certain) Firearms Instructors
What we don't need are firearms instructors—or any other instructors—that aren't interested in staying current, or don't want to be cross-trained in other high-risk disciplines. What we need are Force and Control Instructors.
January 21, 2008
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