THE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE IS OFFERING SIMULATOR TRAINING TO LOCAL DEPARTMENTS.

THE MULTIPLE INTERACTIVE LEARNING OBJECTIVE OR “MILO” RANGE THEATER SIMULATOR IS AVAILABLE AT FOUR LOCATIONS ACROSS ILLINOIS. IT PUTS TRAINEES INTO REAL WORLD, INTERACTIVE SITUATIONS WHERE THEY MAY HAVE TO USE DEADLY FORCE SAY I-S-P SERGEANT JASMIN DIXON.

“MILO” OR MULTIPLE INTERACTIVE LEARNING OBJECTIVE RANGE THEATER SIMULATORS ARE AVAILABLE AT FOUR LOCATIONS. THE STATE POLICE HAS BEEN USING THEM FOR A FEW YEARS TO IMMERSE TRAINEES INTO HIGH-STRESS, INTERACTIVE SITUATIONS SAYS SERGEANT JASMIN DIXON.

MILO FEATURES MORE THAN 900 SCENARIOS. DIXON SAYS THEY STARTED MAKING MILO AVAILABLE TO LOCAL AGENCIES BACK IN JULY AND SO FAR, 19 HAVE PUT THEIR OFFICERS THROUGH THE TRAINING.