Courses
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Discuss how a K-9 can be utilized to assist you and things you can do to enhance the K-9’s ability to succeed.
Discuss electrocution and burns as causes of death.
Learn about what SIDS is and the different theories as to the causes.
Discuss the topic of ethics in policing throughout history
Discuss the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, & Threat Analysis and technology considerations
Discuss the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, & Threat Analysis in your organizations culture
Discuss the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, & Threat Analysis in the area of conflict
How to use the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, & Threat Analysis in consideration of your dept policies, HR considerations, and political factors
How to use the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, & Threat Analysis in your strategic planning process
How to use the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, & Threat Analysis externally
How to use the Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, & Threat Analysis internally
Learn how to identify and describe a dog when writing a report.
Learn how to approach and talk to an unknown dog when you encounter them on the street.
Learn what stats show regarding active school shooters and what your response should be based on these stats.
Training school staff in active shooter and security techniques is completely different than training officers. Learn the important factors to consider when conducting such training.
This roll call demonstrates the action/reaction drill that allows officers to experience an action/reaction situation in a safe environment. The goal of this drill is to demonstrate how quickly things evolve and that an officer's reaction is always going to be slower than the suspect's action in real life.
This roll call demonstrates to officers some tips and tricks to avoid escalating a feeding frenzy situation in which many officers engage one person who is showing aggression. The video highlights issues such as communication, an officer's focus, and tactics to help mitigate an officer's risk when in this situation.
Lip compression, or tightening of the lips, is a good indicator that an individual is withholding information or has an opinion.
Discuss the laws of human behavior, elicitation techniques, and how to detect lies.
Blink rate is an indicator of untruthfulness or stress. Attention to blink rate can be a valuable tool during questioning.
Multiple suspects with the exact same story and timeline is a good indicator that the story has been rehearsed. Asking an individual to go backward in the timeline can cause their story to fall apart.
Attacks on officers can be tied to appearance, fitness level, and how you carry yourself. Learn how to avoid giving fearful cues that may elicit an attack.
A bait question is something you can ask in almost any given situation to determine if someone has something to hide. Learn how to raise the stakes before asking your bait question.
Discuss ways to improve decision-making skills and becoming more adaptive.
Discuss the need for law enforcement to take the necessary measures to prevent crises from happening and the need for departments to have a plan of action in case a crisis does occur.
Discuss options-based responses for active assailant events.
Reflect on ways officers can deal/cope with trauma related events that occur on the job.
Discuss ways officers can talk and be open about law enforcement health.
Consider the ways a department can improve its mental health and create a culture that is open about psychological wellness.
Discuss encounters and understanding the signs of adults and children on the autism spectrum.
Discuss how personal social media use by officers could create issues.
Consider elements of safe techniques when encountering aggressive canines in the field.
Outline recommended procedures to implement when dealing with a missing person investigation
Outline ways officers can ensure a child's safety when arresting parents or caretakers
Define vicarious liability and ways to establish policies to reduce liability in the police agency
Reflect on the psychological responses and transitions officers may have when involved in a shooting
Define professionalism, the criteria of professionalism, and how to handle difficult situations as it relates to law enforcement
Reflect on the use of force continuum, the force options officers have, and how these options correlate to the continuum
Consider force, the use of force continuum, use of force involving arrests, and what constitutes necessary force
Discuss juvenile offenders in different aspects and the waiver of rights
Deconstruct a search warrant by dividing it into its components, advantages, and possible pitfalls
Justify the standard of reasonableness, exceptions to searches, consent to searches, and procedural steps to lawful searches.
Consider the fourth amendment, its importance to law enforcement, probable cause, and the building blocks of probable cause
Define suspicion, as well as the appropriate responses to suspicious activity, frisks, and lawful arrests.
Distinguish the safety concerns for officers with geolocation services and devices
Define cyber security, employee awareness, and rules to enact to ensure protections and accountability
Consider internet vulnerabilities of the law enforcement agency and countermeasures to take to ensure protection of vital information
Facilitate ways to write police reports grammatically correct with complex information and with the future of the police report in mind
Discuss the frequency of force, when force is appropriate, legal aspects of force, and misunderstanding about police use of force.
Comment on the sovereign citizen movement, the belief and actions of sovereign citizens, and interactions officers may have with these individuals
Develop tactics to deter and detect school shooters as well as conduct drills to prevent potential threats
Correlate the growing usage of the internet with solicitation of minors by online perpetrators
Plan for preparedness in the case of disasters or emergencies for the reunification of children and family.
Discuss child abusers, their grooming techniques, suspicious behavior, and how these exploiters avoid detection.
Discuss statistics for missing persons and the methods and modes of abduction
Discuss ways to de-escalate a situation involving individuals with mental illness
Consider the three components to resolving a situation
Discuss interpersonal communication and its skill set, performance improvement plans (PIP), and handling difficult conversations with employees.
Detect the indicators of deaf or hard-of-hearing drivers, and discuss ways to effectively communicate with these individuals
Fentanyl, Opioids, and Naloxone (Narcan) Use
Discuss search warrants and the precautions officers should take especially when writing affidavits.
Discuss the primary aggressor, searches, interviews with the victim(s), forms and risk assessments.
Assess the importance of handling 911 calls involving domestic violence, including the victim's, perpetrators, and any additional information
Define racial profiling, plan a self-improvement model, and explain the importance of social intelligence and acceptance
Discuss the community's perception of law enforcement, define diversity, and explain why appreciating diversity is important to an officer's role
Define drug interdiction, fronting and indicators, and explain different types of indicators
Define and consider biases that exist and how they affect and officers role
Discuss ways to exchange information when a language barrier exists
Define human trafficking, the criminalization protocols, and steps to identify and assist victims.
Discuss data pertaining to active shooter events in K-12 schools
Determine how practicing mindfulness can help LE deal with stress and improve mental health
Discuss characteristics of recognizing autism and recommended behaviors for law enforcement.
Discuss/demonstrate the guideline of the 21 foot rule
Discuss Law Enforcement's role and best practices when dealing with active shooter events