Training: Page 110

Training
The Tragedy of Training Accidents
When an officer is shot and killed in a training session, odds are some other officer pulled the trigger. The result is devastating for the officers of the agency involved and for the friends and families of both officers.
Photo: Wes Doss
Training
Training Accidents
No one keeps complete nationwide statistics on law enforcement training accidents, but they are a significant cause of death and serious injury in the line of duty. Most training accidents share one common trait: They could have been prevented.
Photo: Wes Doss
Patrol
Wis. Cop Suffers Heart Attack Responding To Burglary
A Town of Brookfield (Wis.) Police officer apparently died of a heart attack while responding to a burglary call Friday night. Officer Donald Bishop, 32, was alone in his patrol car, when he drove off the roadway.
Photo courtesy of Town of Brookfield.
Weapons
Sikh Temple Cop Wins Chudwin Patrol Rifle Award
Oak Creek (Wis.) Police Officer Savan "Sam" Lenda will be honored as the 2013 winner of the Chudwin Award for Patrol Rifle Excellence for his role in ending the Sikh Temple shooting.. Officer Lenda will be honored at the National Patrol Rifle Conference and Competition in Detroit from June 2-4.
Officer Sam Lenda spoke about the Sikh Temple shooting at the 2012 IACP Conference. Photo by Paul Clinton.
Training
Criminal Justice Degree Programs
Troy University
Our earliest students came to Troy to learn how to help others. Today, our degree programs continue to attract those looking for careers shaping a life of service such as law enforcement. Learn more about degrees in Criminal Justice At Troy.
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Training
Training Sims Help Officers Use Appropriate Force
Nothing is exactly the same as being in an incident on the street, but today’s use-of-force judgment training simulators are getting darn close. And the more experience law enforcement officers have with split-second decision-making in a realistic training setting, the better they’ll be at making the right call on duty.
Photo courtesy of VirTra
Training
The Next Generation Firing Range
Created using Meggitt Training Systems’ products and design assistance, the Suwanee (Ga.) PD training center is complete with a four-lane indoor shooting range, an academic classroom, and a training room that also serves as a virtual firearms trainer.
Meggitt’s FATS Lanes application for the L7 simulator creates a virtual firing range. Photo courtesy of Meggitt
Training
A Full-Scale Faux City for Force-on-Force Training
The College of DuPage had Cubic Corp. create the high-tech tactical village at the college's 66,000-square-foot Homeland Security Education Center in the western suburbs of Chicago.
Photo courtesy of Cubic Corp.
Training
Meggitt Installs Ga. Agency's Range
This time-lapse video courtesy of Meggitt shows the construction of Suwanee (Ga.) Police Department's new training facility. Read the April feature "The Next Generation Shooting Range" for the full story.
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Training
Wash. Mayor Can Now Hire, Fire Command Staff
Top Spokane Police Department administrators can now be removed by Mayor David Condon, after the City Council granted him broad new powers on Monday.
Training
Detroit District Rents Officers
A Detroit business association has begun hiring off-duty police officers as a private police force to deal with quality-of-life issues that rarely get the attention of an agency swamped in murder cases.
Photo via TFHall313/Flickr.
Training
Camden County Officers Begin Patrolling City
The first wave of officers from the newly constituted Camden County Police Department's Metro Division hit the streets Monday to curb violent crime, rampant drug dealing, and prostitution in one of the country's most dangerous jurisdictions.
The Camden County PD's Metro Division swore in the first group of officers. Photo courtesy of Camden County.
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