NOVEMBER 2018 DATE L CD C COURSE SPECIAL NOTES TIMES 19 4 Pursuit and Emergency Driving Skyline Academy 0800-1200 19 2 6 EVOC Class III Vehicle Frederick Co SO 0800-1700 20 2 6 EVOC Class III Vehicle Frederick Co SO 0800-1700 20 4 VCIN B Re-Certification Skyline Academy 0800-1200 26 4 DMV Regulatory Law Skyline Academy 0800-1200 26 4 DMV Fraudulent Documents Skyline Academy 1300-1700 27 2 Speed Measurement Refresher Winchester PD 1430-1630 27 2 Critical Incident Decision Making Winchester PD 1300-1500 27 2 Critical Incident Decision Making Winchester PD 1600-1800 27-28 2 14 Evolution of Modern Terrorism Skyline Academy 0800-1700 28 2 Critical Incident Decision Making Winchester PD 1300-1500 28 2 Critical Incident Decision Making Winchester PD 1600-1800 29 4 Below 100 Skyline Academy 1300-1700 30 2 Critical Incident Decision Making Winchester PD 0600-0800 DECEMBER 2018 DATE L CD C COURSE SPECIAL NOTES TIMES 1 8 Active Shooter Operator Course Warren Co SO 0800-1700 3-10 4 2 34 General Instructor Development Skyline Academy 0800-1700 3-4 16 The Foundation of Jail Supervision Skyline Academy 0800-1700 4 & 7 2 REVIVE! Warren Co SO 0800-1000 4 & 7 6 ASHI CPR, AED and First Aid Training Warren Co SO 1000-1600 7 2 Basic Law & Liability in Special Operations Warren Co SO 0900-1130 10 8 Defensive Tactics Refresher/Taser ReCert Warren Co SO 0800-1700
10 8 Defensive Tactics Refresher/Taser ReCert Warren Co SO 0800-1700 12 2 General Instructor Re-Certification Skyline Academy 0800-1000 12 2 Firearms Instructor Re-Certification Skyline Academy 1000-1200 12 2 Driver Instructor Re-Certification Skyline Academy 1300-1500 12 2 Speed Measurement Instructor Re-Certification Skyline Academy 1300-1500 12 2 Defensive Tactics Instructor Re-Certification Skyline Academy 1500-1700 12 4 Field Training Officer Re-Certification Skyline Academy 1300-1700 17 4 Legal Updates Skyline Academy 0800-1200 17 2 Cultural Diversity Generation Skyline Academy 1300-1500 2019 JANUARY 2019 DATE L CD C COURSE SPECIAL NOTES TIMES 7-11 Court Security Civil Process #3 Skyline Academy 0800-1700 16 Basic Law Enforcement Officer #4 Skyline Academy 0700-1730 17 4 Driver Training/Stop Stick Training Front Royal PD 0800-1200 17 4 Driver Training/Stop Stick Training Front Royal PD 1300-1700 24 4 Driver Training/Stop Stick Training Front Royal PD 0800-1200 24 4 Driver Training/Stop Stick Training Front Royal PD 1300-1700 Feb 25-Mar 1 School Resource Officer DCJS https://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/training-events/school-resource-officer-school-security-officer-and-school-administrator-building
L- Legal CD Cultural Diversity C Career Please note agency Firearms classes will no longer be on the Training Schedule. INSTRUCTOR RE-CERTIFICATION CLASSES ARE OPEN TO AGENCIES THAT ARE PART OF SKYLINE ONLY. DUE TO THE HOUR TRACKING REQUIRED BY DCJS INSTRUCTORS MUST ATTEND INSTRUCTOR RE-CERT COURSES HELD BY THEIR OWN ACADEMY ONLY.
