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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieMarch 14, 2022

Focus of Attention: Integrating Heady Concepts into Regular Police Training

Terms such as auditory exclusion, inattentional blindness, tunnel vision, tachypsychia are often used during testimony in police use-of-force cases, but can potentially be misused, misconstrued, misunderstood, or all of the above.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieMarch 11, 2022

Louisiana Agency's Explorer Program Follows Proven Path of Police Recruiting

Efforts such as the one undertaken by the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office may be the most proven pathway toward increasing interest in young people to pursue training in the field of policing.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieMarch 4, 2022

Minnesota Lawmaker: Expedite Police Trainees with "Strong Moral Character"

Proposed legislation would provide free tuition, bonuses, and other incentives to attract high school and college graduates to the law enforcement profession.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 28, 2022

How Martial Arts Training Benefits Law Enforcement Officers

Included in the benefits to participating in any form of martial art are the increased fitness and flexibility one gains, as well as the psychological effect of enhanced self-awareness and self-assuredness.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 28, 2022

Integrating Suicide Prevention into More Areas of Law Enforcement Training

In recent years, there has been a greater effort on the part of law enforcement agencies to address mental health and emotional wellbeing and suicide prevention, but more remains to be done.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 25, 2022

Unique Training Challenges (and Myriad Benefits) of Police K-9 Units

Regardless of how a K-9 unit is stood-up and maintained, it is almost universally accepted that the return on investment is practically immeasurable.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 18, 2022

Ohio Bill Would Give Police Training on Contact with Alzheimer's Patients

Law enforcement can become involved with individuals with subjects suffering from Alzheimer's and dementia in a variety of circumstances, and further training can help mitigate potential problems.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 14, 2022

Police Training Equipment Vendor Roundtable: 2022 in Focus

We asked a handful of vendors and manufacturers in the law enforcement training industry to weigh in with their thoughts on what police training organizations should focus on in 2022. Here are their perspectives.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 11, 2022

Training Super Bowl Caliber Teams in Policing Requires Top-Tier Facilities

There exists a real opportunity for thoughtful law enforcement leaders to direct any increase in funds toward building and renovating training facilities that can ultimately lead to those outcomes elected leaders seem to desire.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 4, 2022

First Responder Exercise in Houston Highlights Multi-Disciplinary Training

An upcoming series of training exercises in the Houston area will enable a number of local, state, and federal public safety agencies to train in multi-disciplinary, multi-jurisdictional emergency response.

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Inside the Badge by Staff WriterJanuary 28, 2022

Florida Incident Provides Reminder About "Duty to Intervene" Training

Wherever a "duty to intervene" policy exists, ongoing training should emphasize not only the tactics of the intervening officer, but the appropriate response of the receiving officer.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJanuary 24, 2022

3 Not-So-Obvious Areas of Focus for Police Trainers in 2022

POLICE spoke recently with three internationally recognized police trainers to get their thoughts on not-so-obvious things that merit the attention of trainers.

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