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Columns

Driving simulators: Integration is key in officer training Travis Yates - Police Driving:
Safety Behind the Wheel

Driving simulators: Integration is key in officer training

Utilizing simulation in a blended fashion with real driving is key to improving offer safety behind the wheel - Full Story

Columns

Maximizing use-of-force simulators in law enforcement training Ken Hardesty - Excellence in Training

Maximizing use-of-force simulators in law enforcement training

In order to maximize efficiency and deliver the highest quality training to our personnel, I believe simulator programs should include several, equally-important components - Full Story

News

Crime in Philly down, officer-involved shootings up

Critics want more details of the rise in shootings; while police defend the ever-changing statistics - Full Story

News

2 officers shot in Minneapolis, suspect dead

The officers were fired upon while clearing a house the suspect had run into - Full Story

Videos

High Risk Traffic Stops

Dave Smith discusses a variety of traffic stops that create high risk conditions and the importance of remembering your training in those situations.
High Risk Traffic Stops

Exclusives

Off-duty carry: Flying with firearms

Off-duty carry: Flying with firearms

The airlines are perfectly comfortable with guns in checked baggage — they deal with them all the time — but you do need to understand the process and prepare your gear. - Full Story

Exclusives

Going from zero to gunfight in fractions of a second

Going from zero to gunfight in fractions of a second

Officers Erin Thomas and Brandon Savage of the Middlefield (Ohio) Police Department were suddenly ambushed at a traffic stop, but they said “Not Today!” and prevailed in the firefight. - Full Story



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Officer Safety Columnists

10-43: Be Advised... 10-43: Be Advised...
with Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief
Taking Training to the Next Level Taking Training to the Next Level
with Ed Flosi