Top 4 Ways to Improve Your Course’s Transfer of Learning Rate

Your courses are only effective if students are able to retain course material and apply it on the job. Without high levels of learning transfer, courses will not achieve their intended objectives and students will not benefit from the information you provide. While research indicates only about 10 percent of information in training and education… Read more »

Documenting Force: Traffic Stop Details

Editor’s Note: This post was written by use of force expert Jon Blum. Check out Jon’s background here and his Law Enforcement Learning course here. Traffic stops are one of many dangerous tasks performed by law enforcement professionals every day. According to annual FBI Law Enforcement Officer Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) reports, officers frequently encounter drunk… Read more »

Three Myths about Money Laundering Investigations

Editor’s Note: This post was written by money laundering expert Jessica Herbert. Check out Jessica’s background and courses here. Criminal investigators and analysts uncover the layers of criminal organizations with investigative techniques using data and information from several sources. For money laundering investigations, these sources can be a continuous trail of transactions connecting persons, businesses… Read more »

Featured Instructor Interview: Wesley Clark

We recently sat down with December’s Featured Instructor, Wesley Clark, to discuss his course and his thoughts on Cognitive Interviewing. When he’s not at Law Enforcement Learning, you can find him training, consulting, or tweeting at @WesClark. Here are some excerpts from our conversation: Law Enforcement Learning: Tell us about your course: Clark: Cognitive Interviewing… Read more »

Featured Instructor Interview: Scriven King

We recently sat down with November’s Featured Instructor, Scriven King, to discuss his course and his thoughts on Operations Security. When he’s not at Law Enforcement Learning, you can find him blogging at The Security Dialogue or tweeting at @scrivenlking. Here are some excerpts from our conversation: Law Enforcement Learning: Tell us about your course…. Read more »

Distance Learning: The Learning Case

*This post is the second in a multi-part series on the effectiveness of online learning. A significant body of research indicates online learning is more effective than in-person learning at achieving identified performance outcomes. While this conclusion may surprise readers accustomed to the in-person training environment, thousands of studies conducted over the past two decades… Read more »

Distance Learning: The Business Case

In an era of increasingly intense budget pressures, departments and organizations are constantly searching for ways to minimize costs while retaining operational capabilities. In the training world, cost pressures have been a primary motivator for the development of distance learning capabilities because anecdotal information appears to indicate distance learning costs less than traditional classroom experiences…. Read more »

Hello, Everyone.

We’ve arrived. The law enforcement and security professions are in states of great change as we open our virtual doors to the world. Technology is driving new crimes and new investigative methods, budget pressures are ensuring new priorities, and generational transitions are inspiring new techniques and introducing new conflicts to the workplace. Over the past… Read more »