CPI On-Line Learning Courses October - December, 2018 Please note that individuals do not have to register for these classes via the Academy. However, the Training Officer must turn the certificates in upon completion to the Academy registrar within the 60-day time frame to receive credit. 1. Applied Evidence-Based Policing Practices: Homicide and Violent Crime Reduction 4 career 2. Community Policing Defined: 12 career 3. Ethical Decision Making: Policing with Principled Insight 4 career 4. Judicial Security Specialist Online - 8 career 5. New Perspectives on Community Policing 4 career 6. Tactical Community Policing for Homeland Security 2 career, 2 cultural diversity 7. Violence Interdiction: A proactive Approach to Mitigating Conflict 12 career Once any of these courses is successfully completed, students must print or save the certificate of completion and turn it in to their Training Officer. The Training Officer must then submit the same to Skyline Regional Criminal Justice Academy via the registrar to pbaggarly@srcja.org. Once the certificate of completion is received, the applicable in-service credit as outlined above will be awarded. Please see Class Descriptions below for an overview of all VCPI classes.
POLICE ONE CLASS LISTING OCTOBER - DECEMBER, 2018 Please note that the Training Officer must register individuals through the Academy Registrar for classes. The following classes are the only classes available during this period. Signing someone up for the class will include all classes listed under that category and all must be completed and turned in together to receive credit. Completion certificates must be turned in together to the Academy Registrar to receive credit. 1. LE Response to Active Shooter a. Law Enforcement Response to Active Shooter Incident 2 career 2. Active Shooter Phases, Prevention, Recognition & Response a. Active Shooter: Phases and Prevention 1 career b. Active Shooter: Recognition and Basic Response 1 career 3. Active Shooter 1-4 a. Active Shooter 1 1 career b. Active Shooter 2 1 career c. Active Shooter 3 1 career d. Active Shooter 4 1 career 4. Civil Rights a. Civil Rights 4 career 5. Constitutional Policing & Officer Liability a. Constitutional Policing 2 legal b. Officer Liability 2 legal 6. Anti-Bias & LGBTI Training a. Anti-Bias Training for LE 1 cultural diversity b. LGBTI Issues 1 cultural diversity 7. Suicide by Cop & Excited Delirium a. Suicide by Cop 1 career b. Understanding and Responding to Excited Delirium Calls 1 career
8. Internet-Technology a. Social Media and Law Enforcement 1 career b. Internet/Technology in Law Enforcement 1 1 career 9. Financial Crimes a. Financial Crimes 4 career 10. Campus Policing a. Bomb Threats in Schools 1 career b. Preventing and Addressing Bullying in Schools 1 career 11. Communication Skills 2 career, 2 cultural diversity a. Communication Skills 1 b. Communication Skills 2 c. Communication Skills 3 d. Communication Skills 4 12. De-Escalation and Minimizing Use of Force 2 career 13. Courthouse Security 2 career 14. Arrest, Search & Seizure (4 th Amendment) 2 legal 15. Leadership 1 a. Leadership 1 1 career b. Leadership 2 1 career 16. Leadership 2 a. Leadership 3 1 career b. Leadership 4 1 career 17. Leadership 3 a. Leadership 5 1 career b. Leadership 6 1 career 18. Leadership 4 a. Leadership 7 1 career b. Leadership 8 1 career 19. Use of Force 2 legal
20. Responding to Emergencies a. Bloodborne Pathogens 1 career b. Suspects in Medical Distress 1 career 21. Ethics in Law Enforcement a. Ethics in Law Enforcement 1 legal b. Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 1 legal 22. Dispatcher Specialized Call Types a. Active Shooter 1 career b. Bomb Threats 1 career 23. Dispatcher Ethics, Liability and Legal Issues a. Dispatcher Call Handling Ethics 1 legal b. Dispatcher Liability and Legal Issues 1 legal 24. Tactical Operations a. Tactical Operations 1 1 career b. Tactical Operations 2 1 career 25. Cultural Diversity & Implicit Bias a. Cultural Awareness & Diversity for LE 1 cultural b. Implicit Bias 1 cultural 26. Dispatcher Stress & Domestic Violence Intervention a. Dispatcher: Stress Management 1 career b. Domestic Violence Intervention for Dispatchers 2 career 27. Responding to People with Mental Illness 2 career 28. Fitness & Nutrition a. Fitness & Nutrition 1 1 career b. Fitness & Nutrition 2 1 career c. Fitness & Nutrition 3 1 career d. Fitness & Nutrition 4 1 career e. Fitness & Nutrition 5 1 career
29. Body-Worn Cameras for Law Enforcement 2 career 30. Identity Theft Crimes 3 career 31. Investigative Skills a. Investigative Skills 1 1 career b. Investigative Skills 2 1 career 32. Law Enforcement Interactions with Canines 2 career 33. Officer Safety and Procedure in Domestic Violence Response 2 career 34. Officer Survival a. Officer Survival 1 1 career b. Officer Survival 2-1 career c. Officer Survival 3 1 career d. Officer Survival 4 1 career e. Officer Survival 5 1 career 35. Distracted Driving for Law Enforcement 4 career 36. Report Writing a. Report Writing 1 1 career b. Report Writing 2 1 career 37. Terrorism a. Terrorism 1 1 career b. Terrorism 2 1 career c. Terrorism 3 1 career
