The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Police Department has been awarded $105,000 through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (CIP), administered by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research (OGR). The funding will be used to implement the Street Smarts Virtual Reality (VR) training system to enhance officer preparedness in…
Category: Police training
USA: West Midlands Police Use VR Training to Fight Crimes Against Women
Virtual reality technology is being used to train new police officers to provide an insight into male crimes against women. West Midlands Police has said it is the first force in the UK to partner with training provider Calico, to deliver the interactive sessions to 700 new recruits by April. Officers wear virtual reality headsets,…
USA: Kauaʻi Cops Are Using Virtual Reality to Boost Their Firearms Training
For Kauaʻi cops, getting in firearms practice has meant navigating a winding, unpaved access road to a remote, often muddy shooting range — an ordeal that, weather permitting, can take all day. Now a new solution powered by virtual reality is emerging: the Kauaʻi Police Department later this year plans to launch a small-footprint weapons…
Mary Frances McGowan: Ohio Overhauls Police Training with Focus on Modern Policing Skills
Ohio will implement the “most comprehensive” police training reform in decades with a new curriculum in July that emphasizes practical skills for today’s law enforcement, State Attorney General Dave Yost announced. The updated Peace Officer Basic Training program will replace 72 hours of outdated coursework with training focused on critical modern policing needs, including active…
Nelson Carrington: The Future of Law Enforcement Training: Harnessing AI for Advanced Officer Development
This article is based on research conducted as a part of the CA POST Command College. It is a futures study of a particular emerging issue of relevance to law enforcement. Its purpose is not to predict the future; rather, to project a variety of possible scenarios useful for planning and action in anticipation of…
Punjab Police to Set up AI and Machine Learning Lab
In Juanuary 2025, the Punjab Police inked an MoU with IIT-Ropar to establish a first-of-its-kind in-house Artificial Intelligence and machine learning laboratory. Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said AI can assist police in the detection of criminal activities and fraud by identifying patterns and trends in large volumes of data while machine learning…
Marlborough MA Police, Sheriff’s Office Team Up for Scenario-Based Training
Marlborough police officers recently completed interactive, scenario-based training using the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office’s Mobile Training Center, according to a community announcement. Fifty-six officers participated in the program. Training included a series of video-based scenarios that replicated real-life situations that officers may encounter during their shifts, according to the announcement. These included traffic stops, trespassing incidents…
Malaysia’s Police Urged to Undergo Robust AI Training to Combat Crime
An artificial intelligence expert in Malaysia has urged the police to train their officers adequately before adopting the technology to combat crimes. The call by Azree Nazri, president of the Artificial Intelligence Society Malaysia, comes as Malaysia aims to use AI to help tackle a rise in commercial offences. Azree said police officers must understand the functions of generative…
Bahrain: Royal Academy of Police Participates in AI Training Programme
In line with directives by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministerial Committee for Information Technology and Communication (MCICT), the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) discussed collaboration with the Royal Academy of Police to advance artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within the public security sector. This collaboration aims to establish an integrated framework for the development…
Pakistan to Send Islamabad Police Officers to Beijing for AI, Modern Policing Training
Pakistan’s interior ministry announced on Wednesday that the government would send Islamabad Police officers to Beijing so that they can receive training in artificial intelligence and modern policing methods. Pakistan has recently undertaken measures to enhance its policing methods, especially as it faces surging militant attacks in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and southwestern Balochistan…