Beating the High Cost of Training Ammo

The high cost of ammo has police agencies scrambling for ways to cut their firearms training budgets while still maintaining standards. Some are walking a very dangerous line where their solution to the problem has been to cut back on firearms training opportunities both for in-service personnel and for recruits. Others are looking for ways to achieve the same training goals without sending ammo down range.

Simulated Use-of-Force Training

Simulated training devices exercise those decision-making muscles; when it comes down to it, what you learn from them just might keep you alive.

Training Outside of the Box

The contemporary use-of-force simulator scenario has become much more of an immersive and realistic experience for the student. All of this technological innovation has led agencies and instructors to re-examine the ways they are using simulators for both recruit and in-service training.

ILEETA: Trainers Go Hands On With Simulators

One of the best things about attending the International Law Enforcement Educators and Training Association conference held this week in the Chicago area is that trainers get some serious hands-on experience with some of the latest training tools, including use-of-force simulators.

Transforming Live-Fire Training

InVeris Training Solutions is adding new technology to its range products and services.

Driver training systems

IACP 2023: New Training Products

Technologies for improving law enforcement training and training management were some of the highlights at this year's show.

Georgia Chooses Meggitt Training Systems

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.

21 Ways to Stretch Your Training Dollars

Every training officer needs more money. But they also know that one of the first things to be cut is the training budget. Every officer knows that he or she needs more training. But training is one of those things that sometimes takes a back seat to "real police work."