BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

This course offers a systematic approach to background investigations which will assist in making informed hiring decisions.  Law enforcement has striven for professionalism; however, abuses by officers have provided a negative impact. An examination of the past behavior of some involved officers reveals that a pattern of undesirable behavior existed prior to appointment as a police official. This behavior was unknown to the hiring agency due to inadequate or non-existent applicant screening.  This 12-hour course will be presented by Ward & Associates.

CRIME SCENE/EVIDENCE COLLECTION

The purpose of this course is to help the road officer become a better crime scene examiner.  This will be accomplished by instructing the officer on how to detect, document, preserve and recover critical, often overlooked, fragile crime scene evidence.  The officer will also learn how to photograph a scene with the equipment their police department owns, and with the limitations of their department’s camera.  The course will also talk about courtroom testimony, and the “CSI Effect”. 

CRIMES INVOLVING COMPUTERS, PART II

This one-day class is the follow-up class to Crimes Involving Computers Part I, allowing frontline officers to use the knowledge and skills they were taught in the Part I class.  Part II is a completely practical chance for student to apply what they have already learned and to work several fictitious cases involving computers or digital evidence.  Each student will have access to a computer and will be required to write search warrants and to understand the information returned to them from the execution of the search warrant.  Each student will be given several fictitious cases where the crimes have already been reported to a patrol officer.  The student will act as detectives and will be required to identify, seek, and obtain additional information needed to complete the investigation.  Students will seek also utilize on-line resources to aid in their investigations.  At the conclusion of their investigation the student detectives will be required to write a complete report and to request the appropriate charges from the prosecutor.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE TRAINING     

The purpose of this training is to assist local law enforcement officers to understand the domestic violence perpetrator and victim, as well as the domestic violence scene.  This training will also provide officers with the legal and procedural requirements when responding to a call of domestic violence.  Space is limited, so sign up early.

EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT, PHASE I

The goal of this course is to broaden the managerial training experience of each of the police officers in attendance. The training allows the student to call upon their personal experience of having been a police manager and compare it with the theory and practices thought to be the “best practices” in the world of modern management. This opportunity provides the student with ideas and suggests for analyzing and evaluating their agencies current day policy and practices with the theory presented by leading instructors and the suggestions of their fellow students in a cooperative learning environment.  This is the first of three phases for this program, with the remaining phases to be offered in the future.  This 40-hour course is presented by Northwestern University’s Center for Public Safety.

FIELD TRAINING OFFICER

This course is specifically designed for experienced, uniformed patrol personnel selected to serve as Field Training Officers for probationary employees. This course emphasizes the FTO's role in assisting probationers in certifying for solo patrol operations by applying the knowledge and skills acquired during Basic Police Training/Certification and using them according to agency policies, procedures, and community service delivery standards.  This 40-hour course is presented by Kaminsky & Associates.

GRANT WRITING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

The purpose of this workshop is to increase the knowledge of the grant writing process and the potential resources available for funding to law enforcement agencies. Participants will also learn about the importance of developing relationships with funding sources.  This 8-hour course will be presented by Linda Davis-Kirksey.

LEGAL UPDATE

This seminar will update police officer's on recent changes in the law.  Much of the lecture will be geared toward Search & Seizure.  Other topics to be covered will include:  Crimes Against Property, Crimes Against Persons, Laws of Arrest, OWI Law, Domestic Violence Laws, Evidence, Admissions & Confessions, Suspect Identification, Civil Liability, and other Miscellaneous Crimes.  This eight-hour course will be taught by F/Lt. David Greydanus of the Michigan State Police.

NARCOTICS INVESTIGATIONS

This seminar will provide an overview of law enforcement techniques used in narcotic investigations for the road officer.  Topics that will be covered include reviewing current drug trends, drug enforcement techniques, and aspects of applicable case law. 

PPCT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION

This 40 hour PPCT Defensive Tactics recertification course is the first subject control system developed through tactical, legal, and medical research. Tactically, the system addresses the most common types of resistance officers encounter, allowing the instructor to maximize training on job related techniques. Legally, the PPCT System teaches a simple use of force continuum which clarifies the appropriate force level for every level of resistance. Medical research was conducted on every PPCT technique to refine technique efficiency and to ensure the medical implications were proportional to the level of resistance.

REID INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION ~ BASIC

This course will enhance the investigator's ability to read and evaluate the verbal and nonverbal behavior symptoms displayed by a subject (victim, witness or suspect) during an investigative interview for indications of truth or deception. This course will expand the content of the investigative interview by demonstrating the utilization of behavior provoking questions and the appropriate response models. This course will increase the investigator's ability to secure legally acceptable confessions through the use of Reid, "Nine Steps of Interrogation."

REID INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION ~ ADVANCED

This course will build upon and enhance skills acquired in the regular Reid Interview and Interrogation class, which is a prerequisite.

SIG ARMORER CERTIFICATION

This course will enable Law Enforcement Armorers to develop a maintenance program for the inspection and servicing of the SIG SAUER pistol. This hands-on program focuses on the mechanical functioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and field repair of the classic SIG Sauer pistol line.  This is of major importance to law enforcement agencies, as it maintains current practices and procedures for factory authorized maintenance on law enforcement pistols within the department.  Step by step instruction, active participation, and Q+A periods provide the type of learning environment favorable for the retention of the material. Written and practical exams are administered to test the working knowledge of each participant.  This 16-hour training session will be presented by SigArms, Inc.

TASER INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION/RE-CERTIFICATION

This class will cover the techniques for proper deployment of and certification of instructors of end users in the use of the TASER® brand less-lethal weapons entitled the ADVANCED TASER M26 and the TASER X26.  This 16-hour course will be set up to provide new certification and recertification by Taser International, Inc.

UNDERSTANDING STATE AND FEDERAL FIREARMS PROHIBITORS, 2008    This MCOLES recognized program discusses the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, Michigan Firearms Act of 1927, as amended, the concealed pistol licensing act, and how these impact an individual's ability to obtain a concealed pistol license.  Space is limited, so sign up early.

April 18, 2008

9:00a - 4:30p

TTC Room 5830

FREE            CLASS FULL