Archive for the ‘Training’ Category
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
Anyone that is involved in the recruiting process for a criminal justice agency knows that it is getting increasingly more challenging to find qualified applicants. Candidates that look good at first blush are often eliminated due to criminal or serious traffic convictions, past employment issues, drug use, financial missteps ...
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
On February 12, 2007, an 18 year old Salt Lake City resident entered the historic Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City around 6:44 P.M., armed with a handgun, a shotgun and several rounds of ammunition. He began shooting randomly at customers, ultimately killing five people and wounding four ...
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Friday, March 9th, 2007
Several years ago, when I worked for the Division of Forensic Science, we were responsible for a statewide police Breathalyzer operator certification program. During an internal review of operator performance, we realized that a higher than acceptable number of operators were not retaining sufficient job knowledge and technical skills. ...
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Friday, February 16th, 2007
By Reed Williams, Roanoke Times - February 16, 2007
Roanoke County sheriff's deputies will train in the county's new public safety building on Cove Road, said Administrator Elmer Hodge.
For Roanoke County officials, the plan all along was to build a $5 million "super academy" to train the county's police officers and ...
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Earl Hardy, from NHTSA, requested that the following information be forwarded to all interested law enforcement officers. He has included links to a child booster seat video that would be good for roll call training and a like to obtain additional information on this issue.
Since 2000, more than two-thirds ...
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Monday, February 12th, 2007
This is the fifth (and final) segment in a series of Quick Tips covering a wide range of adult learning principles. So if you are an inexperienced instructor, you may want to read these tips carefully and think about how you can incorporate them into your curriculum. If you are ...
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Saturday, February 10th, 2007
This is the fourth segment in a series of Quick Tips covering a wide range of adult learning principles. So if you are an inexperienced instructor, you may want to read these tips carefully and think about how you can incorporate them into your curriculum. If you are an experienced ...
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
This is the third segment in a series of Quick Tips covering a wide range of adult learning principles. So if you are an inexperienced instructor, you may want to read these tips carefully and think about how you can incorporate them into your curriculum. If you are an experienced ...
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Monday, February 5th, 2007
This is a short video demonstration of a four shot cell phone gun. The video speaks for itself but make sure that you inspect electronic devices like cell phones, pagers, etc. to make sure they are what they appear to be.
Cell Phone Gun Video
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Monday, February 5th, 2007
This is the second segment in a series of Quick Tips covering a wide range of adult learning principles. So if you are an inexperienced instructor, you may want to read these tips carefully and think about how you can incorporate them into your curriculum. If you are an experienced ...
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Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
This is the first segment in a series of Quick Tips covering a wide range of adult learning principles. So if you are an inexperienced instructor, you may want to read these tips carefully and think about how you can incorporate them into your curriculum. If you are an experienced ...
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Saturday, January 27th, 2007
This video vividly demonstrates the dangers of relaxing too soon during any situation. An incorrect assumption about the bad guys nearly costs two officers their lives.
CLICK HERE:
Georgia Police Shooting
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Sunday, January 7th, 2007
Recently, I received some comments suggesting that I include more training videos, along with some commentary, in the blog. When Mack Pettigrew, my co-host on CopCAST, sent me this video, I knew this was one that had to go on the blog. This is not the type of ...
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Saturday, January 6th, 2007
If you have ever visited YouTube.com and waded through the thousands of homemade videos that would have been better left on the cutting room floor, you may be asking why Google spent over a billion dollars to buy it. If you are anticipating an answer to this question, you ...
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