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GLOCK Armorer’s Course

GLOCK Armorer’s Course

Presented by: GLOCK

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Certification: 3 years

To register, click here.

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

*Student supplies safety glasses for eye protection and a small flashlight.

*GLOCK provides lunch meal unless otherwise noted.

*Certified Armorer Certification for all GLOCK Model Pistols (except G18/C Select-Fire models).

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

Morning (8:00 – 12:00)

· Introduction

· Safety Rules

· Safe Action System Design

· Function of Safeties

· Unloading & Clearing

· Field Stripping & Reassembly

· Detail Disassembly & Reassembly of Slide

Lunch Break

Afternoon (1:00 – 5:00)

· Detail Disassembly & Reassembly of Receiver

· Fire Control Component Configurations / Engagement

· Multiple Practice Disassembly & Reassembly of Entire Pistol

· Options / Alternate Parts Offered

· Sights / Tools

· Diagnostics / Trouble Shooting Guides

· Review

· Written Examination (Minimum Required Score 80%)

· Class Completion & Farewell

NOTE: This is a generic agenda and may be altered somewhat by the Instructor.

Radar & Lidar Instructor

Radar & Lidar Instructor Class

Presented by: Randy D. Bluhm

Hosted by: MSP Airport Police Department

December 3 – 7, 2018, 8AM – 4PM.   $475

To register, click here to view the course flyer:

RADAR INSTRUCTOR FLYER 120318 – DONE

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

This class is an intense 40+ hour classroom presentation including history, case law, basic and advanced information on both the radar and lidar.

 

For more information, please contact Randy at directradar@charter.net

Crisis/ Hostage Negotiation: Level 1 (Basic)

Crisis/ Hostage Negotiation: Level 1 (Basic)

Presented by: Crisis Systems Management, LLC

Hosted by: Airport Police Department

November 26 – 30, 2018, 8AM – 5PM.   $495

To register, click here.

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

Crisis/Hostage Negotiation – Level I (Basic) addresses the fundamental tasks of a successful crisis negotiator. This course will prepare you to work as part of a coordinated negotiation team and handle a variety of crisis situations including hostage takers, barricaded subjects, and potential suicide victims.

 

The effective application of active listening skills and the Behavioral Influence Stairway Model will be discussed at length and Re-emphasized throughout the progression of all three courses. You will learn the different phases of the negotiation process, from the introduction to the surrender, and specific strategies and techniques to be used along the way. We will discuss when negotiation may not be the best solution, what items are negotiable and non-negotiable, and what to do in non-response situations.

 

The management of intelligence and information is a critical aspect of mitigating any law enforcement threat and you will learn specific techniques for managing the flow of information during a crisis.

 

You will also gain a basic understanding of the psychological motivations of persons in crisis and learn to recognize the characteristics of emotionally disturbed persons. You will learn about the personality disorders which are most commonly encountered during a crisis incident as well as strategies for affecting a positive outcome Challenging, team-oriented, scenario-driven practical exercises are an integral part of the course and will allow you the opportunity to practice and refine your crisis negotiation skills.

 

This course is open to all members of law enforcement and corrections, dispatchers, mental health professionals supporting law enforcement operations, and chaplains supporting law enforcement operations.

 

Regarding Registration:

Contact Bobby Schembre at (573) 864-5031 or email bobby@crisisnegotiation.us

 

Regarding Curriculum:
Contact Deb McMahon at (417) 594-1499 or email crisisnegotiation@gmail.com

 

Regarding Training Site:
Contact Tanis Ford at (612) 467-0707 or email Tanis.Ford@mspmac.org

 

To view the course flyer PDF, click here:  Minneapolis Level I Flyer 112618

For discounted lodging, click here.

