Law enforcement training for patrol shifts

What you get

• 50 drills for briefings and in-service training: de-escalation, crisis contacts, traffic stops, building checks, force decisions
• LE Flashcards: 75 landmark case law cards on search and seizure, use of force and Miranda
• 84 workouts for patrol: sprints, carries and duty-gear conditioning
• Local overrides: training officers add your state law and policy to any card or drill
• A ready lesson plan on every drill, lined up with state POST in-service training

A full drill, exactly as it is in the app

High-risk vehicle stop comms

Tactics & movement · 15 min

Run clear, coordinated verbal commands and positioning for a high-risk vehicle stop.

Setup

• Two vehicles in a safe, closed training area
• Role players for the vehicle occupants
• Your agency's high-risk stop policy

How to run it

1. Review the agency policy and assign roles before you start.
2. Position the patrol vehicles as your policy directs.
3. The primary officer gives commands one at a time, in a loud, clear voice.
4. Bring each occupant out and back one at a time, as policy directs.
5. The cover officer confirms each step on the radio.
6. Switch roles and repeat with a change (an extra occupant or a passenger who does not comply).

What good looks like

• One officer gives commands at a time
• Commands are short and in a logical order
• Every position matches agency policy

Debrief questions

• Were any commands given out of order or by two officers at once?
• Did the radio traffic match what was happening?

Safety

• Use inert training weapons only. Check that no live weapons are in the training area before every run.
• Follow your agency's high-risk stop policy; this drill does not replace it.

General training ideas only. Your agency's protocols, policies and medical director come first.

A few of the 50 Law Enforcement drills

Each one has step-by-step instructions, what good looks like, debrief questions, safety notes and a ready lesson plan.

• Scene size-up call-out

  Command & ICS · 10 min

  Arrive, stop, and say it out loud: hazards, number of patients, resources needed, access and exit routes. Repeat until the whole call-out takes under 30 seconds.

• Radio report reps

  Communications · 10 min

  Practice short transmissions: who you are calling, who you are, your message, then a read-back. Keep it under ten seconds.

• Casualty drag and handoff

  Rescue · 25 min

  Two-person drag to a collection point, then give a verbal handoff covering mechanism, injuries, signs and treatment.

• De-escalation conversation

  Decision-making · 30 min · Intermediate

  Talk a role player in crisis down using time, distance, listening and simple choices, with a cover officer.

• Alarm call building check

  Tactics & movement · 30 min · Intermediate

  Two officers respond to a burglary alarm, check the exterior, and decide whether and how to search the building.

• Scene preservation

  Hazmat & safety · 25 min · Foundation

  Secure a mock crime scene, set up a perimeter and start a scene log.

• Self-aid with one hand

  Medical · 20 min · Foundation

  Apply a tourniquet to your own arm and leg one-handed, with your weak hand, from your duty gear.

• Barricade perimeter setup

  Command & ICS · 30 min · Intermediate

  Set up inner and outer perimeters, a command post and staging for a barricaded subject.

• Traffic stop communication

  Communications · 25 min · Foundation

  Run routine traffic stops with role players, focusing on a clear greeting, explanation and closing.

• Officer down rescue

  Rescue · 30 min · Advanced

  Practice reaching a downed partner, moving them to cover and starting self-aid or buddy aid.

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