Corrections Training Gear News & Articles

• 5 changes COs want to see in their facilities in 2018

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  We asked our members what they would like see change in their facilities in the coming year

• Enhance your multi-agency training with Pat-Down Props

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  There are non-functioning replicas of crack pipes, needles, brass knuckles and even handguns

• Training Bluegun now available for Sig Sauer P227R

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  It's molded from solid blue polyurethane to differentiate it from a live weapon

• Mock prison riot gets new warden

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  A 16th version of the Mock Prison Riot at the former West Virginia Penitentiary will happen in May

• Better prepare for any attack with Shocknife

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  Training knife induces the stress necessary to give realistic edged weapon training

• Ill. prison barbers make almost $72,000 a year

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  Giving haircuts to inmates can lead to hairy situations

• Train the mind and the body will follow

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  Why incorporating mental preparedness into staff training is critical

• Inside the riot at Chino: What really happened?

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  By Luke WhyteCHINO, Calif. — Even before the violent riot involving more than 1,000 inmates broke out on the night of August 8th, tensions were high at the California Institute for Men in Chino (CI...

• Who’s your role model?

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  Editor's note: This article is part of a Corrections1 Special Report on the 2009 ACA Summer Conference. You can check out the whole report by clicking here. By Luke Whyte We all need someone to loo...

• Unconventional delivery of deadly force

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  Tracy E. Barnhart and Gary T. KlugiewiczHere’s a sentence you probably never thought you’d see in print: This article will address the unconventional delivery of deadly force in a correctional faci...

• RedMan Training Gear the 2009 Mock Prison Riot

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  BLUtube is powered by Police1.com

• Keep 'em guessing: British cell extraction techniques

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  Editor's note: This article is part of a Corrections1 Special Report on the 2009 Mock Prison Riot in Moundsville, W.V. You can check out the whole report (including exclusive articles and video con...

• Tips for transporting combative/non-compliant suspects

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  Q: What is the best way to extract an uncooperative/assaultive suspect from the backseat of a squad car? A: There is no easy answer for how to get a non-compliant/resisting/assaultive prisoner out ...

• Mock Prison Riot - After action report

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  The Michigan Department of Corrections Emergency Response Team attends the Mock Prison Riot every year. We compile a team of as many as forty Emergency Response Team members from 27 teams throughou...

• If you find one weapon, keep looking

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player This video clip serves as a reminder of how easy it can be for a suspect to conceal one—or many—weapons, including a full-length shotgun and a ...

• Don't underestimate the homeless

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  Not all homeless people are dangerous, but don't get in the habit of generally discounting them as not being a potential threat. Having dealt with many of the homeless, I’ve found that most carried...

• One-man unit response to a disturbance call: What would you do?

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  Download the video Download Windows Media Player In today’s Police1 Video Tip of the week, provided by the Law Enforcement Training Network (LETN) we follow along as an officer makes a solo respons...

• Judgmental Training Simulators-The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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  Why Simulators Are Only As Good As The Trainers That Operate Them By John Wills Training Contributor Thankfully, judgmental use of force simulators are becoming ubiquitous in the law enforcement an...

• Second life for expired vest

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  Rather than throw away my recently expired ballastic vest, I had "POLICE" patches sewn on the front & back. The vest is kept in the trunk of my personal car. When off-duty, I now have a ballastic v...

• Protecting your audio transmitter cord

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  For those who carry audio transmitters on their duty belts: do you have the problem of external mic cords breaking without warning and causing you to have an evidence tape with no audio? To prevent...

• Getting the most use out of departmental equipment

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  Video:Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media PlayerIn this week’s Police1 Video Tip, Training Officer Gary Monreal from New Berlin (WI) PD shares a way for agencies to ensure that protective equip...

• Getting into a malfunctioning shotgun rack

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  I am sure most of you know this...I didn't. The Pro-Gard Industries shotgun mount in my patrol car will open with a handcuff key if for some reason the button malfunctions.

• Training for safe, effective lateral movement skills

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week’s Police1 Video Tip, law enforcement fitness expert James Di Naso with Police Kinesiology Company demonstrates training exercises ...

• Suspicious person contacts

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  This is probably nothing new to many of you, but I still see this mistake time and again: When preparing to make contact with a suspicious person, do not grab your mic for the first time while pull...

• The Virtual Blade

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  Video: Broadband Dialup Download Windows Media Player In this week's Police1 Video Tactical Tip, P1 Trainer Gary Klugiewicz explains the benefits of using a "Virtual Blade" during edged weapons tra...

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