Bailiffs & Warrant Officers Conference Austin May 14-16, 2018 Course Descriptions and Objectives Human Trafficking (3270) The purpose of this course is to increase the law enforcement community s awareness of the issues of human trafficking through the exposure of informational materials and research. This course meets the requirements of TCOLE for certain officers to attend Human Trafficking training. 1. Describe victim identification and investigation techniques; 2. Identify rescue and prosecution considerations; 3. Summarize referral and service provider availability; and 4. Use practical case studies to assist in building a coordinated community response and to obtain an inter-connectivity of state, federal, and global human trafficking concerns. TMCEC Train the Trainer This session is for officers interested in teaching court security courses for TMCEC. All instructors must be subject matter experts in court security. The purpose of this course is to provide presentation skills and course development strategies. 1. Explain how adults process and retain information and the implications for you as an instructor; 2. Use a six-step model in planning a teaching assignment; 3. Describe how teaching to different learning styles of audiences can increase your teaching effectiveness; and 4. Integrate more appropriate instructional methods into your teaching. Emergency Preparedness and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Harvey The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction into the unique concepts and elements of court emergency management. The concepts and elements will be expressly presented and will be further illustrated through court specific emergency events. These emergency events will include insights from Hurricane Harvey and other Texas and Florida examples. 1. Recognize the unique application of emergency management concepts within the court environment; 2. Summarize the seven key elements of court emergency management; and
3. Describe how the emergency management concepts and key elements are illustrated through court specific, real world events. Defendants with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability This session will provide a brief summary of new laws from the 85th legislative session and how those laws affect law enforcement officers interaction with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. The presenter will also give practical communication techniques for interacting with an individual experiencing mental health issues or intellectual or developmental disabilities. Lastly, the presenter will speak about the Austin Police Department s collaboration with Integral Care (Travis County s local mental health authority), how the partnership was established and continues to thrive, and how to foster a relationship with your own local mental health authority. 1. Summarzie the Sandra Bland Act/SB 1849, why it was conceived, and the three main statutes created to change the way Law Enforcement Officers/Agencies engage with a person who has a mental health issue/substance abuse; 2. Recognize a mental health crisis and respond to that crisis with practical de-escalation techniques and communication skills; and 3. Describe the importance of collaborating with a local mental health authority (LMHA), how to create such a relationship, and overcome barriers that might hinder the partnership. Procedural Justice in Policing: How the Process of Justice Impacts Public Attitudes and Law Enforcement Outcomes Procedural justice seeks to ensure that the justice system treats everybody with dignity and respect. Research has shown that when court users perceive the justice system to be fair, they are more likely to comply with court orders and follow the law in the future regardless of the outcome of their case. This session will look at procedural justice as it can be applied in law enforcement and in courts, including the key elements: understanding, neutrality, voice, and respect. 1. Define procedural justice; 2. Summarize the benefits and barriers of procedural justice for courts and police departments; 3. Identify ways to implement procedural justice in your role as a bailiff or warrant officer; and 4. Describe recent legislative changes that reflect procedural justice concepts. Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (EMP) What could happen? This session will provide a basic familiarization with the ramifications of an EMP attack for responders. Students will get a historic overview, summary of current threats, and an overview of possible effects on the effected jurisdictions. This is awareness level information. 1. Describe four categories of threats to the U.S. power grid; 2. Recall key historical incidents that produced EMP type effects; 3. Discuss the effects of EMP on existing Critical Infrastructure; and 4. Describe the ramifications of an EMP event in their local area and in society in general
Texas State and Federal Law Update (3185) In pursuit of equality in justice and ensuring public safety, peace officers will better serve their communities by increasing their awareness of changes and additions in state statutes. Case law, especially cases handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States is of incredible importance to the administration of Justice. This session will also cover recent judicial decisions that are important for law enforcement officers, law enforcement administrators, and policy makers. 1. Identify current training requirements and TCOLE changes; 2. Summarize recent court opinions that will have or have had an impact on the administration of justice in Texas; and 3. Recognize selected changes to Texas statutes. Court Security Officer (10999) This course satisfies the mandate in S.B. 42 that all court security officers be certified. The goal of the course is to provide officers with a basic understanding of the history of court security, the bailiff s role in court security, methods and implementation of security screening, explosives, current technology as it relates to court protection practices, and judicial protection. The instructor will encourage learning through examples of problems and issues experienced by students in the course. Note: This class is eight hours, starts on Day 2 and ends on Day 3. Officers must attend all eight hours to receive credit. 1. Summarize the history of courts security; 2. Describe S.B. 42 and its provisions; 3. List allowable collection and use of the court security fund; 4. Identify bailiff duties and security, including jury protection and emergency plans; 5. Recognize legal aspects of court security screening; 6. Identify available court security screening equipment and processes; 7. Describe incident reports and screening evidence; 8. Summarize certain types of explosives and their illicit uses; 9. Recognize basic methods of prevention and detection of explosive devices in a court security setting; 10. Identify available technology related to court security; 11. Summarize relevant purchasing, repair, and installation information; and 12. Describe suggested practices to enhance judicial security and personal protection information for judges. Officer Safety in Warrant Service This session will enhance the effectiveness of warrant officers in the field. It will open discussion and dialogue on standard operating procedures for warrant operations to ensure officer safety. 1. Describe best practices in pre-operational planning; 2. Identify suggested training and equipment; and 3. Recognize best practices in standard operating procedures.
