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Articlesby Doug WyllieJanuary 13, 2022

New Training Realities

Virtual reality and augmented reality technology are now being incorporated into simulator training and may one day replace lectures in classrooms, in-service and roll-call reminders, and force-on-force scenarios.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2022

Atlanta Police Dispute Claim of Lowering Standards for Recruits

"In 2021, we hired 122 recruits -- this during a time we were seeing a nationwide decrease in police applications," the department wrote on Facebook.

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Articlesby Terry A. MooreJanuary 4, 2022

Covering the Retirement Health Insurance Gap

You may retire before you are eligible for Medicare and your healthcare benefits are subject to change, so you have to make plans for covering your medical expenses.

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Articlesby Dave SmithJanuary 4, 2022

Dave Smith: Reducing Officer Errors

With the scrutiny you now face, it’s critical that you do everything you can to prevent “slip and capture.”

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2021

Oregon Training Rules Could Prevent Portland from Hiring More Officers

The state requires that all new officers go to the state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, and the academies the officers are required to complete are held at certain times with limited enrollment.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 24, 2021

Minneapolis Looking to Hire Up to 200 Officers

The department is actively seeking full-time recruits and lateral hires from departments across the state, paying anywhere from $31.45 to $40.74 an hour.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2021

FL Officer Dies After Cardiac Event in Training

Sergeant Dominic Guida, 43, suffered the cardiac problem Tuesday afternoon while at the fire tower complex in Bunnell as part of emergency response team training.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 25, 2021

GA Agency Training Officers to Shoot to Incapacitate

The chief’s “Shoot to Incapacitate” program has drawn interest from academics who say it merits further study. In the national law enforcement community, however, it has elicited harsh, widespread criticism.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2021

Georgia Police Recruit Dies After Medical Emergency During Training

Ronald Donat, 41, was a member of the Gwinnett County Police Department’s 112 Training Academy. Donat experienced the medical emergency that killed him during physical training in the first class of the day, at about 6:45 a.m., which prompted him to be taken to a local hospital.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2021

FL Could Offer $5,000 Signing Bonus for Officers New to the State

Part of the plan includes a $5,000 signing bonus for law enforcement officers who are new to Florida, including those who have recently entered the profession, along with veteran officers from other states who are relocating here.

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