Honolulu PD Using Open-Book Testing in Academy
“How much easier can you make it?” said Dee Ann Koanui, a former Honolulu training sergeant. “You might as well hand out the badges.”
December 30, 2020
“How much easier can you make it?” said Dee Ann Koanui, a former Honolulu training sergeant. “You might as well hand out the badges.”
December 30, 2020
The approximately 50 now-former NYPD officers, many of whom had less than five years on the job, have jumped ship since Friday even though it meant taking a pay cut in the short term, law enforcement sources said.
December 16, 2020
“These jobs are complex, they’re difficult, and we should not just hand them over to people who haven’t fully developed themselves,” said Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who is chairman of the Assembly Public Safety Committee.
December 7, 2020
A standout football player for the Bishop McDevitt High School in Pennsylvania—who was thought to be a sure-fire NFL prospect—decided that he had a higher calling and entered the police academy instead of continuing his path toward football.
October 30, 2020
“InVeris” connotes insight and truth, the company says. "The rebranding reflects the company’s pride in standing behind the bravest, best-trained men and women around the world and to providing comprehensive training solutions that prepare them to act at a moment’s notice to protect the communities and countries they serve," the company said in a statement.
October 7, 2020
It happened at a tow yard police were using as a training ground for new officers. Stockton police say during the tow yard training exercise a rookie officer accidentally discharged their weapon, hitting a training officer.
September 3, 2020
The move to cancel APD cadet classes through June 2021 capped off Austin’s budget process. But it also capped off several months of waiting for cadets, some of whom moved from other places like California, Florida and Washington, D.C. Many of them left jobs to join the force.
August 17, 2020
The Los Angeles Police Department is set to award officers who have college degrees nearly $41 million in bonuses in the coming budget year, even as thousands of other city employees face pay cuts amid a financial crisis at City Hall.
May 26, 2020
All class members have been told to quarantine for 14 days as a preventative measure. They will also be tested for COVID-19 during that period.
April 22, 2020
The 2020 shooting range design seminar hosted by Troy Acoustics and Siebein Associates will now be held October 28–29 in Jacksonville, Florida.
April 13, 2020
The three hours of training, provided through Vector’s TargetSolutions brand, provides law enforcement personnel with safety best practices and critical information to help prevent infection.
April 2, 2020
Action Target gives POLICE the details on portable reactive targets that are easily programmed and safe for training with any caliber at any range.
March 12, 2020
The university’s forensics concentration in the criminal justice program will allow students to learn more about forensic psychology and overarching crime scene investigative procedures, relevant topics within the field of criminal justice at this time, CSU says.
March 1, 2020
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
Meggitt Training Systems' LOMAH target training system gives officers immediate feedback on their shooting. The company shares how it works while in the Meggitt booth at SHOT Show 2020.
February 14, 2020