Training Keys
Concise, authoritative sources of law enforcement information, these six-page, loose-leaf monographs allow law enforcement officers to expand or sharpen their knowledge, skills and abilities on a broad variety of law enforcement practices and procedures. Each Training Key is prepared by a leading expert and addresses an issue of particular interest to line officers and their supervisors.
Training Keys
#708 - 21st Century Policing: Pillars Five and Six
This Training Key® discusses Pillars Five and Six of the final report developed by the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
#707 - 21st Century Policing: Pillars Three and Four
This Training Key® discusses Pillars Three and Four of the final report developed by the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
#706 - 21st Century Policing: Pillars One and Two
This Training Key® discusses Pillars One and Two of the final report developed by the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
#705 - 21st Century Policing: An Overview
This Training Key® serves as an overview of the final report developed by the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
#704 - Motor Vehicle Crash Reconstruction: Exterior and Interior Vehicle Analysis
Using sound evidence collection and recording procedures, specially trained law enforcement officers can learn how a motor vehicle crash occurred.
#703 - Motor Vehicle Crash Reconstruction: Dynamics and Roadway Analysis
#700 - Law Enforcement and Persons with Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a genetic neurological disorder that affects movement, behavior, and cognition. This Training Key® discusses recommended responses to persons with symptoms of...
#699 - Human Trafficking Update
The crime of human trafficking can happen anywhere. Therefore, officers must be aware of the signs that indicate that trafficking may be occurring in their...
#698 - Neonaticide
Cases of suspected neonaticide (homicide of a newborn) have unique challenges compared to other child homicide investigations. Beginning with law enforcement’s initial response, a specialized...
#697 - Probable Cause to Search
While there are many similarities between probable cause to search and probable cause to arrest, they are entirely separate determinations with significantly different requirements.
#695 - Child Sex Trafficking
Training on the identification and investigation of Child Sex Trafficking (CST), or Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), is critical to identifying and meeting the...
#694 - Supreme Court Update: 2014
The following U.S. Supreme Court rulings have a bearing on how law enforcement officers conduct enforcement operations. Their implications for individual police agency and police...
#693 - Supreme Court Update: 2013
The following U.S. Supreme Court rulings have a bearing on how law enforcement officers conduct enforcement operations. Their implications for individual police agency and police...
#690 - Exercise and Nutrition for Law Enforcement Officers
As discussed in Training Key® #685, health and fitness are of vital importance to law enforcement officers. This Key provides additional information on how to...
#689 - Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence: An Update
The last decade has seen growing recognition of the connection between the commission of acts of cruelty to animals and other serious crimes against people...
#687 - Miranda: Post-Invocation Interrogation
This Training Key® discusses when and under what circumstances, law enforcement officers can question a suspect who has invoked his Miranda rights.
#686 - Suicide Among Child Sex Offenders
Law enforcement agencies around the country frequently report cases in which a child sex crime investigation has abruptly ended due to the suicide of the...
#685 - Health and Fitness: Importance to Law Enforcement Officers
Physical health and fitness are vitally important to every law enforcement officer. Beyond the ordinary dangers to good health, such as heart disease and stress...
#683 - Miranda Waivers
This Training Key® discusses the case law surrounding Miranda waivers.
#682 - Miranda Invocations
This Training Key® discusses when a suspect can invoke his Miranda rights and what constitutes an invocation.
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