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Field Training and Evaluation Programs (FTEP) are the foundations that police agencies use to build quality, career police officers. When a recruit officer is teamed up with motivated, knowledgeable field training officers, that recruit stands a very good chance of becoming a motivated, knowledgeable officer also.
The often overlooked benefit of a quality FTEP program […]

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I have updated the training classes page with more 2008 classes. I have a lot more law enforcement training courses to enter, so keep checking back.
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Some police departments have a standardized process for the selection of officers for every specialized unit. Often, these departments are larger agencies with collective bargaining agreements in place. However, a lot of departments, especially small to medium-sized agencies, do not have a standardized procedure for appointing field training officers.
A standardized process benefits the […]

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A good field training program can make your police department a great place to work. The program sets the tone for the new officer, and the lessons taught make an impression that last their entire career. A field training program that sets expectations high for the recruit officers, offers excellent training, and reinforces […]

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Field training programs have been a successful part of training new officers in many police agencies for more than 25 years. But, how does the model work for training and evaluating officers with prior experience?
Fundamentally, the “job” is the same wherever you may work. The hardest thing to teach a rookie police officer is how […]

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