Doug Wyllie

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Doug Wyllie is a senior contributor for Corrections1, providing police training content on a wide range of topics and trends affecting the law enforcement community. Doug hosts PoliceOne's Policing Matters podcast.

Doug is the 2014 Western Publishing Association “Maggie Award” winner for Best Regularly Featured Digital Edition Column, and has authored more than 1,000 articles and tactical tips. Doug is a member of International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), an Associate Member of the California Peace Officers’ Association (CPOA), and a member of the Public Safety Writers Association (PSWA).

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5 reasons to celebrate General Mark Inch as new BOP director
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ selection of General Mark S. Inch as the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons is excellent news for corrections
5 quotes correctional leaders can use to increase officer safety and facility success
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Follow the advice in these five quotes to enhance leadership of your troops and improve efficiency in your facility
How using outdated technology with deaf inmates risks lawsuits and prison staff safety
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Court settlement amounts against prisons and jails that did not provide deaf inmates with the ability to make legally entitled telephone calls have totaled in the millions
How California's prison population limit accelerated CDCR's effort to 'go green'
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After the CDCR was ordered to improve its medical and mental health care facilities, the agency embraced eco-friendly construction
A brief history of California's prison population reduction legislation
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Many argue that Prop 47 and 57 have done little to reduce the inmate population in California, and that those initiatives were more of a vocal public endorsement of rehabilitation efforts
How biometric technologies will help correctional facilities
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Biometric technologies have already helped facilities improve offender identification and have the potential to improve efficiency for employee access authentication
How do corrections leaders spot employees susceptible to corruption?
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Corruption in prisons, jails and other facilities where people are incarcerated is not new, and yet leaders still struggle to ensure that staff retains high ethical standards
How strong command presence can quickly resolve dynamic incidents
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A sergeant for the Lee County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office arrived at a disturbance and almost immediately took control of a situation that was wildly out of control
How community paramedics improve care, reduce costs in correctional facilities
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Community paramedics placed within a correctional facility increase the level of services provided by the health care team and potentially reduce overall health care costs
The murder of Officer Keith Boyer reveals the dangers of early prisoner release
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A recidivist gang member whose record includes a 2010 robbery conviction and a 2014 conviction for GTA murdered Officer Keith Boyer ten days after his release on parole
How correctional officers can be more effective in courtroom appearances
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The time you put into refining your skills before entering court will definitely improve your experience in court
New website connects COs in crisis with life-saving resources
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1st Alliance has launched 1st Help, a searchable database dedicated to finding emotional, financial, and religious assistance for first responders and their spouses