Webinar

Why Law Enforcement Hires Go Bad – And What We Can Do About It

Part 1: From Recruitment Through Academy  of the Why Law Enforcement Hires Go Bad Webinar Series

View On Demand (Recorded February 18, 2025)

When bad outcomes occur in policing, they are too often traceable to the hiring and training process. Indeed, hiring the right candidates is one of the most critical steps in building a professional, capable and ethical police force. And effective academy and field training is essential to helping new hires make sound decisions under high stress, supported by consistent evaluation throughout their entire training process. 

In this two-part webinar series, legendary instructors Bruce Sokolove (“Coach Sok”) and Gordon Graham will provide law enforcement leaders with a roadmap to enhance hiring, training and evaluation processes. Learn how to implement thorough vetting practices to identify the best candidates, use academy and field training to prepare recruits for real-world challenges, and develop evaluation tools to ensure unsuitable candidates are identified before advancing.

You will learn:

  • Strategies to improve vetting of candidates and lateral hires, such as candidate ride-alongs, writing samples and validity instruments.
  • Candidate monitoring protocols that can help identify trainees who should not advance pass basic training.
  • How to enhance the Field Training process through thoughtful FTO assignments, technology, audits and corrective coaching.
  • The importance of setting expectations, monitoring behavior patterns and reinforcing quality street performance through all areas of training
  • How to recruit, select and prepare the best officers to serve as FTOs and monitor their performance to further improve your Field Training program.  

Presented by:

Gordon Graham
Co-Founder, Lexipol		 Bruce A. Sokolove (Coach Sok)  
Principal, Field Training Associates

 

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