Media Relations for Police and Fire Services

Media Relations for Police and Fire Services

Presented by: Ross Rice, On-Target Solutions Group

November 14  – 15, 2018, 8 AM – 4 PM.
14 hours (POST #10035-1118)

$249/ officer
$225/ if 3 or more from same agency

To view the course announcement, and to register, click here: 

South Metro Media 11-14-18

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL: 

Police and Fire Chiefs/Sheriffs, Command Officers, or individuals assigned to Media Relations and PIO duties attending this 2-day, 14-hour program will develop the skills necessary to build a positive and professional public image of their agency. Program participants will gain practical experience in preparing for and delivery of departmental information at press conferences and media interviews at a variety of simulated “Breaking News Events” i.e. major crime events, fires/natural disasters, and terrorist acts.

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: 

• Development of Media Policies

• Media Relations

• Pre-Planning Interviews

• Media Traps

• Challenges of Television News

• What is News?

• Crisis Communications

• Freedom of Information

• Social Media/Messages/Technology

• Rules of Pre-Trial Publicity

• What Reporters Want to Know in a Crisis

• Changing Details in a Crisis/Getting Out the Good News

• Importance of Knowing Your Media Market

• Holding Reporters Accountable

• Reacting to Web/Blog Comments

• Tips on Improving Media Relationships

• Future for PIO’s/Police Media Challenges

 

Interview & Interrogation: Basic & Advanced

Interview & Interrogation: Basic & Advanced

Presented by: William P. Schreiber, REID & Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL

BASIC COURSE

Tuesday – Thursday, November 6 – 8, 2018, 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Tuition: $445

MN POST training hours: 24

ADVANCED COURSE*

Friday, November 9, 2018, 8 AM – 3 PM

Tuition: $130

MN POST training hours: 8

* Participants who have previously attended the three-day basic course are eligible to attend the advanced session only. 

To register, click here. 

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

Objectives for the basic course are 1) to provide the fundamentals necessary to conduct a proper interview and interrogation, 2) to provide a structured frame of reference for those interviewers who have some experience but also may not have had any formal training in the area and 3) to improve the efficiency of all participants in obtraining the truth from suspects, witnesses and victims in a legally acceptable manner.

Objectives for the advanced course are 1) to provide additional tactics and techniques designed to obtain confessions from the deceptive suspect in more expedient manner, 2) to provide finesse tactics dealing with the psychology of interrogation to enhance the investigators ability to acquire confessions that might not have otherwise been obtained and 3) to provide a logical guideline that may be used to profile out any type of suspect for interrogation.

More than 300,000 professionals in the law enforcement and security fields have attended these programs since it they were first offered in 1974. Participants come from both the private sector (retailing, finance, health care, manufacturing, etc.) and the public sector, including all levels of law enforcement and government; from every U.S. State and Canadian Province, as well as countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

• Distinguishing between interview and interrogation
• Legal aspects of interview and interrogation
• What makes an excellent interviewer
• Factors affecting a subject’s behavior
• Behavior symptom analysis (see detail below)
• Five points to follow when evaluating behavior
• Reid Behavioral Analysis Interview™
• Baiting techniques

The REID Nine Steps of Interrogation (see detail below)
1. Behavior symptoms analysis
2. Evaluating Attitudes
3. Evaluating Non-verbal Behavior
4. Evaluating Verbal Behavior
5. Evaluating Paralinguistic Behavior
6. Reid Behavioral Analysis Interview™
7. The Baiting Technique
8. Analyzing Factual Information Prior to the Interview
9. Asking Behavior Provoking Questions

THE REID NINE STEPS OF INTERROGATION
1. The Positive Confrontation
2. Theme Development
3. Handling Denials
4. Overcoming Objections
5. Procuring and Retaining the Suspect’s Attention
6. Handling the Suspect’s Passive Mood
7. Presenting an Alternative Question
8. Detailing the Offense
9. Elements of Oral and Written Statements

ADVANCED TOPICS INCLUDE ABOVE TOPICS AS THEY RELATE TO:

Advanced concepts in behavior symptom analysis, behavioral interview and REID approach to interrogation:
• Difficult suspects that give the interrogator problems and specific tactics to get them to confess
• Defiant, neutral and accepting suspects – how to move suspects out of a stage for best end results
• Distinguishing elements which identify need, lifestyle, impulse and esteem criminal characteristics
• Additional interrogation tactics.

