Trainees telling you they feel more prepared is one thing. Real evidence they actually are is another. We break down our training evaluation across three levels, what personnel report, what they demonstrably learn, and how it holds up in the field, including a documented case of a trainee applying it successfully months after training.

Online training is not a panacea. It is not a replacement for instructor-led training. But there are distinct benefits, and downsides, to each type of training delivery.

Experience matters especially when dealing with stressful situations. Stress inoculation training is an approach that involves exposing trainees to gradually more stressful situations, allowing them to better handle hazardous or dangerous events or people they may face while on duty.

The tenants of instructional design can help you develop more efficient and effective training.

Not every location is the same, so we can't assume people will behave the same way everywhere. We explain why every location needs its own behavioral baseline, from a mall in Southeast Asia to a market in Turkey, and how law enforcement and security professionals can systematically assess one before they can spot a meaningful deviation from it.

Learn about the origin of active threat assessment for law enforcement through the Just Doesn’t Look Right Project and the Identifying Threats Training Program.

The United States Department of Defense-funded Just Doesn’t Look Right (JDLR) Project was undertaken to transfer tactics, techniques, and procedures to identify active threats from veteran to inexperienced military, law enforcement, and security personnel. Get the 411 from the head researchers on the JDLR Project and what this research means for active threat assessment.

Every profession develops its own shorthand, and structured observation is no different. We break down why a shared, trained vocabulary matters for law enforcement and security professionals communicating what they observe, in real time and in reports, and why it becomes even more essential on teams built from mixed backgrounds like law enforcement, corrections, and military.