Patrol, Detective, and Supervisor Training

A world of training without leaving your command.

We are proud to announce our new partnership with Integra Services and Pangaro Training to bring our clients the very best in online and in person patrol, investigative, and administrative training

These classes offer everything from webinars to full 4 to 22 hour POST and HIDTA approved training programs that can be attended either in person or remotely. With a minimum of 15 attendees, any of these classes can also be taught on-site at your location. CEU’s will be issued by Mission First Partners for successful completion of these classes. Our monthly training subscribers will receive 20% off fees on all of these classes. HIDTA members receive 10% off fees.

please contact us for our most current class schedule or to schedule an on site training day for your agency

Patrol Officer Course Topics and Descriptions

View our full list of Patrol Officer Training Courses, available as individual classes and part of the subscription.

ADVANCED STREET INTERVIEW

This course is for patrol officers and detectives to effectively deal with the challenges of a roadside interview. Skills taught will enable officer to manage and control the environment and deal with time constraints. Practical exercises will reinforce instruction.

Our highly-experienced instructors teach how to:

Identify common criminal behaviors and signals
Interview management
Detect deception by analyzing verbal and nonverbal cues
Developing short-term rapport and conversational skills to extend interview
Recognizing defense mechanisms and emotional and stress responses
Ways to overcome denials
Giving Miranda application, ensure the admissibility of statements, and constitutional requirements
Effective law enforcement recording

BOMB THREAT AWARENESS & RESPONSE

Bombing and the threat of being bombed are harsh realities in today’s world. Be prepared to cope with a bomb incident. The course instructor is Detective Sergeant Jim Varick with the New Jersey State Police Arson/Bomb Unit.

The program would be of benefit to all personnel from the boots on the ground to executive staff. This course is open to all First Responders, police, fire, and EMS personnel. Through this awareness level training, First Responders will have the ability to safely respond to incidents involving improvised explosive devices and explosions. Personnel responsible for policy planning and implementation would benefit from this training by gaining knowledge that can be applied in both the planning and response phase in their respective communities.

This course covers:
understanding the current threat environment
basic understanding of bomb threats
how to safely and efficiently manage a bomb threat
classes of explosives and explosive effects
improvised explosive devices (IED’s), along with the components that comprise an IED
the evacuation decision making process
notification processes
search protocols
types of suspect items that might be encountered.

CRISIS INTERVENTION AND VERBAL DE-ESCALATION

In any type of crisis call that your officers respond to, how the first officer on the scene handles it can make a life-saving difference. Our 2-day course combines classroom training led by an experienced FBI trained crisis/hostage negotiator with the use of professional role players to bring the training to life.

Crisis Intervention and Verbal De-escalation Training provides law enforcement professionals with time-tested communication skills proven to help de-escalate volatile situations. These skills when used by police officers significantly enhance the agency’s professional image and relations with the community.

This impactful course gives an overview and the basic elements of critical communication skills and negotiation techniques. Verbal De-escalation is what we use during a potentially dangerous, or threatening, situation in an attempt to prevent a person from causing harm to us, themselves, or others. This 2-day course will teach the verbal de-escalation/communication skills (for crisis and other day-to-day situations) to assist officers in the routine performance of their job in situations such as: assisting someone with a possible mental illness, domestic disturbances, dealing with children, assisting victims, helping traumatized witnesses, and even diffuse and dissuade potentially suicidal/violent subject from reacting to stressors with violence.

Topics covered:

Quickly evaluate any interaction to determine whether de-escalation efforts are reasonable to consider, tactically practical, and likely to be successful
Strategies for ensuring personal safety
Behavior Escalation Stages
Using tone, body language, and appropriate words
Understanding physiological changes during aggression

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: UNDERSTANDING ABUSE DYNAMICS AND CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS

This program, taught by a female, Captain Donna Roman Hernandez (Ret.), covers AG guidelines but goes beyond that covering the personal story of survivorship and victimization of 35 years at the hands of her father, a sheriff’s officer. By sharing her own story, students get a unique and real insight into understanding the victim mindset, the coercive control model of abusive relationships, and how the PD should handle a DV investigation between law enforcement personnel.

