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Inside the Badge is a collection of blogs offering unique insights and perspectives from the Law Enforcement Community

Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJanuary 13, 2023

Developing Decision-Making in Police Training: The Bad, the Good, and the "Sexy"

Judgment and decision-making are pretty much the top two cognitive capabilities a law enforcement professional must possess. Fortunately, judgement decision-making ability can be trained—and possibly even fixed.

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamJanuary 11, 2023

5 Things to Know Before Buying Intelligent Weapons Lockers

“We’re seeing the need across law enforcement for securing, managing, and auditing any piece of equipment. Whether it's a radio, whether it's a firearm, whether it's a vehicle, there is a need to drive accountability over that piece of equipment,” says Craig Newell, vice president of sales and development at Traka.

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamJanuary 10, 2023

10 Tips for Starting a Tactical Medicine Program

“First and foremost, it's about officer safety. The guys have a dangerous job and traditionally they haven't been given the tools and the training they need to protect themselves and their friends, their partners, when they get hurt,” says Dr. Joe Nakagawa, medical director.

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Inside the Badge by Wayne ParhamJanuary 9, 2023

10 Tips for Better Managing Officer Stress

"If you can manage your own internal stress level and overall mental health experience, then you're more likely to be able to stick in this career long term because you're just going to have enough bandwidth to keep going,” Dr. Jennifer Prohaska explains.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJanuary 9, 2023

3 More Not-So-Obvious Areas of Focus for Police Trainers in 2023

It's a worthwhile exercise to speak with officers, shift supervisors, academy instructors, and any other "stakeholder" in the organization to unearth and understand areas in which even the smallest most incremental improvement can be made through increased training.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJanuary 6, 2023

Reconciling the Duality of Defunding the Police and Demanding Higher Standards

The public, the press, and the political elites make all sorts of noise about wanting the very best of the best from the police. This legitimate desire—demand, even—is at least in part delegitimized when it comes from the same people who have vilified and eviscerated the police for the past half-decade.

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