Archive for the ‘Training’ Category
Sunday, February 10th, 2008
When I was younger and wasting away my youth and my money on partying, the only exercise in which I consistently engaged was chasing skirts. With the exception of the annual PT tests when I was in the Army, I never really had any fitness goals. I was ...
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Saturday, February 9th, 2008
As I mentioned yesterday, the hardest part of getting back in shape is starting. However, even after you have gotten over the hump of starting, there are going to be days that you just don’t feel like hitting the gym (or the road). So how do you stay motivated? Without ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Recently, we’ve had a few days of really nice weather. In addition, to being a bright spot in a gray winter, it should also serve as a wake up call for those of you who have been using the cold weather as an excuse to hibernate for the past ...
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Friday, December 7th, 2007
Working the night shift can be dangerous to your health! No, I'm not talking about the recent report in the medical journal, The Lance, that links working the night shift to an increase in cancer incidents. Although I admit cancer is a little scary, I think the challenges of ...
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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Years ago when I was a fairly new officer, one of my sergeants had a great idea - he wanted to start doing roll call training. Actually, he was really only responsible for resurrecting the idea. The practice of conducting mini-training sessions during roll call had come and ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
Hopefully, after reading the first three parts of this series, you are beginning to realize that, with a little effort, you can improve you ability to remember names and other information that will help you in all areas of your life. So far, we have discussed how the use ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
The mind can be powerful tool! Athletes have long attempted to gain an edge by using internal mental images of victory. This process, known as visualization, helps the athlete to create a strong, vivid memory that some believe may result in a competitive advantage. You can use ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
In Part I of this series, I discussed how purpose and motivation can help to improve your ability to remember. However, there are times when it is important for us to remember information even though we may not be particularly motivated to do so. Fortunately, there are certain ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
The older I get, the more difficult it is for me to remember things like names. I am pretty good with faces but putting names with them is really difficult for me. I've also noticed that It is more difficult for me to remember what I read well ...
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Sunday, September 16th, 2007
I can't imagine life without the internet and all of the great tools that are available like e-mail, websites and blogs. However, it is important to keep an eye out for innovative new tools that can improve your workflow so that you can have more time to use the ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
In response to my recent article entitled, "Chess And The Art Of Courtroom Testimony", MikeB asked if I would discuss the tricks that defense attorneys use to discredit an officer's testimony. There are probably as many courtroom tricks as there are attorneys so it would be difficult to create ...
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Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
You have done the hard work. You cared for the victims, secured the crime scene, gathered the evidence and arrested the bad guy - your job is done, right? Wrong! If you were playing chess, your opponent would be in "check." Of course, anyone that plays ...
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
When I teach new instructor candidates, I always include statistics about how different teaching strategies can impact learning. To be honest, I never knew the source of the information I was using until a couple of days ago. My son was doing research on effective teaching methods for ...
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Friday, May 18th, 2007
The revisions to the Department of Criminal Justice Services in-service training regulations became effective in February of this year. The section pertaining to the use of electronic training delivery systems (multimedia training programs in DCJS lingo) changed significantly. As a result, I recently revised our multimedia training policy ...
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