Category: POLICE TRAINING

Dutch Police Training: From Authoritarianism to Deescalation Strategies
In World War Two, the Netherlands felt what authoritarianism does. Respect for authority declined after the war. Dutch police training adapted, and focused on social skills like deescalation techniques ... Read More

Spring Valley High School Student Violently Arrested by SRO Ben Fields
An SRO -- School Resources Officer -- at Spring Valley High School (S.C.) violently slammed a black female student to the floor and then threw her several feet toward the door. She was arrested for using her cell phone in class. ... Read More

Better Firearms Training, Less Lethal Force, Fewer Lethal Police Shootings
During police firearms training, why not teach officers to aim for the shoulder or leg? There would be decidedly fewer lethal police shootings if cops didn't have the license to use lethal force every time they felt threatened ... Read More

How to Get Independent Quality Police Training and Police Accountability
For police accountability and guaranteed quality, police training must take place on a state level, independent of the culture within individual police forces ... Read More

1984: Dutch Police Training Adjusts to Society’s Anti-Authoritarianism
Dutch police training was revised when the police realized the need to adapt to post-war society's anti-authoritarianism. They shifted from rigidly applying the law to focusing on social skills such as deescalation strategies. ... Read More