Domestic violence is a complex crime. Responding law enforcement officers must be equipped with an understanding of the nuances, dynamics, and course of conduct of intimate partner violence/abuse to effectively address the victim’s needs and to hold the offender accountable with a thorough and comprehensive investigation.

This course will help the student to understand:

Victim-centered, trauma-informed response when officers respond to domestic violence incidents whether it be the first time or the 10th time.
How to recognize the physiology of trauma
The nature, dynamics, cycle, and patterns of domestic violence
The signs and symptoms of abuse and its physical, emotional, and physical effects on victims and families
How to identify the common characteristics and mindset of batters and victims (Coercive Control model)
How to assess strangulation
How to understand the short and long term impact of violence on children
How to identify the primary aggressor
How to conduct victim-centered interviews and investigations and support systems available for victims.
Sexual Assault Incident Report
Investigative Strategies
Victim Coping After Sexual Assault
Report writing considerations
Trauma-Informed Victim Interviewing
Suspect Interrogation
Working with Vulnerable Populations

EFFECTIVE POLICE RESPONSE TO TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This course will identify the police officer’s role in responding to the specific needs of children exposed to domestic violence in the home setting to help save their lives.

Officers will learn:

A Victim-centered, on-scene, proactive protocol for effectively responding to the needs of children in stress
How to provide trauma-informed, developmentally-appropriate responses to traumatized children
Identification of who has been exposed to violence and trauma
Developing a safe environment to help children and family members re-establish a sense of security and stability
Providing advocacy resources for victims

A highlight of the course is a child survivor’s perspective about how the exposure to domestic violence impacted her personal life and as a police commander.

FIELD TRAINING OFFICER TRAINING

This Field Training Officer (FTO) Course trains the FTO to train, evaluate, and mentor recruits for work as law enforcement officers. This program covers the basic skills needed to ensure a trainee is ready to conduct solo patrols in a safe and professional manner.

During the 3 days, students will:

Students will use an FTO Program to follow a detailed list of skills to build on from day one to the release of trainees for solo patrol.
Learn practical exercises the FTO to determine trainee progress and areas that require remediation.
Review a set of conceptual ideas germane to law enforcement that the FTO can provide to the trainee to ensure the trainee understands the rights and responsibilities of acting as a police officer.
Understand and review the legal basis for police actions in situations such as arrests, searches, seizures, use of force, vehicular pursuits, handcuffing, weapons retention, and other similar actions that take place every day for police officers.
Understand and review an ethical and integrity-based set of standards for the trainee so they can properly interact with citizens.
Understand and review the specific rules and regulations of their particular agency, county, and state.

Class participants will review, discuss, and practice the following topics to impart with trainees (including but not limited to):

Personal responsibilities as a police officer, both on duty and off duty
Legal and safety issues making car stops
Operating the police vehicle under normal and emergency conditions
Interacting with citizens
Report Writing
Safety and legal issues make suspicious person stops
Traffic direction- techniques, safety, location, and use of devices and timing
Approaching a crime scene
Fire call and response
Active Shooter response
Court procedures, responsibility, and testimony
Domestic Violence awareness for police officers
Answering calls for service both emergency and non-emergency
Making arrests for both disorderly person’s offenses and indictable crimes
Juvenile interactions and crimes against juveniles and by juveniles
Narcotics identification, use, and abuse
Police pursuit
Proper use of Miranda, show-ups, and other forms of ID
Dealing with people in crisis

FINDING CONCEALED COMPARTMENTS

Criminals use hidden compartments in vehicles to hide their illegal drugs, guns, and money from the police. Every officer has stopped a vehicle with a hidden compartment but never knew it. This course will teach your officers what to look for to spot these hidden compartments and find illegal items.

The course is taught by New York State Police Detective who is a recognized expert in this field. This course has been taught to police and government agencies around the world in conjunction with the DEA and now this course is now available to every officer in our area.

This course teaches you:

What to look for when stopping a vehicle, the tell-tale signs that a vehicle had been altered to create a hidden compartment.
To listen for the things the people say to indicate they are operating a vehicle with a hidden compartment.
Where to look on the vehicle and in residences to find these hidden compartments.

