The State of the Art
While the Criminal Justice Training Blog has been on Summer Vacation, a lot has happened. The federal government has been in an uproar over budget, the economy has stagnated, and no one is sure what to do.
Local governments aren’t sure what do to either. Spending money just isn’t allowed, because the fiscal future is so murky. [...]
Jobs in Law Enforcement
There are a lot of people out there looking for jobs, and some of them look to criminal justice for an opportunity at a stable job. Government jobs working as a police or corrections officer, with little possibility for layoffs, good benefits and a retirement program are on the top of the list for many. So academy classes, including those a [...]
Quote-able Quotes from Walt
“Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.”
“Get a good idea, and stay with it. Dog it, work at it until its done, and done right.”
“I believe in being an innovator.”
“When we go into that new project, we believe in it all the way. We have the [...]
TMI
Students are overloaded with information coming at them from all angles. It is true – you can learn anything you want to learn by accessing the internet. However, our students don’t know what to access since there is SO MUCH to see and so much to find. So our jobs, as trainers and educators, is to package the information into s [...]
It’s All In The Game
With the advent of first-person games, the entertainment industry started a shift that is unprecedented. Instead of being a passive watcher, we were able to participate in the story. As the graphics got better, the characters more realistic, we became enveloped in the story, altering it as we played. We became the script writer, the stunt [...]
Airports and bin Laden
What impact will Osama bin Laden’s death have on aviation security? Any?
The media has gone crazy speculating what this means to the world. Terrorism over? 9-11 justice? Al Queda gone forever? But does this mean that scans, pat-downs, shoes and belts in the xray machine will end?
I contemplate this as I get ready to fly from Minnea [...]
Policing and Training in Minnesota
This week i am in the Minneapolis-St Paul area visiting my sister and just hanging out. I got a chance today to meet with Sgt. Ed Lemon from the St Paul Police Department. Ed is in the training division and is an old Florida cop from Ft Lauderdale.
I am always surprised – and shouldn’t be – at how wherever I go, cops are c [...]
Application of Skills…
When we train, we try to reach our students. We want them take the information that we offer, and we want to find a way to use it. APPLICATION of the topics is where we want them to go. How do we do that using the tools and technology available today?
Step one is getting them interested, even in classes that are required. MANDATORY TRAINI [...]
What is Good Online Training?
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has online training available for free on their website. Officers needing mandatory retraining credit can go there, take their courses, accumulate certificates for hours of training, and submit them for recertification. They call it eLearning, Online Learning, and other names. It is self paced, mea [...]
Kittens and Rookies
I watched a program on the Animal Planet Channel last night about kittens. Not that I am a big kitten person, but when there is little else to choose from, videos of kittens are hard to beat.
The program stressed the point that making the decision to get a kitten to add to the family was a big one, and that proper preparation was needed to e [...]