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: Applied Evidence-Based Policing Practices: Homicide and Violent Crime Reduction (online): Although the past several decades have seen a steady decrease in violent crime statistics, homicides and violent crimes continue to have a devastating impact on many of our nation s communities. With long-term social implications and staggering economic consequences, even minimal levels of violent crime diminish the quality of life in affected communities. In response, homicide and violent crime reduction remains a top priority for police agencies throughout the nation. The challenge is addressing violent crime with effective interventions and countermeasures. Instead of guessing or speculating on which HVR strategies work best, many agencies are turning to evidence-based policing practices (EBPP) to address the unique needs of the communities they serve. Arrest, Search & Seizure (4 th Amendment): Contact between the public and police can become confrontational and charged with emotion. Officers are responsible for preventing and investigating civil rights violations. The Constitution and federal laws protect individuals against violation of their civil rights by law enforcement officers. This course will educate officers how to perform their duties in accordance to these laws. Bloodborne Pathogens: This one-hour course provides training in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Bloodborne Pathogen Standard 29 CFR 1910.1030 for law enforcement officers. This course assists officers in identifying bodily fluids and viruses that pose risk, the portals of entry and what does and does not constitute an exposure. In addition, he/she will become acquainted with exposure prevention methods and precautions to prevent transmission as well as post-exposure steps and considerations. Body-Worn Cameras for Law Enforcement: The National Institute of Justice Sensor, Surveillance and Biometric Technologies Center of Excellence prepared an aid in the use of Body-Worn Camers in law enforcement. This course reviews evidence on BWCs and provides a comprehensive resource to help agencies make informed decisions regarding BWC adoption. Bomb Threats in Schools: This one-hour course will instruct law enforcement to effectively prevent and handle bomb threat situations.
Communication Skills: Whether on the street or in the courtroom, having the skill to recognize non-verbal cues, conduct through field interviews, or build rapport with criminal informants is a core competency for law enforcement professionals. This section covers everything from analyzing a suspect s body language to managing calls involving person with autism. Community Policing Defined (online): This is an interactive online course designed to provide participants with a basic awareness and understanding of the fundamental principles and best practices of community policing. Based on the Department of Justice, COPS Office publication of the same name, Community Policing Defined not only describes the practices of community policing but also examines how it can be effectively applied. Comprised of four modules, the course explores partnerships, problem solving and organizational transformation as they relate to specific issues and challenges facing today s law enforcement professionals and the communities they serve. As such it is a valuable and appropriate training opportunity for a wide variety of law enforcement and public-safety professionals, ranging from new hires to experienced personnel, as well as community leaders, business owners and other community stakeholders. Utilizing a blended learning approach, Community Policing Defined prompts users to actively navigate through the course s comprehensive content which includes on-screen text, graphics and narration. This design feature allows adult learners the flexibility to determine their own pace and sequence for completing the course. Courthouse Security: This two-hour course will provide a step-by-step guide to achieving security for all parties in a courthouse. Crimes Against Children and Human Trafficking: This half day course will provide attendees an overview of Child Abduction Response, Child Prostitution and Pornography Investigations, the Collection and Processing of Digital Evidence and the FBI s Online Child Exploitation mission. This course will focus on the uses of technology by both offenders and law enforcement, with an emphasis on search and seizure of digital evidence as well as basis IP addressing for investigators. The class will expose students to roles and responsibilities of local, state, and federal law enforcement in investigating Crimes Against Children as well federal and state statues, local trends and addressing the needs of child victims. This course will enable students to effectively make decisions regarding department capabilities and will enhance their ability to recognize situations where children have been exploited. Cultural Awareness and Diversity: Diversity is more than just a buzzword of political correctness. There are many people who view diversity as a way to make one part more important than the whole, and in their minds, if each part of the whole does not work towards maintaining a greater mission, the system will fall apart. Diversity is not about divisiveness; it s about encouraging and embracing our differences. As you take this course, think about your own cultural upbringing and how it influences who you are today.