This course is a must for every officer that works the road and every detective that serves search warrants. The course also highlights the physical indicators and verbal clues used by individuals concealing illicit contraband. The course through the use of lecture, video, and inspection of actually concealed compartments in vehicles allows the student to see the mechanics of these compartments. Designed to familiarize the student with many types of concealment, it covers both commercially available items as well as custom manufactured compartments.

“Concealed Compartments was an amazing class, even for our highly experienced narcotics investigators. Everybody can get something out of this course, no matter how skilled you are. No doubt this course has made our entire unit better and more skilled. Our production after having attended Concealed Compartments has increased dramatically. Thanks for an incredible course.” Sgt. Adam Schwartz, Bensalem PA Police Department. The day after having attended Concealed Compartments, their narcotics unit found a hidden compartment in a vehicle and confiscated drugs, weapons and thousands of dollars.

FIRST RESPONDER INTERACTIONS WITH THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY

Very little education is available to assist the law enforcement community in interacting with the special needs community. This one-day course is designed for all members of law enforcement and covers identification and successful navigation of the interaction between the first responders and children and young adults with autism or other developmental disabilities.

We offer best practices for:

Field contacts
Arrest and Restraint
Miranda
Interview Techniques

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: UNDERSTANDING THE MINDSET OF THE TRAFFICKER AND VICTIMS

This course will help the law enforcement officer understand:

The crime of human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery
Its dynamics and the traumatic effects on the victims
The forms of human trafficking exploitation
The mindset/ profiles of human traffickers.

This training identifies the challenges and barriers faced by officers in handling human trafficking cases; offers interview techniques for a victim-centered interview and investigation; the need for collaboration between law enforcement agencies; and the support services that are available for victims of human trafficking.

INVESTIGATING FOR THE PATROL OFFICER

This course teaches the fundamentals of investigation so patrol officers develop a complete understanding of investigations to better handle initial reports and responsibilities and to participate as needed in larger investigations. This course is valuable to agencies with limited manpower, with cross-training requirements, and for agencies looking to enhance patrol officers’ skills to assist detectives as needed.

This 2-day course teaches patrol officers the needs and dynamics of a crime scene and the fundamentals of all criminal investigations emphasizing elements necessary to build a strong case. To enhance learning, officers will interact with role players in a mock crime scene.

Unit Topics:

Crime Scene Management is vital to solving criminal offenses
Establishing physical parameters of a crime scene
Properly protect and record Crime scenes using report descriptions, measurements, sketches, and photographs
Rules governing and methods of the collection and preservation of evidence
Types of evidence: impressions, forensic biology, trace evidence, weapons, and written documentation
Review and practice using components of a forensic kit including fingerprinting
Conducting on scene or field interviews
Reviewing the unique elements of assault, burglary, and robbery crimes
Recognize features of suspicious death/suicide
How to prepare and document a proper investigative report
Courtroom testimony

Our Instructors use practical techniques and principles using a combination of classroom, lab, and field exercises that simulate real-world law enforcement situations that officers may face.

PATROL TACTICS

This one-day course teaches Advanced Patrol Tactics and Hidden Compartment Searches. Officers learn how to go beyond ticket writing to making quality criminal cases.

Patrol Tactics will teach officers to develop and trust instincts, to identify illegal activity, to investigate with roadside interview techniques, and perform searches working within constitutional guidelines and legal restrictions leading to solid criminal cases and arrests. Illegal drug identification, paraphernalia, and recognition of their effects will be reviewed. The report writing component teaches documenting all pertinent facts needed to support the case and withstand defense scrutiny. Segments on safety practices, hidden compartments, and using in-car video for your benefit round out the day.

PLANNING THE ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL

The incidents of ACTIVE SHOOTERS have increased nationwide. Training to respond to this life-threatening situation is NOT AN OPTION. The focus of this program is to train the trainer.

The course focuses on training techniques:

Method of instruction practices
Student evaluation and documentation
Coordinating with different agencies at varying levels of drill events highlighting areas of concern of various host locations
Scenario development to cover a broad range of settings and developing cross-training protocols to alleviate budget concerns
Simulation drills options

During the course, students will get a historical overview of tactical changes in approaches to dealing with active threats of violence from armed individuals in domestic and workplace environments and information on how to impart this training to others.

