JUNE 2018 18-22 Ground Fighting for Female Officers CANCELLED 19-21 Facilitating Adult Learning @ Hilton Garden Inn-Winchester 0800-1700 22 Unmanned Aerial Systems 1000-1200 25 Pursuit and Emergency Driving 0800-1200 27 WSO Basic Radar 0830-1630 28 WSO Work Place Harassment 0800-1000/1300-1500 JULY 2018 1-2 FCSO Lost Person Behavior 0800-1700 9 General Instructor Re-Cert 0800-1000 9 Speed Measurement Instructor Re-Cert 1000-1200-postponed to 10/10 9 Firearms Instructor Re-Cert 1300-1500-moved to 1000-1200 9 Driver Instructor Re-Cert 1500-1700 moved to 1300-1500 9 FCSO Legal Updates 0800-1200/1300-1700 10 FCSO Juvenile Mental Health First Aid 0800-1700 10-12 LAWFIT Leadership Workshop 0800-1700 ($400 per person) 16 FCSO Juvenile Mental Health First Aid 0800-1700 16 FCSO Legal Updates 0800-1200/1300-1700 17 Gathering Evidence from Today s Comm Tech 0800-1700 18-11/29 Law Enforcement Basic #3 23 WCSO Active Shooter Operator s Course 23 FCSO Juvenile Mental Health First Aid 0800-1700 24 *SPD Firearms Re-Certification 26 *SPD Firearms Re-Certification 26 Patrol Response to Active Shooter 0700-1700 31 WCSO- Basic L.I.D.A.R 0800-1700
AUGUST 2018 2 WCSO Basic L.I.D.A.R. 0800-1700 6-10 Police Cyclist School 0800-1700 9 Field Training Officer Re-Certification 1300-1700 14 Taking the Lead: Courageous Leadership for Challenging Times register w/dolan Consulting 0800-1700 - $195.00 15 REVIVE! Train the Trainer 20-24 FBI Crisis Negotiations 0830-1700 see registration/application information in the class descriptions 21 *NRADC Firearms Qualifications 23 *NRADC Firearms Qualifications 24 WPD Speed Measurement ReFresher 1430-1630 27 DMV Grant Distribution SEPTEMBER 2018 5-11/15 Jail Basic #3 10-13 Field Training Officer Basic 0700-1730 13 Introduction to Deaf Culture for LE 0800-1000 13 Advanced DUI Training for LE and Prosecutors 0800-1700 @ Lord Fairfax in McCoy Theatre registration information is on page re DUI Training this is replacing the Warren Co class 18 *NRADC Firearms Qualifications 18 FCSO Taser Instructor course and Recertification of Instructors 20 *NRADC Firearms Qualifications 20 WPD Speed Measurement ReFresher 2200-2400 OCTOBER 2018 10 Field Training Officer Re-Certification 0800-1200 10 General Instructor Re-Cert 1300-1500 10 Speed Measurement Instructor Re-Cert 1500-1700
NOVEMBER 2018 26 DMV Regulatory Law 0800-1200 26 DMV Fraudulent Documents 1300-1700 27 WPD Speed Measurement ReFresher 1430-1630 27-28 Evolution of Modern Terrorism 0800-1700 29 Below 100 1300-1700 29 Alcohol Law Enforcement Specialist Training - 0800-1200 DECEMBER 2018 5 Field Training Officer Re-Certification 1300-1700 10-13 Court Security/Civil Process #3 12 General Instructor Re-Cert 0800-1000 12 Firearms Instructor Re-Cert 1000-1200 12 Driver Instructor Re-Cert 1300-1500 12 Speed Measurement Instructor Re-Cert 1300-1500 12 Defensive Tactics Instructor Re-Cert 1500-1700 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.
DUID Training for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors CASC will be conducting six DUID Training Programs across the Commonwealth in 2018. This training, for prosecutors and LEO s, focuses on the difficult cases involving driver impairment due to the use of illegal and/or prescription drugs. Topics to be covered include: Recognizing the Drugged Driver, Blood Testing Issues, and much more. The latest version of the Virginia DUI Manual will be distributed to all participants. There is no charge for this single day training program. Lunch will be provided. MCLE and In-Service Training Credits are pending. The DUID Program will be presented at the following locations in 2018: Newport News on March 14, 2018, at the Hampton Roads Criminal Justice Training Academy Front Royal on March 22, 2018, at the Warren County Public Safety Building Richmond on May 14, 2018, at the Virginia State Police Academy Wytheville on May 24, 2018, at the Wytheville Community College Lexington on June 14, 2018, at the Virginia Military Institute Fredericksburg on June 28, 2018, at the Rappahannock Regional Criminal Justice Academy Middletown on September 13, 2018 at the Lord Fairfax Community College For more information, contact Ed Hibbard at whibbard@wm.edu or 757-253-4994. Note: You must pre-register to attend. Registration is conducted on-line at http://www.cas.state.va.us/trainingprograms.htm
VCPI On-Line Learning Courses April - June, 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 inservice credit as outlined above will be awarded. Please see Class Descriptions below for an overview of all VCPI classes.
POLICE ONE CLASS LISTING APRIL - JUNE, 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, 4 career 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
CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: ALEST: A program designed to empower Virginia law enforcement officers/agencies to achieve community enhancement through the understanding and impartial enforcement of Virginia alcohol laws and regulations. Upon conclusion of this period of instruction, the officer will become familiar with: history/future of Virginia ABC, the role of the local law enforcement officer in alcohol enforcement, the statutory authority of the local law enforcement officer to enforce ABC law, and to enter an ABV licensed establishment, common criminal and administrative code sections, preparing administrative charges against a licensed ABC establishment, Fake ID detection, nuisance abatement strategies, 21 st century policing and alcohol enforcement, community coalitions, licensee training programs, underage buyer compliance operations. 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. 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. Crisis Negotiations: The FBI, Richmond Division, will be providing this 40 hour course designed for police officers assigned to negotiate in crisis situations, e.g. barricaded subjects, hostage situations, suicidal subjects, etc.
