Tag: Field Training Programs

Mike and I have been very fortunate to have been mentored at different stages of our personal and professional growth and development. We’ve also been able to mentor others.

From July 15–Aug. 31, when you buy If I Knew Then: Life Lessons From Cops on the Street, W.I.N.: Critical Issues In Training and Leading Warriors and/or W.I.N. 2: Insights ...

When you learn that you've been assigned to attend departmental training, do you look forward to the experience? Or do you loathe the thought of

Two dozen San Francisco teenagers are getting a glimpse of what it takes to be a police officer  this summer through a new Police Activities League program intended to create ...

In a critical incident, people revert to their life’s training and experiences to react effectively and efficiently—sometimes referred to as “muscle memory.” In a gunfight, mere tenths of seconds can ...

It’s often said that we learn most from tragedy. In my time, like many of you, I’ve attended one too many funerals for a fellow brother or sister in blue. ...

An officer has been shot in the upper thigh while responding to a bank robbery. Now the officer is pinned down behind cover, calling for help over his radio in ...

Readers of Law Officer know that we don’t do very many book reviews—about one a year on average. That’s not for lack of opportunity. We receive titles from authors and ...

I had a lot of anxiety when I faced my first day of working solo after completing my field training with an experienced officer. Late in the afternoon I received ...

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