RESPONSE TO SEXUAL ASSAULT ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES

The course will provide law enforcement personnel with best practices for sexual assault investigations and sexual violence response guidelines and investigative strategies for officers to integrate a victim-centered approach in their handling of sexual assault cases, including:

Victim and suspect interviews
The dynamics of sexual assault
Types of sexual violence and sex crimes
An awareness of victims’ experiences and rights
Vulnerable populations and cultural dynamics
Resources for victims of sexual assault.
All officers regardless of their rank will benefit from this course

STREET GANG RECOGNITION AND IDENTIFICATION

Street Gang Recognition and Identification with an emphasis on MS-13.

Gang history, tattoos, hand signs, colors, codes, graffiti, and criminal activity are presented using PowerPoint, lecture, and video presentation. This is course is designed to give a basic working knowledge of gangs and the basic ability to recognize and properly identify a street gang member. An overview of how to conduct a gang investigation through the exploitation of confidential informants, sources of income, and the targeting of the hierarchy are explained in detail. These investigations concentrate on the interview and interrogation as well as the targeting of “shot callers”, the individuals responsible for committing and authorizing acts of violence in furtherance of the gang.

THE WOUNDED OFFICER: THE AFTERMATH OF A SHOOTING

This training discusses the aftermath of a shooting and the physical, emotional and psychological effects on the wounded officer, their loved ones, and police department/colleagues. Also discussed are:

The physiology of trauma
Law enforcement post-traumatic stress
The signs and symptoms of PTSD
Mental health wellness strategies for the wounded and responding officers and their police departments
Wounded officer peer support groups
Officer safety measures

This training includes an award-winning police documentary produced by Captain Donna Roman Hernandez that features three New Jersey police officers emotionally describing what it felt like to be shot, the aftermath of their shootings, how they survived and post-incident lessons learned.

Detective Course Topics and Descriptions

View our full list of Police Detective Training Courses, available as individual classes and part of the subscription. Click on any class title to be taken to its description.

CRIME SCENE POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY - 2 DAY

2 Day Police Photography

Crime scene photography remains one of the most important aspects of a criminal investigation. Notes and sketches document only items of evidence and interest that the investigator recognizes and records. However, proper use of a camera can capture everything of significance at a crime scene or accident scene that is contained in the viewfinder. This permanent recording can prove invaluable days, months, and even years after the crime or accident scene has been completed by law enforcement. Surveys of those charged with documenting crime scenes continually reveal the lack of basic skills in operating a digital camera and thus obtaining relevant photographs suitable for presentation in courtroom proceedings.

This is a two-day classroom presentation and hands-on seminar for law enforcement officers who have limited knowledge of utilizing digital photographic equipment and would like to advance their law enforcement photography skills. The program is geared toward patrol officers and detectives with a limited grasp of crime or accident scene photography. Attendees will work through numerous practical exercises and review images produced during classroom exercises, receiving feedback from the instructor on tips to improve the photographic documentation process.

Each participant will learn the following concepts, techniques, and skills:

Fundamentals of Photography
Basic Camera Techniques
Basic Crime Scene Photography
How to photograph simple motor vehicle accidents
The basic requirements for digital photography in the legal setting

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Students must each have a digital camera (the one which will be used in the job setting), an external flash unit (if available), an instructional manual for the camera, extra batteries for the camera and flash, two media cards of 8 megapixels or larger.

CRIME SCENE POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY - 3 DAY

3 Day Police Photography

Capturing a true and accurate depiction of the scene. Crime scene and traffic accident photography are critical to the investigation. A lack of basic skills in operating a digital camera is common and a hindrance. Proper use of a camera can capture everything of significance at a crime or accident scene and is an invaluable permanent record for years after the incident.

Day 1: Lecture-based training with class exercises on:

Fundamentals of Photography
Basic camera techniques
Basic Crime Scene Photography
How to photograph simple motor vehicle accident
Basic requirements for digital photography in the legal setting

Day 2: Basic Police Photography-Crime Scene

Attendees will work through numerous practical exercises and review images produced during classroom exercises, receiving feedback from the instructor on tips to improve the photographic documentation process.