 

To view the course flyer, click here: MN Edina TB 110618

Gang and Inmate Secret Codes

Gang and Inmate Secret Codes

Presented by: Symbol Intelligence Group, LLC

October 24, 2018, 8 AM – 4 PM.

$150/ officer

MN POST #10035-1125

To register, click here.

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

Gang and Inmate Secret Codes is a comprehensive training designed to provide corrections officers, gang investigators and analysts with knowledge of the covert methods of communication used by gang members and inmates. Emphasis is on deciphering and code-cracking of real confiscated documents. Upon completion of this training attendees will: (1) learn specific gang identifiers, (2) become familiar with real-life examples of deciphered gang documents, (3) develop an awareness of common methods of covert communication, (4) learn to look for similar symbols and patterns to decipher a code and (5) become familiar with gang belief systems. Specific topics include: Bloods Gang Codes, Black Gangster Disciples Gang Codes, Crips Gang Codes, Latin Kings Gang Codes, Tic-Tac-Toe Codes, Pattern Codes, Alphanumeric Codes, Ancient Alphabets and Miscellaneous Gang and Inmate Codes.

Instructor: GS Klivans

TRAINING INCLUDES:

  • FREE Annual Subscription to Symbol Intelligence Group Officer Awareness Bulletins 100.00 value
  • Narco-ID LEO Reference Guide / Poster.
  • Jihad-ID LEO Reference Guide / Poster.
  • Symbol Intelligence Group Publications.
  • Police Symbology Training Certificate

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Class Fee: The fee for this class is 150.00. A small fee is charged for online credit card registration. Registration is open on the day of training if seats are still available. Same day registration is limited to online payments received prior to 8:00am.

Online Registration: Go to the green ‘Tickets’ button at the top right of this page. Select the number of attendees and click the checkout button. Fill out the registration form. After your payment is approved you will receive email confirmation and your class ticket(s).

Registration by Mail: You can mail your registration in with payment by check. For mailing address, registration form and instructions download the Gang and Inmate Secret Codes Flyer.

Authorization to Invoice Agency: For authorization to invoice your agency email info@symbolintelligence.com

Area Hotels: Directions and lodging near the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility are listed on their website here.

Credentials: Police Symbology Training is restricted to personnel in law enforcement, forensics, intelligence, defense, probation/parole, corrections and criminal justice professionals. Identification will be required.

Contact Information: Symbol Intelligence Group info@symbolintelligence.com | 703 348-8005 | www.symbolintelligence.com

Symbol Intelligence Group

The Symbol Intelligence Group specializes in the research, analysis and identification of symbolic evidence.The Symbol Intelligence Group hosts unique training events that introduce law enforcement professionals to ‘Police Symbology’. Our subject matter experts provide training on the identification, analysis and assessment of symbols, emblems, graffiti, ciphers, codes and other symbolic evidence. Classes have applications for narcotics investigation, interdiction, corrections, intelligence, homicide investigation, crowd control and counterterrorism.

 

To view the course flyer, click here: GANG AND INMATE SECRET CODES – OCTOBER 24, 2018 – EDINA, MINNESOTA

Reality-Based Scenario Training Instructor

Reality-Based Scenario Training Instructor

Presented by Randy Clifton, Real Life Training Solutions

Monday – Wednesday, October 22nd – October 24th, 2018.

Tuition: $425; Re-certification: $295

MN POST Credit: 24 hours (10409-0002)

This class is full!

Once you are registered, it is also required to also complete a registration form for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

Click here: FOF Reg Form-Police and email to nicole.fonder@nwtc.edu.

