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Patrol

Calif. Sheriff's Special Officers Stripped of Arrest Powers

About 200 Orange County (Calif.) Sheriff's special safety officers have lost their arrest powers and can no longer carry a gun off duty without a concealed carry permit, after the state's training board ruled they don't have enough training.

July 1, 2012

Training

I Can't Stand My FTO!

The role of the Field Training Officer (FTO) is more or less defined as that of a one-on-one supervisor and trainer. They're the direct connection between graduates of the academy and self-actuated functioning police officers. The FTO has a defined mission to be the trainer, evaluator, supervisor, confessor, and many other roles.

June 5, 2012

Training

Recruits Face Long Road In Michigan

About one half of the more than 400 recruits who graduate from Michigan's 19 police academies each year find placement with agencies. The state has lost more than 3,000 police jobs since 2001.

February 6, 2012

Patrol

Calif. Gov. Brown 'Seriously Concerned' About Force on Campus

California's Gov. Jerry Brown has requested a formal review of the state's police use-of-force training, following widely publicized confrontations at two university campuses.

November 28, 2011

Careers

Should You Gain Law Enforcement Certification On Your Own?

You may complete the academy, but won't be certified until a law enforcement agency employs you. In some states, this completes the certification process. In others, you'll have to attend additional law enforcement training for completion. Because you haven't been a cop, you may not have received specialized training that requires full law enforcement clearances.

August 28, 2011

Patrol

Georgia Investigates Qualifications of College's Officers

Georgia investigators are probing the Morris Brown College (Ga.) Police Department, after it was discovered that the college employs officers who often lack proper credentials and training.

February 8, 2011

Patrol

Arizona Immigration Law Training Film

The Arizona Peace Officer Standards Training board produced a 90-minute video for distribution to all police agencies in the state for training on enforcing the state's new immigration law. Here are excerpts.

June 30, 2010

Patrol

Arizona P.O.S.T. Begins Developing Immigration Enforcement Training

The Arizona P.O.S.T. Board is considering ideas such as 5-10 minute videos that could be played for officers during daily briefings or additional sensitivity training to prevent racial profiling.

April 26, 2010

Patrol

Arizona P.O.S.T. Board To Train Cops on Immigration Law

The training standards board is now reviewing the law Brewer signed Friday that requires officers to detain people they suspect are in the country illegally and check their immigration status with federal officials.

April 24, 2010

Weapons

Running Up the Score

The purpose of this article is to pass on a few observations and suggestions that might help law enforcement officers and their employing agencies improve firearms training, especially for those officers who find it difficult to qualify with their issued firearms.

April 21, 2010

Special Units

POLICE-TREXPO West Courses Certified for P.O.S.T. Credit

POLICE-TREXPO West is proud to announce that California P.O.S.T. (California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training) has officially certified the conference program that will be offered next week, March 29-31 at the Long Beach Convention Center, Hall A, in Long Beach, Calif.

March 25, 2010

Training

The Meaning of Training Certification

The idea that once we "certify" someone, we are somehow guaranteeing that person's competency is a subtext that runs throughout the law enforcement profession. And it's not accurate.

April 22, 2008