Day 3: Police Traffic Accident Photography 3pm – 9pm

One of the most challenging scenes a police officer has to photograph is a nighttime traffic accident. On this day, students will practice photographing actual scenarios using natural lighting conditions. After learning the proper use of a camera on day one, officers will work on the challenges of low light and difficult lighting conditions. The course will deal with the specific technique of painting with light. Prerequisite is one day basic or 2 day Crime Scene Photography (now or previously attended) conducted by this instructor.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Students must each have a digital camera capable of a manual setting (the one which will be used in the job setting) external flash unit (if available), tripod (mandatory for the Traffic Accident portion), and instructional manual for the camera, extra batteries for camera and flash, two media cards of 8 megapixels or larger.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

This course will provide a solid foundation of investigation skills and techniques for the detective or officer conducting investigations. Guidelines and skills needed to investigate a variety of crimes will be taught including burglary, theft, fraud, homicide, suicide and suspicious deaths, vice and narcotic crimes, assaults, sex crimes, and crimes against children and the elderly. Experienced instructors will train in the classroom then students will participate in a mock crime scene with role players to practice new skills. This method provides officers the opportunity to practice techniques with guidance and gain a solid understanding of a thorough and complete investigation.

This 2-day course will cover the following topics:

The Investigator’s Responsibilities
Goals and Objectives of a
Successful Investigation
Case Management Strategies &
Organization
Search and seizure issues
Surveillance techniques
Informant management
How to prepare and document a proper investigative report
Key elements of crime scene photography
Interview and interrogation techniques
Components of and writing Search Warrants
Courtroom testimony
Crime Scene Processing and Management which is vital to solving criminal offenses (including protecting and recording crime scenes, rules, and methods of collection and preservation of evidence including lifting latent prints, types of evidence, and use of forensic kit elements)

Supervisor Course Topics and Descriptions

View our full list of Police Supervisor Training Courses, available as individual classes and part of the subscription.

CRISIS INTERVENTION AND VERBAL DE-ESCALATION

Topics covered:

Quickly evaluate any interaction to determine whether de-escalation efforts are reasonable to consider, tactically practical, and likely to be successful
Strategies for ensuring personal safety
Behavior Escalation Stages
Using tone, body language, and appropriate words
Understanding physiological changes during aggression

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: UNDERSTANDING ABUSE DYNAMICS AND CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS

This course will help the student to understand:

Victim-centered, trauma-informed response when officers respond to domestic violence incidents whether it be the first time or the 10th time.
How to recognize the physiology of trauma
The nature, dynamics, cycle, and patterns of domestic violence
The signs and symptoms of abuse and its physical, emotional, and physical effects on victims and families
How to identify the common characteristics and mindset of batters and victims (Coercive Control model)
How to assess strangulation
How to understand the short and long term impact of violence on children
How to identify the primary aggressor
How to conduct victim-centered interviews and investigations and support systems available for victims.
Sexual Assault Incident Report
Investigative Strategies
Victim Coping After Sexual Assault
Report writing considerations
Trauma-Informed Victim Interviewing
Suspect Interrogation
Working with Vulnerable Populations

EFFECTIVE POLICE RESPONSE TO TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This course will identify the police officer’s role in responding to the specific needs of children exposed to domestic violence in the home setting to help save their lives.

Officers will learn:

A Victim-centered, on-scene, proactive protocol for effectively responding to the needs of children in stress
How to provide trauma-informed, developmentally-appropriate responses to traumatized children
Identification of who has been exposed to violence and trauma
Developing a safe environment to help children and family members re-establish a sense of security and stability
Providing advocacy resources for victims

A highlight of the course is a child survivor’s perspective about how the exposure to domestic violence impacted her personal life and as a police commander.

ETHICS

This block of training is designed for everyone who works with other people or provides a service to anyone where ethical behavior is valued but required. In a modern workplace, the need for every person involved to not only understand what it means to be ethical but to actually live by a code of ethical behavior and behave properly is paramount to an organization’s success.

One of the biggest problems people have when coming to grips with understanding how ethics fits into the workplace and in their lives is that this topic is really all about concepts, thoughts, and ideas. Understanding and living an ethical personal and work life means you really have to recognize the essence of the concepts and ideas and then put them into action when you interact with other people. It’s about figuring out what you believe about right and wrong and how you will behave based on your beliefs.

