Currently, officers with no prior training can patrol by themselves in their first year on the job. This policy has been around for decades because of the long wait times for academy training and the need for officers in some small towns.
February 24, 2020
Colonel Mark W. McDonough said in a press conference Wednesday afternoon that the 106th trooper class was dismissed earlier on Wednesday morning. He said the class consisted of 30 troopers who graduated in August 2019.
January 30, 2020
While agencies across the United States struggle to attract qualified recruit candidates, the Dallas Police Department welcomed 82 new recruits on Wednesday—the largest recruiting class in the department's storied history.
September 20, 2019
The Georgia Public Safety Training Center and its Georgia Police Academy have chosen Meggitt Training Systems' five-screen, 300-degree FATS 300LE advanced simulation system and BlueFire wireless weapons to help law enforcement officers understand complex situations, then be able to de-escalate or make the right use-of-force option.
August 8, 2019
The Dallas Police Department has the potential to make a small dent in its staffing shortfall with the graduation of as many as 65 police academy cadets, if everyone in the current class makes the cut.
July 11, 2019
The bullet fired during a firearms exercise that was not supposed to include live ammunition missed Sgt. Eric Fernandez's heart by only two inches.
June 27, 2019
Meggitt Training Systems is equipping a two-story firing range in Ohio and a dual-use one in North Carolina.
June 21, 2019
“Some of the guys did not have tactical experience to be, you know, on the situation. You know, as high stress as something like that is,” Morales told investigators.
June 12, 2019
Clayton Whatley, 21, claimed his gun went off accidentally while he was reaching for a pencil out of his book bag during a class. The bullet fragments hit three of his fellow cadets, wounding two of them in their legs.
May 16, 2019
A cadet in a Texas City police academy classroom was arrested after a gun he brought to class in his backpack discharged, injuring three other cadets, police say.
April 29, 2019
Derek Harper will become a third-generation state trooper as his father Sgt. David Harper will be waiting for him at the end of the stage to pin a gold badge on his uniform. His father is a 28-year veteran of the state police.
March 21, 2019
Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble believes that the change in shift structure will attract more potential recruits as the agency struggles to find qualified—and interested—candidates.
February 26, 2019
Murphy, who has been with the department for eight years, plans to use the scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in criminal justice administration.
February 25, 2019
Columbia Southern University recently awarded Georgia resident Joanne Southerland the "Hero Behind the Hero Scholarship."
February 8, 2019
In an effort to increase the number of potential new recruits eligible to join the agency, the Dallas Police Department wants to eliminate the requirement that recruits complete 45 hours of college credit.
December 11, 2018
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