Cadets at the police academy in Cedar Falls, Iowa, first have to obtain a two- or four-year degree in criminal justice or police science before entering the 11-week training course. That’s when the ...

Colorado police departments are beginning to use the new frontier of technology to better train their officers. The Colorado School of Mines Police Department was one of the first in the nation to ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- There's a special way that new officers at the Minneapolis Police Academy learn to care for those who may have behavioral or mental health issues. Leah Isaacson is a first ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- Each year, the Charleston Police Department gives citizens an opportunity to experience and learn the ins and outs of the department through an 8-week Citizens Police Academy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- High-profile, police-involved shootings in Louisville and across the country have led to questions and concerns about officer training. So several local police departments ...

The Lafayette Police Department is confident in the training recruits receive throughout the police academy. But that hasn’t stopped LPD from looking for more and more ways to help better prepare its ...

SAN ANTONIO – It is one of the toughest parts of the job for law enforcement officers — deciding whether or not to fire a gun at someone. SAPD officers shot 22 people in 2023, killing 14. At least ...

MACON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - A state-of-the-art virtual simulator at the Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center gave people a better understanding of the decisions police officers make on a daily ...

HOBART | The shots fired off Wednesday morning inside the new police, court and community complex off Fourth Street weren't from real guns. The distressed cry of a man held hostage by another man who ...

Enid police could be at the scene of a shooting within five minutes, and their primary focus would be to eliminate the shooter, said a 19-year veteran of the police department. “The majority, almost ...