De-Escalation and Minimizing Use of Force: Persons with mental illnesses, drug or alcohol addictions, or disorders such as autism can present police officers with difficult challenges. In some cases, a person may brandish a weapon or otherwise appear to pose a threat to the public, to the police, or to himself or herself. The threat may or may not be real one, and often it is difficult to assess the level of danger. These situations become more complicated when, because of their conditions, persons cannot communicate effectively with police officers. This course provides the necessary training in addressing the nature of the challenges and providing promising solutions. Dispatcher: Stress Management: Stress affects everyone. Some dispatchers have the ability to go day after day hearing cries for help from fellow citizens without becoming overwhelmed or stressed. What sets them apart from their more stressed counterparts is their ability to establish a positive balance between their work and their lives. Domestic Violence Intervention for Dispatchers: Domestic violence is responsible for more injuries to women than any other reason, exceeding injuries due to rape, mugging, and traffic accidents combined. In some cases, battering escalates to homicide and suicide. The FBI reports that a woman is battered every 12 seconds in the United States. Some reports indicate that more than half of all American women will experience some form of violence from their spouses during marriage. This 2-hour Domestic Violence Intervention for dispatchers with the necessary information to handle a domestic violence call. Distracted Driving for Law Enforcement: In order for a police officer to get to a call safely, he or she must be able to drive without obstructions and distractions. While driving, police officers often need to use radios and Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) while operating emergency lights and sirens, not to mention the simultaneous use of cell phones. Distracted driving is a growing phenomenon among police officers in the United States and the impairments associated with completing their job duties while driving can be as profound as those associated with driving while drunk. This 4 hour course provides the necessary training to educate law enforcement officers and departments about the dangers and consequences of distracted driving. Ethical Decision Making: Policing with Principled Insight (online): EDM is a thought-provoking elearn course that explores the practice of decision making and the ethical principles that support effective policing. In one of its most impactful and rewarding endeavors to date, VCPI partnered with the USDOJ, COPS Office to create the Ethical Decision Making: Policing with Principled Insight program. As part of this larger initiative, EDM stresses that police ethics are not just and after-thought or a means of discouraging bad behavior. Instead, ethics are a controlling insight that inform and guide police practitioners from an internal,
personal capacity. EDM invites participants to join a 2500-year-old conversation on ethical decision making while exploring realistic, modern day challenges faced by policing professionals. Recognizing that for policing professionals, public trust, integrity, and liability hinge on each and every decision, EDM is crafted as a concise and relevant course addressing the realities of policing in the 21 st century. Designated with the practitioner in mind, EDM includes on-screen text, videos, and narration in a user-friendly elearn environment that allows participants to start, stop and resume the training based on their schedules. Evolution of Modern Terrorism: The Evolution of Modern Terrorism is a two day, sixteen hour class. It explores the emergence of Al Qaeda and ISIS and assesses the threat they, and similar groups, pose in the United States today. The class details the evolution of tactics used by these groups, and provides indicators that can help law enforcement interdict events before they occur and respond to those that do occur. The class is geared strictly towards first responders, both in active response to events and during patrol activities that may bring them into contact with potential terrorists and their supporters. Fitness & Nutrition: Physical and psychological stress can take a toll on officers health. This section provides an array of wholesome advice such as preventive measures for avoiding lower back injury, effective fitness programs and nutrition for peak performance. 1 Memory and Decision Making, Realistic Nutrition for Shift Workers, Staying Hydrated on Duty, Stress and Use of Force, Task Specific Obstacle Course for Police Fitness; 2 Prehab Shoulders, Prehabilitation Back, Working the Core, How to Structure an Agency Fitness Program, Improving Training with Competition; 3 Bench Squat, Front to Backward Lunge, Lat Pull Down, Medicine Ball, Nutrition for a Busy Lifestyle; 4 Bench Press, Split Squat, Innovations in Police Academy Training, Job Stress: Myths and Truths; 5 Eating patterns, Fitness for lower back, Pull-Up, Push-Up, Self-Assessment. Foundation of Jail Supervision: Lieutenants, Corporals & Sergeants When a line correctional officer (CO) is promoted to a supervisory position of lieutenant, corporal or sergeant, two things change. First, the direction of his or her career changes; the journey begins of promotions and taking on of more responsibilities. The second is more personal-the new supervisor now has to order, direct, evaluate and discipline the officers that he or she once shared the trenches with. This may cause anxiety and stress. The crossing over to supervisory rank means that more is expected of the new supervisor. This two day seminar will discuss how corporals, sergeants and lieutenants can help lay a foundation of good staffing and operations in the jail by bringing out the best in themselves and also the best in their subordinates. The trainees will receive good advice in how to do their best, and using real caseshow to avoid doing their worst, including ending up in court. Day 1 will discuss the correctional workforce, characteristics of good leaders and bringing out the best in the line staff. Day 2 will focus on handling problems and avoiding liability.
