MILO Range News

Abstract: Body-worn cameras (BWCs) continue to be adopted by law enforcement agencies around the world, yet how camera monitoring affects performance dimensions of policing in “critical incident” situations has received scant attention. We contribute to filling this gap. Guided by distraction-conflict theory from psychology, we conducted a laboratory experiment and used electrophysiological methods (EEG and … Continued

Abstract: The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the relationship between simulation training and police officers’ ability to think creatively in crises. The results of this study suggest that cognitive load could be affected by changing the manner in which the officers train in simulation. When a simulator curriculum is designed with the incorporation … Continued

  Law enforcement officers and experts agree that de-escalation training is essential for the safety of both officers and the public. However, given trends in violent altercations with officers, many understandably wonder if current training approaches are sufficient and effective. Theo Chalogianis is Lead Police Officer at Michigan Medicine, with 25 years in law enforcement, … Continued

VR is becoming a buzzword in so many fields, and now it is making its way into police training, but the question agencies and their instructor teams have to ask is: What are the benefits? Click here to read the article. Read David Griffith’s insightful article, ‘The Value of VR Training,’ which examines VR in … Continued

  MILO Training Solutions, a leader in cutting-edge training solutions, proudly announces the formation of its prestigious 2024 MILO Cognitive Advisory Board, a collective of renowned experts and visionaries in the fields of learning and development, law enforcement, military, and academia. Chair of the Board Dr. Joy VerPlanck, a distinguished senior leader with over 25 … Continued

  Keeping a clean and healthy shooting range involves three fundamentals: Ballistic containment: Ensure the range doesn’t let any bullets escape or ricochet dangerously. Air-handling: Making sure the range brings in outside air, maintains a downrange laminar flow within OSHA specifications, filters that air, and exhausts air free of lead and other dangerous particulate. Periodic … Continued

Read the link below to see how El Paso police recruits utilize the MILO simulator for active shooter training. The training program allows officers and recruits to examine their responses to those scenarios by watching back every move they make. “What could I have done better? How could I have handled this better? It’s not … Continued

  If you want public order, the public needs to cooperate with the police. Cooperation creates opportunities for information-sharing, leading to a safer environment where police can patrol safely without suspicion. And if you want the police to create a bond with the community where collaboration is reliable, there has to be a sense of … Continued

  Unless a target range is ice-cold or broiling, few shooters give a second thought to the HVAC system. But for range operators, it’s an entirely different story. As the National Shooting Sports Foundation points out, depending on their role and the design of the HVAC system, shooting range workers “may be exposed to lead … Continued

  Most police officers are familiar with classic simulation scenarios, such as a man standing at a door who quickly raises his hands to reveal either a knife, flip phone, wallet, gun, or empty palms. In typical training settings, participants are considered successful if they shoot when justified or abstain when not. If it gets … Continued