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Tag: Recruits
Patrol
Assessing the Proposal of Police Apprenticeships: On Paper vs. In Practice
It's certainly advisable—even valuable—to entertain suggestions of new approaches to the matter of recruiting and training new officers, because as the saying goes, if you keep doing what you've been doing, you're going to keep getting what you've got.
March 24, 2023
Patrol
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.
January 13, 2023
Command
WI Agency Ends Credit Checks for Recruits
The Madison, WI, Police and Fire Commission voted Monday to stop requiring credit checks of prospective police officers. The Commission said the measure was being taken in a step to increase diversity in the department.
January 11, 2023
Patrol
10 Tips for Field Training Officers
Think of an FTO as a football coach shaping, leading, and preparing a new member of his team. He or she needs to be prepared and bring the right skillset and methods to the table for best training the new recruits.
December 7, 2022
Patrol
Lawyer: Man Who Hit CA Recruits with SUV Fell Asleep at Wheel, One Recruit in Grave Condition
One of the critically injured recruits, Alejandro Martinez, has taken a turn for the worse and is in grave condition in the hospital. Martinez suffered broken legs, brain swelling and internal bleeding from the crash.
November 22, 2022
Patrol
2 CA Recruits Still Critical After Being Hit by SUV, Suspect Released
Gutierrez was released from custody Thursday evening, citing California penal code 849(B)(1), which authorizes peace officers to release arrested persons from custody due to insufficient grounds to file a complaint against that person
November 18, 2022
Patrol
Examining PERF's "40 Guiding Principles" to "Retool" Police Recruit Training
If police trainers can examine—with an objective and critical eye—some of the suggestions made in the new Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) report on recruit training, a great deal of good can potentially come of it for officers, agencies, and the communities they serve.
November 18, 2022
Patrol
Driver of SUV That Hit CA Recruits Charged with Attempted Murder
Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, was charged with attempted murder on a peace officer with additional charges pending.
November 17, 2022
Patrol
25 CA Recruits Injured When Hit by SUV
“We're going to look at the totality of this incident, from an intentional act, to distracted driving, to possibly impaired driving, to an accident. We will not leave anything uninvestigated at this point right now,” says CHP Capt. Charlie Sampson.
November 16, 2022
Patrol
OSHP Launches TikTok Account to Recruit Troopers
“TikTok provides us with another avenue to begin conversations with individuals who we know are looking for a meaningful career of service," Col. Charles A. Jones, patrol superintendent, says.
November 16, 2022
Patrol
Financial Incentives Meant to Address the Recruiting Crisis Mostly Miss the Mark
As the Los Angeles Police Department continues to look for new ways to attract young officers into its ranks, it has unveiled plans for a program intended to lure recruits to the agency that centers on financial assistance for housing.
September 30, 2022
Training
TX Police Recruit Collapses During Training and Dies
Marquis Kennedy was training in defensive tactics Friday when he let staff know that he was not feeling well. “He was immediately removed from the exercise and told to sit with a member of the training staff for further monitoring. A short time later, he collapsed,” the Arlington Police Department reported.
September 27, 2022
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