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Steve Ashley

Law Enforcement Trainer

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.

Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyJune 17, 2008

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.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyApril 23, 2008

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.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyApril 18, 2008

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."

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyApril 18, 2008

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?

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyMarch 24, 2008

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.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyMarch 19, 2008

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.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyFebruary 26, 2008

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.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyFebruary 26, 2008

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.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyFebruary 8, 2008

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?

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyJanuary 22, 2008

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.

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