Identify Theft Crimes: The law identifies offenders as anyone who knowingly transfers or uses, without lawful authority, any name or number that may be used, alone or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual with the intent to commit, or to aid or abet, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of Federal law, or that constitutes a felony under any applicable State or local law. A major feature of identity theft is the offender s repeated victimization of a single person. This can include repeatedly using a stolen credit card, taking over a card account, or using stolen personal information to open new accounts. In this three-hour course, we will discuss identity theft and factors that increase the risk of identity theft. Implicit Bias: This one our course will discuss implicit bias regarding its definition, common ways that it may be revealed, as well as the different forms it may come in. Additionally, this Implicit Bias course instructs the user on how to identify and overcome an actual implicit bias. Internet Fraud and Financial Investigative Strategies: This half day course focuses on internet fraud and financial investigative methods, as well as federal statutes used to prosecute perpetrators. The training will offer an introduction on the most prevalent internet frauds investigated by the FBI, and give an overview of the investigative process from the initiation of a fraud complaint through prosecution. The course provides attendees with a general knowledge of internet fraud, financial crimes, overview of investigative tools for law enforcement and an understanding of when cases should be referred for federal investigation. Investigative Skills: Taking control and having a clear delineation of responsibilities during any investigation is essential to building the case. The segments included here offer a comprehensive selection on protocol for developing rapport with criminal informants and business owners, conducting interviews and more. Judicial Security Specialist (online): Nationally, threats against judicial personnel have quadrupled in the last decade. The judges themselves are not the only ones in danger. Judges families are also being targeted as a direct threatening tactic and more attacks are occurring in the judges homes. Creating awareness and providing resources is critical to securing the judiciary and their families. In response, VCPI s Judicial Security Specialist Online (JSSO) program prepares participants to enhance the safety of judicial officials, their families, and other judicial staff. Throughout the interactive program, participants explore the foundations, current practices, challenges, and opportunities, as well as how to adopt a security-conscientious approach at work, travel, and home. JSSO is crafted as a concise and relevant elearn course addressing the critical issues related to judicial security. Designed with the practitioner in mind,
the course includes on-screen text, downloadable resources, exercises, videos, and narration in a user-friendly elearn environment that allows participants to start, stop and resume the training based on their schedules. Participants should expect to spend approximately 6-8 hours completing this dynamic and timely course. Law Enforcement Interactions With Canines: This course provides you with real-life examples of how to interact with animals in the community. You will learn how to read dog behaviors when responding to calls, actions to take to keep you and those around you safe, and how to communicate reasons why deadly force may have been used on aniamls. Leadership: Having a solid foundation of leadership is essential to agency morale and efficiency. Discussions here highlight tips for being a good mentor, developing leaders, succession planning and more. Leadership Fundamentals and the Social Psychology of Trust for Leaders: This one day course is focused on leadership soft skills and the psychology and practical application for developing trust with your team, subordinates, leaders, and peers. The day is filled with self-awareness tools and experiential experiences with the objective of highlighting the natural strengths each attendee possesses and creating an understanding of areas we may wish to enhance and improve upon. Manipulating the System: How Inmates Do Time: Jail correctional officers and deputies work inside facilities where operations are governed by policies and procedures. These translate into systems such as security systems, communications systems and inmate service systems. All are designed to keep inmates safely confined, the staff, inmates and public safe, and to ensure that inmates receive necessary services and programs. Much time and effort are devoted to staff training and supervision to make sure that these systems work efficiently. Inmates will attempt to circumvent these systems and create cracks in the security network. While jail officers may think that all is well and operations are running smoothly, inmates because of the way they do time and for their own advantage manipulate jail staff. Staff has access to the outside world and that is what inmates want to exploit. This in service training course will explore ways that staff can combat this manipulation, using real case studies, examples and advice from veterans and practitioners in jails. Jail staff will understand how inmates do time and how they manipulate.
