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Although rare, there are—tragically—altogether too many instances in which officers are badly hurt or killed in training. Here are some considerations for increasing safety and decreasing the potential for harm.
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Late last month, a group of police agencies in New York participated in a two-day training exercise held in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard New York. It was one of many such training exercises undertaken by maritime and airborne units across the country every year in preparation for a busy summer season of rescue operations.
Read More →The seven deadly sins were, are, and always will be pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth. The seven worst words in police training were, are, and always will be "That's the way we've always done it."
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Police leaders would do well to seek outside assistance from animal experts to help patrol officers be prepared for what is a nearly certain eventuality—dealing with an animal in need of immediate rescue or humane euthanasia.
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As horrendous as the effects of de-policing have been—in many places a society looking a lot like a combination of Mad Max and The Purge—those effects may eventually be outweighed in the long run by an increased emphasis on training the next generation of police leaders.
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There are countless options for aspiring law enforcement leaders to learn the basic—but crucial—skill of simply listening to the people who fall under their leadership.
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Terms such as auditory exclusion, inattentional blindness, tunnel vision, tachypsychia are often used during testimony in police use-of-force cases, but can potentially be misused, misconstrued, misunderstood, or all of the above.
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The annual conference of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) offers more than 130 courses and more than two dozen instructor certifications on topics including use of force policy, defensive tactics techniques, leadership development, legal updates, and more.
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Efforts such as the one undertaken by the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office may be the most proven pathway toward increasing interest in young people to pursue training in the field of policing.
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Proposed legislation would provide free tuition, bonuses, and other incentives to attract high school and college graduates to the law enforcement profession.
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