Tag: Training & Careers

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10 Tips for Women Entering the Law Enforcement Profession
Chief Shannon Trump, of the Indiana University Health Department of Public Safety, shares her career story and provides tips for women entering law enforcement.
April 7, 2023
Chief Shannon Trump, of the Indiana University Health Department of Public Safety, is shown with Lt. Teresa McCollom, left, and Deputy Chief Allie Clements, right.
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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
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Recent Incidents Prompt Reminders for Officer Safety While Directing Traffic
There are myriad factors contribute to incidents in which an officer is struck by a vehicle while directing traffic—everything from weather, to the negligence/impairment of the offending vehicle's driver, to the officer's own actions—but a few basic safety strategies can mitigate the risks.
March 17, 2023
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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.
March 10, 2023
Prior to the introduction of the proposed 2024 budget for the state of Michigan, the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MOCLES) previously didn't specify any minimum requirements for in-service training.
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DOJ Releases Report Containing "Roadmap" Aimed at Reforming Ohio Police
The DOJ's COPS Office recently released a report containing a set of recommendations aimed at "reforming" the Columbus (OH) Division of Police amid backlash over how it handled protests in the immediate aftermath of two high-profile officer-involved shootings.
March 3, 2023
The DOJ's COPS Office recently released a report containing a set of recommendations aimed at 'reforming' the Columbus (OH) Division of Police amid backlash over how it handled protests in the immediate aftermath of two high-profile officer-involved shootings.
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Attending ILEETA: Hidden Surprises and Absolute "Musts"
A handful of veteran attendees share some advice that can help newcomers—and even some "old hands"—maximize time and energy spent at the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association Conference and Expo in St. Louis next month.
February 27, 2023
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Know the SCORE: 5 Keys to Improve Training, Transfer, and Performance
By creating more scenario-based problem-solving training—that is spaced out over time, incorporates challenges and obstacles, randomizes required actions, and allows for exceptions in all of the above—trainers can make great strides in developing skills, abilities, and expertise in their trainees.
February 27, 2023
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New TASER 10 Will Require Training for Seasoned Officers
With a single trigger pull resulting in only one deployed probe—necessitating a second trigger pull to hope to achieve neuromuscular incapacitation (NMI)—there will certainly be some serious training implications.
February 24, 2023
The TASER 10 has some excellent new features including a 45-foot range and 10-probe capacity.
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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.
February 17, 2023
The Atlanta Police Foundation aims to help fund the construction of an 85-acre public safety training complex on the site of a long-abandoned and derelict city-owned prison complex known as the Old Atlanta Prison Farm in southeast Dekalb County, Georgia.
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Attending ILEETA: A Primer on the World's Premiere Police Training Event
Calling any one of the individual events at ILEETA a "class" is like calling Swan Lake a "dance" or Ride of The Valkyries a "song." The weeklong train-the-trainer conference attracts more than 600 of the best law enforcement trainers in the world.
February 13, 2023
The International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association Conference and Expo must be experienced to be fully understood. If you're a law enforcement trainer—or aspire to become one—it's practically a 'must.'
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Ohio Train Derailment Highlights Need for Training in HAZMAT Incident Response
Properly trained first responders should be able to at least identify the level of danger within the first few moments of being on scene, and potentially be able to then initiate the best and safest possible course of action to protect people, property, and the natural environment.
February 10, 2023
Law enforcement officers absolutely must have at least some level of training to respond to incidents involving hazardous materials.
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In Memphis, an Absence of Training, Accountability, Answers, and Justification
Viewing—and contemplating—the video recording of the deadly incident in Memphis is somewhat reminiscent of the scene in Apocalypse Now depicting Captain Benjamin Willard and Colonel Walter talking about the reason for their meeting in the jungle.
February 3, 2023
Tyre Nichols (left) in a portrait provided by family to the media alongside department portraits of the five Memphis police officers faced with charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, official oppression, and second-degree murder in his January 2023 death.
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