For more information, please call Nicole Fonder at (800) 422-6982 Ext. 5526
or email nicole.fonder@nwtc.edu. Randy Clifton can be reached at 612-799-5845 or rbtsolutions24@gmail.com.

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL:

Instructed by Randy Clifton, with years of experience training law enforcement on Force On Force techniques, this course is created for law enforcement and military training instructors. It prepares them to train their personnel using accelerated learning methods and technologies that are simple to understand and use, yet take reality- based training to a new, more efficient and effective level. Through this course, instructors will become certified to use non-lethal training ammunition and protective gear. The reality-based instruction will allow instructors to create a realistic training curriculum that maximizes hands-on learning and enables their own students to successfully master tactics and techniques that focus on survival on the street.

SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

  • Safety protocols
  • Non-lethal training ammunition
  • NLTA conversion kits
  • Isolation exercise and scenario development
  • Officer rehearsals
  • Effective debriefs and selection of remediation techniques
  • Evaluation methods and documentation of performance
  • Effective and proven methods

Police Symbology

Police Symbology

Decoding DTO’s, Terrorist Groups & Violent Extremists

Presented by: Symbol Intelligence Group, LLC

October 1 – 2, 2018, 8 AM – 4 PM.

$200/ officer

MN POST #10035-1124

To register, click here.

 

COURSE OVERALL LEARNING GOAL: 

This two day training introduces law enforcement professionals to ‘Police Symbology’. Attendees are trained on identifying the emblems, flags, insignia, tattoos, graffiti, clothing, masks, vehicle decals and other identifiers found during searches, on vehicles, on social media, at protests, crime scenes and in prisons. Officers will learn to recognize and evaluate symbols and other identifiers of drug trafficking organizations, nationalists, anarchists, special interest extremists, designated terrorist groups and violent extremists. Symbolic analysis techniques are described. This class includes a special segment on anti-police symbols, movements and cyberattacks that target officers. The significance of symbolic evidence for identification, interdiction, corrections, intelligence, crowd control, investigation and countering violent extremism will be emphasized. This lecture will assist officers in recognizing and evaluating potential threats.

Instructor: Dawn Perlmutter

TRAINING INCLUDES:

  • FREE Annual Subscription to Symbol Intelligence Group Officer Awareness Bulletins 100.00 value
  • Narco-ID LEO Reference Guide / Poster.
  • Jihad-ID LEO Reference Guide / Poster.
  • Symbol Intelligence Group Publications.
  • Police Symbology Training Certificate

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Class Fee: The fee for this two day class is 200.00. A small fee is charged for online credit card registration. Registration is open on the day of training if seats are still available. Same day registration is limited to online payments received prior to 8:00am.

Online Registration: Go to the green ‘Tickets’ button at the top right of this page. Select the number of attendees and click the checkout button. Fill out the registration form. After your payment is approved you will receive email confirmation and your class ticket(s).

Registration by Mail: You can mail your registration in with payment by check. For mailing address, registration form and instructions download the Police Symbology Training Flyer.

Authorization to Invoice Agency: For authorization to invoice your agency email info@symbolintelligence.com

Area Hotels: Directions and lodging near the South Metro Public Safety Training Facility are listed on their website here.

Credentials: Police Symbology Training is restricted to personnel in law enforcement, forensics, intelligence, defense, probation/parole, corrections and criminal justice professionals. Identification will be required.

Contact Information: Symbol Intelligence Group info@symbolintelligence.com | 703 348-8005 | www.symbolintelligence.com

Symbol Intelligence Group

The Symbol Intelligence Group specializes in the research, analysis and identification of symbolic evidence.The Symbol Intelligence Group hosts unique training events that introduce law enforcement professionals to ‘Police Symbology’. Our subject matter experts provide training on the identification, analysis and assessment of symbols, emblems, graffiti, ciphers, codes and other symbolic evidence. Classes have applications for narcotics investigation, interdiction, corrections, intelligence, homicide investigation, crowd control and counterterrorism.

