Trainers Blog

Reserve Officer FTO

We received a very good question from an agency regarding reserve officer FTO.  I asked Sgt. David Harris to respond to this question.

Question: Do you have information about liability in reference to reserve officers/deputies receiving a 12 month FTO program vs. the standard full time officer/deputy FTO program? (more…)

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Trainers Blog

Blue Knights with Lt. Dan Marcou

Blue Knights
 with Lt. Dan Marcou

On patrol you are not looking for something, you are looking for everything.”  A long-time Field Training Officer told this to every recruit he ever trained.  He hoped to encourage them to be proactive and maintain a wide-open mind, during every contact. He did this because experience had taught him that one good cop can make a difference. (more…)

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