Tag: Training

Seconds count in policing. When officers hesitate to take action or to use justified force against perpetrators when warranted, they (and civilians) are at increased risk of getting injured. An ...

Public safety agencies are finally grasping the scale of the recruiting crisis. Police recruiting today has the attitude that anybody who meets standards for fitness, moral character, and enough scholastic ...

Mental health in law enforcement is all the rage and while much of that is a good thing, there are plenty of agencies and leaders that are simply going through ...

Law enforcement officers face countless challenges in their line of duty, requiring them to make split-second decisions to ensure public safety. Police officers are required to be competent and skilled ...

To fight the unbeatable foe,  To run where the brave dare not go, To right the unrightable wrong; And I know, if I remain true To this glorious quest, That ...

While multiple media outlets report on shootings involving police officers and several databases exist to track officer involved shootings, you'd be hard pressed to find them discussing the rise in ...

When is it a good time to rush up to a suspect vehicle? Almost never. The most obvious, and maybe only scenario would be a hostage rescue. This is by ...

Unless you’ve been frozen in a block of ice for a decade, you understand that the law enforcement profession is facing some very difficult circumstances. Crime is up, retention is ...

Atlanta, Georgia - On Saturday night, police officials said that vandals attempted to break into the property that protects the SWAT office and accompanying buildings where special equipment is stored. The ...

The brim of the academy instructor’s campaign hat shudders just inches from the forehead of the rigid cadet straining not to bend over backward to retreat from the intense tirade. ...