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Law enforcement officers work in a very unforgiving environment. Mistakes often result in injury, or the ultimate sacrifice, death. Police Training Services Company's Officer Survival disc provides officers with a variety of statistics related to survival. Also on the disc are suggestions relating to primary and secondary weapons, training and equipment. A unique feature are the survival thoughts and suggestions for officers to consider and utilize for their survival. |
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| The most traumatic of all police incidents is the officer involved shooting. Proper prior planning will prevent responding officers from adding to the inherent chaos of the situation. This CD-ROM disc will assist officers in responding to the incident and successfully resolving it. Information covered on the disc includes: utilization of resources, paramedic response, handling the media, required information for reports and investigations. |  |
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Learn a simple decision making system that will provide a method for making decisions in all aspects of law enforcement. The four-step method can be utilized for personnel decisions to tactical incidents. The information provided details the four-step method and provides helpful tips on decision making such as delegation and considering impact on staff. Leaders build their reputations on their ability to make decisions in a timely manner. |
| Vehicle pursuits are at once dangerous, exciting, legally restrictive and emotionally charged. Vehicle pursuits require knowledge of the law, sound tactics and department policies. Officers should know the ramifications of roadblocks, interdiction methods and pursuit driving. Officers need the knowledge to make informed decisions that will reduce agency liability, enhance community safety and the ability to manage the pursuit. |
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Professional law enforcement officers realize that before any type of crowd can be controlled, crowd management must take place. Prior to the utilization of crowd control tactics, police officers must meet with demonstrators and establish the ground rules for the protection of individual civil rights and the protection of all involved. Even officers responding to a crowd that is already creating problems will utilize some form of crowd management. This disc will assist police personnel in identifying crowd characteristics; types of crowds; training needs; and required logistical support. Also provided on the disc are a sample dispersal order, decision-making process and first responder responsibilities and considerations. |
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| The successful resolution to any crowd control incident requires the use of sound tactics. Leaders need to be sound in their knowledge when deploying personnel, using the myriad of weapons available, and selecting the appropriate formations to resolve the problem. Personnel and tactics are presented through the Mobile Field Force concept. Information provided can be modified for any size agency. Issues covered are personnel needs; equipment required, mounted (vehicles) and unmounted (ground) tactics and training suggestions. Through graphics and sounds, tactics come alive. |  |
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Do you engage in a hazardous foot pursuit or do you decide that it is more appropriate to establish a perimeter? The decision must be made almost instantly. Even with a foot pursuit, containment must be established or at least considered. Officers must consider the crime, number of officers available, communications, ingress and egress in the contained area. Officers are given examples of a variety of deployment methods. This disc is made unique by utilizing aerial photographs to show deployment strategies. |
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| The job of a police officer requires that he or she develop the ability to effectively communicate with people. Learn to accomplish voluntary compliance by utilizing proven communications skills. In a sense, almost the entire role of a police officer incorporates communications skills from listening, talking, writing and reading. This disc also contains comments on body language and debriefing of verbal encounters. Also discussed are effective listening techniques. |  |
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Get the basics on being the first responder to handle the three primary types of bomb incidents. Through the course of a career officers will be involved with suspicious packages, possible bombs and explosions that have just occurred. Review the basics and see several sample homemade devices. Keep yourself safe while protecting the public. |
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| Command Post operations come in all sizes and deal with the entire spectrum of field operations. This disc is designed as a reminder for the incident commander to think about particular items or to be ready to respond to a higher authority pertaining to certain information. Items covered include: the mission and who is responsible, logistics, communications and additional resources needed. Also included is a discussion on the impacted area relative to the exact location, high priority locations and the activity within the area. Incident commanders are reminded to be aware of personnel needs such as numbers, types of officers and deployment. In addition, incident commanders must be prepared to answer question concerning what tactics are being utilized and why. |  |
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Every law enforcement jurisdiction handles traffic accidents. Air bags have been a fact of life since approximately 1985. Officers should be aware of what they are and how they work. When officers respond to an accident scene they should be aware of the precautions necessary in handling a deployed air bag or the disposal of one that has not yet deployed. Officers also need to be aware of the hazardous materials that are associated with a deployed air bag. |
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| A primer on narcotics this disc is filled with useful information relative to drugs. The disc covers the following drugs: Cocaine, Heroin, LSD, PCP, Marijuana, Club Drugs, Inhalants, Hallucinogens, Stimulants and Steroids. The discussion for each of the above includes technical and street names, background, sources, packaging, distribution, method of use and symptoms. Also included are some statistics relating to drug use. |  |
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The use of force, from verbalization to lethal force, requires a knowledge of both law and department policy. Officers need to be confident that they can utilize the appropriate level of force. This P.T.S.C. Use Of Force disc will provide officers with a working knowledge of when force can be used and what constitutes reasonable force. Factors effecting the level of force used by an officer are also discussed. |
| This disc is designed to provide information on how the Standardized Emergency Management System (S.E.M.S.) and the Incident Control System (I.C.S.) functions can be utilized to manage any size incident. In addition, a large portion of the disc details information needed to establish a command post and incident specific characteristics (earthquakes, fires, riots, etc.). |  |
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The law enforcement problems related to mentally disabled persons are enormous and potentially dangerous. This disc will provide an overview of the problem, common illnesses, how to identify mentally disabled persons, pertinent legal issues and suggested tactics to be utilized during a law enforcement encounter. |
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The United States Supreme Court has ruled that traffic stops are inherently dangerous. This shooting is one of those traffic stops. On a November morning Officer Ruditsky, along with his partner, made what turned out to be a life altering stop. A vehicle stop turned into shoots fire and the inevitable, "shots fired, officer needs help, requesting an ambulance." |
| Routine patrol does not always mean routine patrol. As a memeber of the Anahiem Police Department's S.W.A.T. team, Officer Smith was equiped with the right tools at the right time. After a Placentia officer was shot there was a vehicle pursuit, which included several agencies and a number of officers. At the termination of the pursuit, shots were fired and action needed to be taken. Officer Smith took action and defeated an armed suspect. |  |
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Detective Mike Willis, along with other detectives from the Whittier Police Department were assigned to a hard-core offender surveillance unit. This shooting involved motorcycle gang suspects. Review the tactics and lessons learned from a furious, close quarters gunfight which resulted in the death of a detective and one suspect. |
