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Use of Force (4hrs)
This course attempts to separate fact from fiction regarding frequently held beliefs about Use of Force. Are officers required to use minimal force? Does violating agency policy cause civil liability? Do continuums help officers make better Use of Force decisions?  These questions and more will be answered based on established case law and objective research.

Critical Incident/Stress Management (4hrs)
This course describes the specific law enforcement challenges and stressors provides information on the basic stress response and its relationship to resilience and risk and presents methods of building resilience and mitigating the negative effects of stress in order to improve personal well-being and job performance.

Tactical Medicine (4hrs)
LEO’s will gain knowledge and skills necessary to prevent the loss of their life or the life of another while in a combat or tactical environment.  The skills will address treating life threatening injuries in an austere environment with limited equipment lack of medically trained personnel and prolong time to evacuation.

Who Should Attend

Qualified applicants must be full-time, sworn law enforcement peace officers. 

Eligibility

Preference for admission into this program is given to non-federal law enforcement officers or other emergency responders working in rural areas. “Rural” is defined as any area outside of a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), as defined by the Office of Management and Budget; or any jurisdiction inside of a MSA located in a county, borough, parish or land under the jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe with a population of no more than 50,000.  Please visit Eligibility Requirements at www.fletc.gov/rpi for more information.

Non-rural applicants may be admitted on a space-available basis approximately 35 days prior to the program’s start date.

Cost

TUITION-FREE Attendees are responsible for all travel, lodging and meal expenses.

Registration Information

(1) Go to https://registration.fletc.gov/ to create an account or login to an existing account; (2) Once logged in select “view/register for courses” under Basic User Functions at the left of the page; (3) select desired course and location and click on “search”; and (4) course options will populate below the box and then select “apply” to register for desired course.

Additional Information

Call 1-800-743-5382 or E-mail us at stateandlocaltraining@dhs.gov and reference the name of the program.

 

Training Dates

Dover, PA -- Jul 19, 2012