New Perspectives on Community Policing (online): For over three decades, the principles of community policing have been a driving force in American law enforcement. Yet for all of its past success, community policing may never have been as vital to law enforcement and the well-being of our communities as it is today. New Perspectives on Community Policing is a free, web-based training course that examines how change, emerging issues and threats are necessitating a reinvigorated commitment to the key components of community policing: community partnerships, organizational transformation, and problem solving. The course introduces this new perspective on community policing and offers and overview of the dramatic shifts and challenges that are faced by law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve. New Perspectives on Community Policing also offers problem-solving tools, examples of successful police and community partnerships, and numerous community-policing resources. New Perspectives on Community Policing is the product of a joint partnership between the Virginia Center for Policing Innovation (VCPI), the Western Community Policing Institute (WCPI), and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). New Perspectives on Community Policing has been developed as a modular online training that will require an absolute minimum of 4 hours to complete. However its technology-enhanced design allows participants to start, stop, and resume the training based on their schedules and the demands of the day. Officer Safety and Procedure in Domestic Violence Response: As is the case with all aspects of law enforcement, the policies and procedures for handling domestic violence incidents continue to evolve. This two-hour course will equip officers with knowledge that will help them address domestic violence calls. Officer Survival: Lessons learned from other agencies often serve as powerful examples in officer survival training. Debriefs of numerous high-risk calls featured here foster discussion in the areas of leadership during combat situations and making critical decisions while under intense pressure. Also discussed is preparation for these types of incidents. 1 360 Situational Awareness, Analyzing the 21 Foot Rule, Confidence and Competence, Discipline of Being Positive, Don t Become a Hostage, Downed Officer Rescue, Officer Rescue with Vehicle; 2 What s Important Now?, Fight Like a Fighter Pilot, Be the One, Ethical Warrior-Protecting Self and Others, Deadly Force Cover, Spotting a Hidden Weapon, Surviving Hidden Weapons, Pre Draw Indicators; 3 Surviving an Ambush, Preparing for a Non-Compliance, Subduing a Dangers Armed Subject, Winning a Confrontation After You re Hurt, Reality Training-Why Searching and Frisking a Subject is Crucial, Reality Training-Enduring an Ambush During an Arrest; 4 Cover Management Drills, Reality Training- Controlling a Crime Scene When the Suspect Returns, Reality Training-Surviving a confrontation after you are shot, Reality Training-Why Mental Rehearsal is Crucial to Officer Survival, Murphy s Law for Law Enforcement, Over Hand Arm Drag from Weapon Retention; 5 Deadly Hesitation-the Fear of Applying Justifiable Use of Force,
Reality Training-How Cops Can Stay Safe During a Domestic Call, Reality Training-How to Handle a suspicious activity call, How to Maintain your Situational Awareness and Avoid an Ambush, Responding to an incident in plainclothes, Using ECD on a suspect with a deadly weapon. Preventing and Addressing Bullying in Schools: This one-hour course will inform and share proven ways local SROs and other law enforcement officials can address and respond to bullying. Although they are not on-site to carry out disciplinary functions that fall under the purview of school personnel, SROs can play an important role as law enforcers, educators and informal counselors. Raising the Bar in Public Safety Supervision: This course addresses the needs of Public Safety supervisors in a variety of situations. From routine administrative matters to responding to critical incidents and scene management, the class presents an overall strategy for creating an environment designed to maximize supervisory skills, employee development, and agency effectiveness. Who should attend First line supervisors, middle level management, and those aspiring to be supervisors in all law enforcement related fields, including police, sheriff s, corrections and dispatch. Report Writing: Report Writing consists of many areas that are important to ensure a successful prosecution. This section covers everything from the basics of writing a report, like note taking, documenting the elements of a crime, authoring indicating chronological order, to legal issues such as evidence collection, metadata, ole reports and more. Responding to People with Mental Illness: This course will teach you different ways of approaching a person with mental illness. This is to prepare the officer because there is a chance that he or she will encounter a person with mental illness at some point he or she is on the force. Suspects in Medical Distress: This one-hour course will give the learner a better understanding of how to respond to and identify suspects in medical distress at the time of arrest. You must treat Suspects under medical distress differently than ones who are not. This course helps you as the officer understand the difference.
