Training: Page 10

Firearms Training: When Good Enough is Good Enough

Hear from a veteran police academy firearms instructor about her experiences when she was a new cop and how those now shapes the way she coaches shooters.

During presentations, Dawn Davis uses the above image to illustrate that a student’s shot placements are “good enough” when they land in the A and B zones of the target. An instructor should see this as a success and later can coach the shooter on moving the groupings toward the center of the target.

What Police Trainers can Learn from Sports Training

POLICE Contributing Editor Doug Wyllie chats with Lon Bartel, director of training and curriculum for VirTra Systems.

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VirTra Receives Contract for Coverage of Simulators for FLETC

FLETC became a VirTra customer in 2019 and was the first customer to receive VirTra’s ultra-high definition 4K simulation systems. VirTra’s systems are located at FLETC facilities in Artesia, NM, Charleston, SC, Cheltenham, MD, and Glynco, GA. The 59 single screen simulators are used to train thousands of federal Police officers and agents.

AR Officer Dies of Medical Event During Training

Arkansas State Police said the officer started showing signs of “medical distress” when he and other JPD officers arrived Sunday afternoon for training.

Patrolman Vincent Parks of the Jonesboro (AR) Police Department died of a medical event in training Sunday. (Photo: Jonesboro PD/Facebook)

Designing Police Training Facilities

Bobby Cummings, managing principal at engineering and design firm Clark Nexsen talk to POLICE contributing editor Doug Wyllie about building police training facilities.

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Low-Light Operations: A Critical Training Need

Some reports say as much as 75% of law enforcement shootings occur in poorly lit or dark areas, but many agencies fail to offer low-light firearms training.

AL Department Uses Grants and Collaboration to Train Officers for Mental Health Calls

“We have to improve the perception of how people see law enforcement as well. I think this is one of the things that helps us do that when we are approaching things differently in the correct way, like this, as opposed to responding or reacting to these calls in a way that is counterproductive to the individual and the family.”

GA Sheriff’s Sergeant Dies After Medical Crisis During Classroom Training

Sgt. Sean M. Free initially felt nauseous during an indoor training session on Tuesday.

Henry County (GA) Sheriff's Sgt. Sean M. Free died after a medical crisis Tuesday. (Photo: Henry County SO)

The Role of Civilians in Police Training

POLICE Contributing Editor Doug Wyllie and police trainer Kim Schlau discuss the role of civilian experts in law enforcement education.

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LAPD Officer Dies After Training Accident

According to LAPD, the 32-year-old was acting as a bike instructor at the academy, working through a training scenario that involved grappling with another officer.

Rethinking the OODA Loop

Why "orientation" is the most critical aspect of the OODA Loop.

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Civilian Role Player Shot During Michigan Police Training

The civilian was a "role player" in a training scenario when an auxiliary officer in the training fired a shot from his service weapon, hitting the person in the abdomen, state police said.

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