Tag: Field Training Programs

When I was a field training officer, I’d routinely find an empty parked car somewhere in a parking lot for my new officers to use for practicing “mock” traffic stops. ...

U.S. law enforcement collectively began active shooter training following the Columbine (Colo.) High School massacre in 1999. The disaster of that day and similar events that occurred nationwide clearly demonstrated ...

Between them, they’ve saved human lives, enforced everything from local hunting regulations to international wildlife treaties, and staked out scofflaws, drug dealers and criminal traders in endangered species. They’ve defused ...

A graduate of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Chief Dennis Butler of the Ottawa Kansas Police Department had good reason to fly to Virginia on May 20, 2011 and ...

ST. ALBANS, W. Va. -- For the first time in 20 years, the city of St. Albans has a female on the police force. Sheila Moore was sworn in at ...

Once a cop has a solid base of shooting fundamentals and understands what’s required to “run a gun,” I believe information provided in a book or video can enhance their ...

Sometimes field units don't realize dispatchers are with them every second of their shift. That they’re right there—riding alongside them in the front seat of their cruiser. As a dispatcher, ...

I have been in law enforcement for over 20 years, and I’m just over a year away from being eligible to retire. It’s hard to believe that I am now ...

Consider the following two scenarios. No.1: Needing major surgery, you go to your physician for his expert advice only to learn that he minored in medicine due to the uncertainty ...

Brenton was killed and, although Sweeney was seriously wounded, she rolled out of the car and returned fire, striking the suspect’s car several times as it sped away.