To view the course flyer, click here: POLICE SYMBOLOGY – OCTOBER 1-2, 2018 – EDINA, MINNESOTA

MN CIT Certification

MN CIT Certification

Presented by: MN Crisis Intervention Training

Monday – Friday, April 30 – May 4, 2018, 8 AM – 5 PM.

Tuition: $700

40 Training Hours

To register, click here.

 

COURSE SUMMARY

This 40 hour CIT certification course is very intense and interactive. It gives an in-depth look at mental illness and its implications for law enforcement. We cover: schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, mood disorders, cognitive disorders, personality and substance disorders, suicide assessment, adolescent & elder issues, PTSD, excited delirium, suicide by cop, and mental health courts. Advocates and people living with mental health issues speak on their experiences, there are site visits to mental health hospitals and service providers in your area and extensive role play exercises with professional actors.
MN CIT Officers’ Assoc 40 hour Certification Training goals include providing advanced mental health awareness, communication techniques and de-escalation skill to help law enforcement when dealing with a person in a mental health crisis.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

-Define the difficulty responding to crisis calls involving someone with a mental illness.

-Develop an understanding of their struggle in the mental health system and the role of the police and the risk factors involved.

-Meet a panel of consumers of the mental health services in the area in an effort to promote communication and understanding by having interaction when the individual is doing well and not in crisis. Discussion is encouraged on what works well for them when they are having issues with their medications and what doesn’t work well.

-Define the concept of CIT and its origins. Compare it to traditional police response. Officers benefit from the advantages of building partnerships in the community.

-Introduction to the practice of active listening skills and techniques that aid law enforcement when dealing with an individual in a mental health crisis.

-Attendees are given the opportunity to practice and demonstrate these listening skills and techniques in realistic role play exercises using professional actors.

-Provide contact with community mental health professionals giving presentations on adolescent issues, elder issues, suicide prevention, excited delirium, suicide by cop, prepetition screening, commitment, medications, and military reintegration. This community contact helps us achieve our goal of familiarizing law enforcement with the community resources available to them.

-De-escalation techniques are taught to be combined with their active listening skills in order to achieve our goal of using verbal communication before using force when confronting an individual in a mental health crisis.

For more information:
Contact: Jerry Hutchinson -Training Director
E-mail: training.director@mncit.org
PH: 763-607-7667

 

L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Strategies

Presented by: Lt Kevin Dillon (ret), Police Combat.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018, 8 AM – 4:30 PM.

Tuition: $140 (includes lunch)

POST #10035-1111 (8 hours)

To register, click here.

COURSE SUMMARY

This is a classroom based combat-confrontation avoidance course based upon the L.O.C.K.U.P. ® System. It teaches within a classroom setting how to recognize aggression and to not stimulate aggression. Students will learn communications skills and evidence based Active Diffusion Strategies that can avoid or resolve interactions by employing tactical de-escalation the techniques, conflict resolution methods and distraction techniques that promote successful tactical applications. The course also discusses tactical responses when diffusion tactics are inappropriate or ineffective. This program teaches officers how professional communication can protect officers in the field, reduce civilian complaints as well as civil litigation. Instruction uses lectures and demonstrations to facilitate learning and retention.

Understanding the principals of risk management for officer safety
Identifying indications of hostility through body language
Understand police “customer service” methods that yield positive relations
Identify professional benefits of active diffusion strategies
Learn methods of effective verbal de-escalation strategies
Understanding physiological changes during aggression
Learn to use cognitive limitations for active diffusion
Learn methods to re-direct the thought process through positive direction
Learn the importance of professional posturing
Identity different communications styles with appropriate response tactics
Learn methods of motivational interviewing skills
Learn methods of distraction to obtain tactical advantages
Learn communication and physical strategies to de-escalate situations
Learn how to avoid communications that may be negative
Learn how active strategies blend with a total law enforcement presentation

 

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