SWAT Basic: This class is five 8 hour days per week Monday-Friday. Pre-Qualification is mandatory in both Firearms and LAWFIT. Firearms will be conducted at the Frederick County Sheriff s Office range September 13 at 0800, minimum score of 90% on MDA 60 Course with handgun. Candidates who successfully complete the firearms prequalification in the morning should plan on being at the Academy at 1300, September 13 th, to participate in LAWFIT. Appropriate attire for LAWFIT is physical training attire, plus a ballistic vest. The candidate must successfully complete all components of the LAWFIT course which will be graded on the criteria established by LAWFIT. Class size is limited to 20 students. Tactical Community Policing for Homeland Security (online): This online class focuses on strengthening the capacity of law enforcement agencies to implement an all crimes approach, based on community policing principles. The fundamental premise is that terrorism and community policing are both philosophical approaches aimed at influencing civilian populations. Whereas terrorism seeks to inspire fear and coerce civilian populations into submission, community policing aims to preserve order, diminish fear, and build resilience. Throughout this elearn course, participants explore the following topics: *Community Partnerships *Practical Problem Solving Strategies *Proactive Prevention, Intervention and Interdiction Strategies *Values Based Policing in the Climate of Terrorism *The Process of Intelligence Development TCPHS online is crafted as a concise and relevant elearn course addressing the realities of policing in the 21 st century. Designed with the practitioner in mind, the course includes on-screen text, videos, and narration in a user-friendly elearn environment that allows participants to start, stop and resume the training based on their schedules. Although it requires a minimum of 2 hours of uninterrupted run-time, participants should expect to spend approximately 4 hours completing this dynamic and timely course. Terrorism: Regardless of the size or location of an agency, it is crucial that officers are able to recognize the warning signs of potential terrorist activity. Officers will hear from experts on counterterrorism, who provide tools for identifying indicators, and offer guidance on how to prepare for and react to acts of terrorism.
Use of Force: According to the National Institute of Justice, the use of force by law enforcement officers becomes necessary and is permitted under specific circumstances in self-defense or in defense of another individual or group. Police officers receive guidance from their individual agencies, but there is no universal set of rules that governs when officers use force and how much they should use. This two-hour online course provides training and focuses on the legal aspects for an officer to use force when affecting an arrest, investigatory stop, or other seizure of a free citizen. Violence Interdiction: A Proactive Approach to Mitigating Conflict (online): This course is an innovative online course that equips law enforcement with the practical skills and knowledge necessary to tackle escalating violence through a proactive and tough interdiction approach. Based on crime prevention principles, Violence Interdiction shatters the notion that law enforcement is limited to responding to conflict only after it has escalated to violence. Instead, this web-based course highlights the opportunities that law enforcement and criminal justice professionals have to intervene prior to escalation. The course explores a variety of strategies that help mitigate conflict and examines the steps to identify, assess, and manage threats in ways that may prevent violence from occurring at all. Concepts covered in this course are applicable for all criminal justice disciplines, including law enforcement patrol, crime prevention specialists, corrections, probation and parole, courts and more. This is an online, self-paced course of instruction that will allow you the flexibility of starting, stopping and resuming the training based on your schedule. It is anticipated that successfully completing this course will take 8 hours.