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MILO Simulator has a temporary home

by Lexi Greenwood
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State Trooper Don Stewart using the MILO range for the first time. He can be seen doing the calibration scenario.
Dan Wood watching State Trooper William McMullen running a calibration scenario on the MILO range.
State Trooper Don Stewart running a scenario on the MILO range.
MILO installer, Jay Kay choosing how he wants the simulation to respond as State Trooper Don Stewart runs a scenario.
State Trooper Don Stewart running through his first simulation scenario on the MILO range.
State Trooper William McMullen running an armed shooter scenario on the MILO range.
Dan Wood reacting to an assailant throwing a punch at him while running a scenario on the MILO range.
A first person view of what to expect when using the MILO range.
Dan Wood and State Trooper Don Stewart talking about the MILO range.
State Troopers Don Stewart and William McMullen and MILO installer Jay Kay laughing as they watch Dan Wood do a simulation on the MILO range.
Jay Kay, MILO installer, booting up the MILO range and State Trooper William McMullen looking at the new driving simulator.
Dan Wood telling pedestrians within the scenario to leave the premises.
Dan Wood standing in preparation as his simulation on the MILO range begins.
Dan Wood, Jay Kay and State Troopers Don Stewart and William McMullen discussing all the possibilities with the MILO range.
The driving simulator.
The driving simulator is set up to recreate the inside of a police vehicle. Including a computer and is surrounded by three screens.

 

Almost a year after President Kojo Quartey announced the approval of a $350,000 grant for the purchase of a MILO Immersive De-escalation Simulator, the Criminal Justice program had its new teaching tool installed.

MILO Installer, Jay Kay said installation took about two days and he did the range set up himself while two other men set up the driving simulator. 

The MILO Simulator has been temporarily placed in rooms 271-272 of the La-Z-Boy Center.

The permanent home for the MILO Simulator has not been made official yet, as new conversations to place it in H-Building have begun, but it was previously planned to be located at the Whitman Center.

“As it stands currently, CRJ is not moving anywhere. We had planned to move to Whitman but that is still open due to some logistical concerns.” Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Dan Wood, said in an email. “The move to H Building was offered, but not made official, as an alternative, but no decision has been made and it has not been sent to the Board of Trustees for consideration.” 

Wood said the plan was always to temporarily install the MILO Simulator on the main campus while a permanent location was being constructed.

Wood said there are 400 pre-installed scenarios he plans to sort through in order to learn what he can teach with the MILO simulator.

Wood said there are plans to utilize the MILO for a Career Academy and a Citizen Academy, as well as using the driving simulator for the Advanced Youth Driving Course over the summer.

“We really want to use it as a community relations thing as well because we do have issues with, I think it’s just a lack of knowledge on the part of the general citizenry on what police officers do and don’t do.” Wood said.

In the fall Wood said he is planning to have an in-service training for the local agencies on de-escalation and basic firearms and plans to offer an advanced patrol operation course for students wanting to pursue criminal justice.