Applicants will be selected with the understanding that active participation in classroom and training scenarios is a primary requirement. Attendees will be evaluated throughout the week, during the practical application of basic concepts and at the end of the week with a written exam. This course is being hosted by the Skyline Regional Criminal Justice Academy and arrangements are being made so that attendees will receive DCJS credit. TO REGISTER: Please apply by June 15th, 2018, by sending a completed application to FBI Richmond Crisis Negotiation Coordinator Kathryn Weber at email address: kjweber@fbi.gov. Application is available by contacting Bruce Coor or Patti Baggarly and was sent to all Training Officers. 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. Ethical Decision Making: Policing with Principled Insight (online): EDM is a thoughtprovoking 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.
Ground Fighting 101 for the Female Officer: The objective of this one week course is to develop competency in the most fundamental and critical aspects of ground fighting in a law enforcement context. The course focuses on a limited number of situations and techniques, and strategies for using those techniques that are commonly encountered, pose a serious threat to the officer, and form the basis for the development of further competency. Topics include combat base, neutralizing and opponent s personal weapons, and escapes from common positions of disadvantage, such as headlocks and the mount. Techniques and strategies are specifically selected to make best use of a female officer s strengths. This course is, by its nature, physically demanding. High Risk/Felony Car Stop Training Course (U.S. Deputy Sheriff s Association): A foundational training course designed to get agencies on the same page with their tactical considerations in dealing with these situations. The course develops a teamwork approach to dealing with any high risk type stops including felony stops, car chase conclusions, and suicidal subjects. We emphasize officers should never blindly run up to a vehicle which is essentially a barricaded subject(s) who have a mobile option. Tactical considerations such as vehicle set up, officer responsibilities, suspect call out procedures and team vehicle approaches are addressed. Instinctive Hand-to-Hand Combat Course: This course addresses the elements of hand to hand combat. Footwork, striking, takedown and control holds, and ground combatives are covered. This course is MMA based but geared toward law enforcement officers. Officer survival and self-preservation is stressed. Officers may use that amount of force necessary to affect an arrest; however students are reminded they must follow their individual departmental policies. The training will develop confidence in student s individual skills as well as other class attendees. Students will get out of it what they put into it with their effort. Much of the course teaches training drills to lay a foundation for future training. The course is completely hands on, however students work at their own skill level. The basics are what are covered because they will never let you known. Skills are repeated and techniques added to progress and develop individual abilities. 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.
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. LawFit Fitness Leadership Workshop: LawFit Training is a hands-on, experiential approach that motivates fitness leaders in the LawFit Program to lead by example and reinforces the fact that any successful fitness program must have the active support of senior management. The three-day workshop consists of 10 two-part Sessions (Activity and Instructional). Each activity component allows officers to apply, in a practical manner, the concepts they are learning. Course prerequisites: Participant is fit for full duty as a law enforcement officer and is physically able to participate in the LawFit Fitness Leadership Workshop activities. The workshop s physical activities include, but are not limited to (one repetition maximum bench press), 60 second sit-up test, sit & reach flexibility test, maximum repetition pull-up test, Lat pull-down test, 1.5 mile run, and 154 yard suspect pursuit. This training may have the potential to put significant stress on the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems of participants. You must attend the entire three-day course to receive Fitness Leader Certification. 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 selfawareness 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.
LinX: This course is required for access to the LinX system and is designed for any user who is new to LinX. The lecture portion covers what LinX is, uses for law enforcement, and the policy and rules of use. The remainder of the course is hands on in which all students log into the system and run sample searches. All students will learn how to set up/change preferences, search neighborhoods, and use best practices and investigative/analytical features of the most common structured and unstructured searches. Instruction will also cover access and usage of LinX s partner data sharing system, the FBI s National Data Exchange (NDEx). 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 wellbeing 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 technologyenhanced design allows participants to start, stop, and resume the training based on their schedules and the demands of the day.
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. Sovereign Citizen and Homegrown Violent Extremism: This full day course will provide attendees with an overview of Sovereign Citizen and Homegrown Violent Extremism ideology. Sovereign Citizen Extremism discusses the origin (Redemption Theory), theories, tactics and groups. It will also include Sovereign Citizen case studies. Homegrown Violent Extremism discusses threats, trends and the radicalization process. It will also include Homegrown Violent Extremism case studies. At the completion of the course, students will have a basic understanding of Sovereign Citizen and Homegrown Violent Extremism ideology, be able to identify a Sovereign Citizen and Homegrown Violent Extremist and know the appropriate course of action to take during an encounter with a Sovereign Citizen or potential Homegrown Violent extremist. 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. 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 onscreen 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. Tactical Patrol Officer: The three day Tactical Patrol Officer Course is designed to give patrol officers advanced tactical training. As the first responders to any emergency situation, patrol officers need more skills to deal with increasingly hostile threats. This is not a SWAT school, but a more advanced patrol tactics course covering multiple subjects such as, two man room entries, tactical medicine and patrol rifle. Required equipment- Training uniform Duty belt Vest Patrol rifle w/ sling 3 rifle magazines Method to carry rifle magazines 400rds of rifle ammo 100rds of pistol ammo Note taking material Eye/Ear protection Class size is limited to 16 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.