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NewsMarch 4, 2025

Massachusetts Police Academy Under Investigation

The academy, run by the state, provides basic training to new police officers in Massachusetts and became the subject of an investigation on Feb. 26.

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NewsJuly 31, 2024

Former Denver Police Recruit Sues Over “Hazing” He Says Cost Him His Legs

Victor Moses told the paramedics that he was "extremely fatigued" and experiencing "extreme leg cramping," a sign of distress in people with sickle cell trait, something Moses said he had in a police application form, the lawsuit says.

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NewsNovember 17, 2023

Next 5 NYPD Academy Classes Canceled in Budget Plan

“The defund the police crowd’s woke dream has come true. We were fed a line of BS that the wave of migrants would be a benefit to the city. Now we are defunding the police to pay for their beds,” Council Republican Minority Leader, Joe Borelli, raged.

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NewsAugust 2, 2023

49-Year-Old Deputy Dies at IN Academy

The new deputy was set to graduate in two weeks from the academy.

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NewsJune 7, 2023

OR Agency Proposes Accelerated Training Schedule for New Officers

The agency proposed a $6.4 million plan to add night classes and grow academies from the traditional 40-person class to 60 people. It would mean hundreds more new officers trained over the next two years.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieMarch 10, 2023

New Michigan Budget Mandates In-Service Training for State's 17,000+ Officers

The proposed 2024 budget for the state of Michigan includes stipulations that specific funds be set aside for mandated in-service training required for law enforcement officers to maintain their police certification.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieFebruary 17, 2023

The Infuriating Irony of Protesters' Opposition to 'Cop City' Training Facility

Demands for increased quality and quantity police training will only be successfully met when myopic anti-police politicians, members of the press, and radicalized protesters get out of their own way and let it happen.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJanuary 23, 2023

Using (and/or Avoiding) Legends, Lies, Myths, and Misinformation in Training

There's usefulness in things like Tueller's "21-foot rule" and "Pence's pockets" as teaching tools—as long as the person providing the instruction concedes that the lessons are built on legend.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJanuary 13, 2023

Developing Decision-Making in Police Training: The Bad, the Good, and the "Sexy"

Judgment and decision-making are pretty much the top two cognitive capabilities a law enforcement professional must possess. Fortunately, judgement decision-making ability can be trained—and possibly even fixed.

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Inside the Badge by Doug WyllieJanuary 9, 2023

3 More Not-So-Obvious Areas of Focus for Police Trainers in 2023

It's a worthwhile exercise to speak with officers, shift supervisors, academy instructors, and any other "stakeholder" in the organization to unearth and understand areas in which even the smallest most incremental improvement can be made through increased training.

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