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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieNovember 4, 2022

Exploring Policing: Training Young People in the Profession Yields Benefits

Simply by participating in Cadet, Explorer, and Internship programs, young "recruits" almost always become advocates and ambassadors for police within their families and peer groups—that outcome alone is worthwhile return on investment, regardless of whether or not any individual goes on to become a sworn officer.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieOctober 24, 2022

Quotes That Hammer Home Police Training Lessons

Police trainers frequently use quotes and historical references to hammer home their instruction for a variety of reasons. Here are five quotes utilized by five notable law enforcement trainers.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieOctober 24, 2022

School Resource Officers Adjust to the Post-COVID Campus Paradigm

It's fair to say that education in America will never be what it was before the year that COVID hit. As everyone begins to adjust to whatever "new normal" will develop in coming years, it will require effort from students, parents, teachers, administrators, and most notable the SROs whose job it is to keep all of the above safe.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieOctober 24, 2022

Quotes That Hammer Home Police Training Lessons

Police trainers frequently use quotes and historical references to hammer home their instruction for a variety of reasons. Here are five quotes utilized by five notable law enforcement trainers.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieOctober 21, 2022

3 Reminders for Police on "Toy" and "Replica" Weapons as Halloween Approaches

For years now, bad guys have been painting guns in neon colors to look like toys, while so-called "toys" have become so realistic that they're virtually indistinguishable from the real thing—especially in rapidly unfolding, high-stress situations.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieOctober 14, 2022

Massachusetts Officer's Dog Shooting Prompts Roll-Call Training Reminders

Every year, there are countless incidents in which officers conducting regular patrol functions encounter dogs. Some events end with the dog being fatally shot. Many other episodes are innocuous. Here are some tactical tips for discussion at roll call before your next shift.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieOctober 10, 2022

How Police Trainers Can Break Down One Giant Roadblock to Adult Learning

When the brain is engaged in "executive state," a student in a classroom can absorb, analyze, interpret, and remember complex concepts for use at a later time. When a person is in "survival state," they can't do any of those things.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieOctober 7, 2022

Tragic Florida Blue-on-Blue Shooting Prompts Thinking About the Unthinkable

Law enforcement leaders—and trainers—across the country should look at the tragedy in Florida this week as an impetus to ask and answer the question, "What if this happened here?"

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieOctober 7, 2022

Tragic Florida Blue-on-Blue Shooting Prompts Thinking About the Unthinkable

Law enforcement leaders—and trainers—across the country should look at the tragedy in Florida this week as an impetus to ask and answer the question, "What if this happened here?"

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieSeptember 2, 2022

Ohio Officer's CPR Rescues Validate Value of Basic First Aid Training

Providing emergency first aid such as CPR, applying a tourniquet, stopping a sucking chest wound, or staunching the bleed of a gunshot wound is difficult and requires hours of training and preparation.

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