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The Georgia Public Safety Training Center and its Georgia Police Academy have chosen Meggitt Training Systems' five-screen, 300-degree FATS 300LE advanced simulation system and BlueFire wireless weapons to help law enforcement officers understand complex situations, then be able to de-escalate or make the right use-of-force option.
Dubbed the New Jersey Resiliency Program for Law Enforcement, it will require that all New Jersey police officers finish a two-day training course on coping mechanisms by the end of 2022, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in a statement.
The U.S. Department of Defense Peace Officer Standards and Training (DoD POST) has awarded Envisage Technologies a contract for the Acadis Readiness Suite. It will support legally defensible training and certification records for approximately 120,000 police officers.
The International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI) 40th Annual Training Conference has been scheduled for April 26 through May 1, 2020 in Houston, TX. IALEFI is currently looking for instructors to submit courses for consideration.
Mutualink's K12 School Safety Solution is designed to provide instant, direct communications between schools and law enforcement.
SIG Sauer Academy, provider of high-quality firearms instruction and tactical training, has announced the award of a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 84 contract for firearms and tactical training.
On July 12, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Department of Justice in the City of Los Angeles v. William P. Barr, Attorney General, lifting the nationwide injunction on COPS Hiring Program and the Microgrants.
5.11 Tactical has announced its partnership with Spartan, an obstacle race and endurance brand. 5.11 is the Official Tactical Gear Partner of the 2019 Spartan Honor Series and will be on site with activations at each of the remaining stops within the contiguous Unites States this Summer and Fall.
To better understand the choices, let’s go step by step through the various types of armor, threat levels, and certification processes.
The Dallas Police Department has the potential to make a small dent in its staffing shortfall with the graduation of as many as 65 police academy cadets, if everyone in the current class makes the cut.
HIIT exercises can power you through your shifts.
Software, cloud-based videos, and Internet-based instruction can teach officers about new laws and policies and reduce liability.
ThinBlueOnLine's verbal response training software offers law enforcement officers effective instruction that can be conducted in minutes.
Through special training for all public safety personnel, the nation’s fifth largest city is taking steps to mitigate the terror and tragedy of an attack.
VirTra Inc. has expanded its presence across Southern California with installations in four separate departments.
North Carolina-based company K2 Solutions has trademarked its Person-Borne Explosives Detection Dogs. The term means the dog can detect explosives being carried on the body of a moving person. Click through to see these K-9s at work. To find out more about K2 Solutions' Person-Borne Explosive Detection Dogs, read "Training the BombHunters."
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