De-Escalation and Smarter Policing

Course Description

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FEE IS $125.00 ($100.00 IF 3 OR MORE FROM THE SAME AGENCY).

Who should attend: Sworn law enforcement officers from the rank of Chief of Police to police officers. 

Nothing is as important to government services as the relationship between law enforcement and the public that is served. Recent inflammatory actions and news stories have had a severe impact on the perception of law enforcement. Agencies and individual employees must understand their role and that every action and statement that is made reflects on the profession as a whole. 

This training will focus not only on individual employee attitudes and beliefs, but also organizational concepts that perpetuate a lack of trust with the community. Policing requires that at times an officer must exercise control of a violent or resisting subject to make an arrest, or to protect the officer, other officers, or members of the community from risk of imminent harm. Clearly, not every potential violent confrontation can be de-escalated, but officers do have the ability to impact the direction and the outcome of many situations they handle, bases on their decision-making and the tactics they choose to employ. 

Topics include:

• Explaining the concept and foundations of Blue Courage
• Service, justice, legitimacy and fundamental fairness as they apply to the Nobility of Policy
• Resilience and apply techniques designed to enhance ability to function in peak capacity
• Respect in police work
• De-Escalation techniques
• Compare and contrast the Power of Influence and the Power of Control
• The concepts of pattern interruption
• Policing using influence and control
  
• The use of profanity in police work
• How cynicism effects police work.

Course Materials

Instructor provided.