Active Shooter Training for Your Court This session will equip bailiffs to train civilians in their court on active shooter, including clerks, judges, and jurors. 1. Summarize an easy to remember method for civilians to follow in an active threat situation; and 2. Implement this method in your court and procedures. Court Security Plans As subject matter experts in law enforcement and crime prevention, bailiffs and warrant officers have the knowledge to initiate proactive and successful court security programs working in partnership with other officers, judges, and court staff. This presentation will explain the importance of the partnership and provide tools to make your court security program successful. By the end of this session, officers will be able to: 1. Confirm the need for security programs in the court; 2. Emphasize the importance of partnerships for a successful program; 3. Identify successful court security programs; 4. Recognize Texas Legislation relating to court security; 5. Summarize how to build a court security plan; 6. List what stakeholders to include when designing a court security plan; 7. Summarize components of an effective court security plan; and 8. Identify how to pay for a security plan. Court Security Specialist Update Course (21015) This course will provide updated information on TCOLE 21001, Introduction to Court Security, TCOLE 21002, Bailiff Function in Court Security, TCOLE 21003, Court Security Screening Basics, TCOLE 21004, Explosive Recognition and Awareness, TCOLE 21005, Introduction to Court Security Technology, and the allowable uses of the Court Security Fund and mandated reporting. This course is only for holders of the Court Security Specialist Certificate. To keep the court security specialist certificate valid, the holder must successfully complete this update course or be assigned primarily as a court security specialist by the appointing chief administrator once every two years. 1. Summarize the skills and knowledge obtained from the Court Security Specialist Certificate courses; 2. Describe basic court security principles as applied in a court setting; and 3. Identify current technological trends in court security systems. Court Security Committees The assassination attempt against Travis County District Judge Julie Kocurek in the fall of 2015 underscored the urgent need to evaluate the state s court security policies. Shortly after this incident, the Office of Court Administration sent a court security survey to judges in the state. This survey revealed that nearly two-thirds of judges do not know of, or do not have, a court security plan; more than 30
percent of judges were aware of a security incident in the year prior to completing the survey; nearly twothirds of judges reported that no court security training has been provided in their courthouse; and nearly two-thirds of judges are unaware of existing statutory security incident reporting requirements. Accordingly, the Texas Judicial Council established a Court Security Committee. This committee found serious deficiencies in the state s security posture, including a lack of court security best practices, training, and funding. S.B. 42, named the Judge Julie Kocurek Judicial and Courthouse Security Act of 2017, implements recommendations from the Court Security Committee, including establishing local court security committees, requiring court security training of judges and court personnel, and facilitating removal of judges personal information from public documents. This session will discuss the changes required by S.B. 42 and provide insight for implementing those changes, with an emphasis on court security committees. 1. Summarize the requirements for municipal courts generated from S.B. 42 regarding court security; 2. Recognize the role of bailiffs in court security committees and 3. Identify best practices and challenges in implementing the required changes. Stop, Cop, and Roll: Fourth Amendment Stops and Impairment In 2016, Texas led the nation in traffic fatalities with 3,776. Alarmingly, 44 percent of these deaths involved a driver with at least.01 percent blood alcohol content, which is 11 percent above the national average of 33 percent. Traffic law violations combined with impairment constitute a majority of trafficrelated fatalities. Enforcement of traffic offenses often entails Fourth Amendment search and seizure issues. It is not uncommon for case law pertaining to suspicion of impaired driving to illuminate underlying issues pertaining to Class C misdemeanors. This course will explore and analyze recent Texas case law in this area through hypotheticals and spirited discussion. By the end of the session, participants will be able to: 1. Discuss Texas courts current interpretation of the 4th Amendment; 2. Identify pertinent case law, and 3. Explain the application of impairment related case law to prosecuting Class C misdemeanor traffic offenses.