Tag: Police Training

The OODA Loop: Training to Reduce the Decision-Making Duration | Officer

The decision-making framework stands for Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act, and each phase of that acronym is important when it comes to a police officer’s response to a charging…
— Read on www.officer.com/training-careers/specialized-training/article/55313802/the-ooda-loop-training-to-reduce-the-decision-making-duration

Manchester Airport video raises questions over police toughness – UnHerd

With new footage emerging from the Manchester Airport fracas, where a female police officer’s nose was broken, violence against law enforcement has once again been thrust into the spotlight.

Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad are on trial for their part in the brawl with Great Manchester Police in the airport last July. Police officers had sought to arrest Amaaz after he was alleged to have headbutted another man, Abdulkareem Ismaeil, before a violent scuffle ensued. Jurors were shown footage of the incident’s aftermath, in which PC Lydia Ward was left with blood streaming from her nose. The officer — who is on record as describing herself as “petite” at 5’2” and eight stone — told the court that she was “absolutely terrified” during the experience.
— Read on unherd.com/newsroom/manchester-airport-video-raises-questions-over-police-toughness/

Exclusive | Dozens of troubled NYPD cops finally forced to resign after faulty hiring standards

Dozens of NYPD cops and recruits who failed to meet the department’s standards – including for mental health – are now being forced to resign, or else they will be fired from the force, law enforcement sources revealed Thursday.

At least 30 cops and cadets – hired between 2023 and 2024 under Inspector Terrell Anderson, who has since been transferred out of his role with the Police Academy – were notified of the NYPD purge Thursday, according to the sources
— Read on nypost.com/2025/07/10/us-news/dozens-of-troubled-nypd-recruits-finally-forced-to-resign-after-faulty-hiring-standards/

Critical Incident Preparedness Toolkit: Assessing Capacity to Respond to Active Assailant Events

This self-assessment tool is designed to assist public safety and emergency response professionals, school administrators and security professionals, elected officials, and communities in considering potential active shooter scenarios and options for dealing with them. The tool proposes questions to determine an agency’s preparedness status in seven categories, offers guidance to inform next steps, and recommends resources for improving policies and practices to reduce community potential for mass violence, swiftly respond to incidents, and enhance trauma and support services in their wake
— Read on portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/

State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies’ Training Topics and Instructors, 2022 – Statistical Tables | Bureau of Justice Statistics

Description
This report describes the number and types of basic training curricula of state and local law enforcement training academies in the United States in 2022. Conducted periodically since 2002, the findings in the report are based primarily on BJS’s 2022 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies (CLETA), the fifth iteration of the data collection.
— Read on bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/state-local-law-enforcement-training-academies-training-topics-instructors-2022-statistical-tables