Embracing Tactical Training Videos to Improve Police Force Performance

The use of training videos have become increasingly common in many industries, but only recently have we seen tactical training videos gaining increased support among police forces. The use of video as a tactical training tool has many advantages and potential benefits over other forms of training, and with law enforcement largely surrounded by video, producing tactical training videos that include real world scenarios is easier than ever before. Find out how you can use tactical training videos to improve police force performance based on the actual tactical training that is currently taking place across the law enforcement industry.

Types of Tactical Training Videos

The use of video as a tactical training tool is certainly not a new idea, but it is a concept that has only recently gained the popularity that it deserves. While video has been used in classrooms to reinforce training for years, the use of fully equipped tactical training videos to provide essential training among police forces for improved performance is definitely something that’s become popular over the past few years. Certainly there are many opportunities for law enforcement to incorporate tactical training videos into their day-to-day training operations.

Law enforcement can benefit from the following types of tactical training videos which are easily produced with the supporting b-roll footage captured in actual operations from body cams, dash cams, and surveillance cams, too:

• Tactical investigations training videos.
• Public interaction training videos.
• Active shooter training videos.
• Emergency situation training videos.
• Bomb drill training videos.

Many other scenarios and situations can also become training videos for the police force depending on individual needs. 

Providing Tactical Training Videos for Post-Scenario Analysis

Many local law enforcement agencies are finding that the use of tactical training videos that are produced from the existing dash camera and body camera videos of a scenario that their police force was actively engaged in can have profound effects in regards to providing post-scenario analysis training. In most situations, such as when there is an active shooter or some other emergency scenario that plays out, the debriefing that takes place after the fact includes a review with the Sargent on what happened, what went right, and what went wrong. 

Video analysis provides an additional tactical training exercise in these scenarios. Being able to incorporate actual video of the situation into tactical training videos that are used to provide post-scenario analysis can help to provide instructors with the ability to pinpoint exactly what went right or wrong, and to show active officers what they did, or could have done, to improve the situation and come out with a better overall scenario.

 The use of video to debrief after an active emergency scenario provides a unique ability to teach officer’s about their performance and the importance of their tactical training. No other form of training has this capacity or power the way that video does.

Tactical Training Video Drills

Tactical training videos can also provide a wide variety of opportunities for drills and safety scenarios to be played out for law enforcement to train. Video drills allow law enforcement to have the added benefit of training at their convenience, anytime, any day, and from anywhere. Where many law enforcement officers would generally require training on site, being able to train remotely and flexibly is incredibly valuable. 

With video drills, there’s also the added benefit of being able to train over and over. Should a law enforcement officer feel like he or she needs additional training on a topic, or like they have forgotten what they learned on a particular video training series, they can re-train or re-watch the video to learn all over again. Being able to train, conveniently and flexibly is incredibly important.

Additional Benefits of Tactical Training Videos

In addition to flexibility, and the ability to see firsthand how a particular scenario could have played out better, tactical training videos have many other benefits. Law enforcement appreciates the ability to engage in tactical training videos without having to jeopardize their safety or risk their health in scenarios that could be potentially dangerous to train in otherwise. With video, training is:

• Always available on demand.
• Visible and easy to follow unlike reading a book.
• Engaging and fun to watch.
• Pace based so that learners can train at a rate that’s best for them.
• Non-linear with many interactive elements incorporated into training videos.

As a law enforcement officer, or an officer in training. Being able to actively engage in tactical training is an essential tool whether it’s provided via a manual, in-person, classroom, live-action, or video based program. Local law enforcement officers require this training to better themselves and to be best prepared for the various situations and scenarios that they face on a regular basis.

At Beverly Boy Productions, we specialize in producing tactical training videos that are used throughout the police force and local law enforcement industry to provide necessary training for the safety and efficacy of our officers. To learn more about producing tactical training videos that are right for your business, give us a call!