INTERNAL AFFAIR INVESTIGATION

The investigator will gain an understanding of police ethics, barriers that may hinder ethical behavior, and common types of police misconduct. We will also guide you through the legal requirements surrounding internal affairs investigations. From your department’s policies and relevant administrative laws to the legal issues related to record-keeping and the releasing of information to the media, you will be informed of the latest rulings and accepted procedures.

In addition, this course will provide effective techniques to prepare for and conduct interviews of complainants, witnesses, and anyone in your agency accused of wrongdoing or improper behavior. Since many of these cases do not have solid evidence, the outcome often depends upon the skills of the interviewer.

Course Topics include:

Police ethics
Policies, rules, standards, and procedures
Misconduct and discipline
Complaint processing
Preparing for and conducting interviews
Legal issues and case law
Record-keeping requirements

Fairness and objectivity are crucial to the success of an internal affairs investigation. This course will provide the investigator with the ability to accomplish that task.

SUPERVISION, LEADERSHIP & MENTORING

The course will emphasize situational analysis as a supervisor. Supervisors will also be instructed on how to handle: shift responsibilities, citizen complaints, uniform inspections, documentation practices, and employee reviews. Segments will be given on presentations, training, conducting a proper briefing, and MOI practices and public relations.

This course will provide concepts and tactics of solid leadership and mentoring practices:

The critical shift
The rigors of leadership
Leading as an executive
How to help employees overcome deficits
Dealing with a difficult employee
Interpersonal relationships
Setting standards
Enforcing guidelines with compassion
Setting and monitoring standards and expectations
Leading and managing crisis situations and critical incidents

PRE-EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

Many agencies rely on pre-911 pre-employment practices such as blindly accepting candidates with the highest physical and/or academic test results. State law requires us to take those qualifications into account; but the law does not require agencies to ignore the more important qualifiers such as the candidate’s character and ethical history, financial responsibility, temperament, or record of interpersonal relationships. Since 9/11, the department’s background investigations are also about ensuring national security.

Conducting an in-depth, thorough and complete investigation of each candidate is the only way to protect your agency. With this valuable information, hiring committees can make informed decisions. This course covers the scope, tactics, and techniques necessary to reveal all negative traits as well as past criminal or inappropriate behaviors and actions on the part of applicants.

Instructors will cover:

Getting beyond the candidate’s best friends and pre-set, practiced answers
Identifying areas of concern and recognizing potential red flags
Interview techniques and tactics that can reveal a candidate’s beliefs and feelings on a variety of job-related topics
Gauging a candidate’s temperament beyond their answers
Preparing and documenting a report including collecting and recording data and witness interviews

This course will also cover the legal requirements pertaining to when certain questions can be asked and how much information the applicant is obliged to provide. What to do if you learn the employee has lied during any part of the process and when it is legally permissible to terminate the process.

This program is designed so your agency can prevent the need for expensive law suits and worse, the disruption of your agency or company as you fight to correct the problem.

FINDING CONCEALED COMPARTMENTS

This course teaches you:

What to look for when stopping a vehicle, the tell-tale signs that a vehicle had been altered to create a hidden compartment.
To listen for the things the people say to indicate they are operating a vehicle with a hidden compartment.
Where to look on the vehicle and in residences to find these hidden compartments.

FIRST RESPONDER INTERACTIONS WITH THE SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY

We offer best practices for:

Field contacts
Arrest and Restraint
Miranda
Interview Techniques

HUMAN TRAFFICKING: UNDERSTANDING THE MINDSET OF THE TRAFFICKER AND VICTIMS

This course will help the law enforcement officer understand:

The crime of human trafficking, a form of modern-day slavery
Its dynamics and the traumatic effects on the victims
The forms of human trafficking exploitation
The mindset/ profiles of human traffickers.

HYPERDRIVE NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION

4-Day “HyperDrive” Narcotics Investigation consists of:

Vetting the Informant
Surveillance Tactics and Techniques
Choosing the Right Type of Investigation (Hand-to-Hand Buys, Control Purchases, Undercover Purchases or Order and Rip)
Acting Undercover
Raid Techniques, Planning and Execution.

This course also includes the segments Drug Identification, Laws and Terminology, Interview Interrogation Techniques, Search Warrant Writing, Report Writing, and Courtroom Testimony. Teaching the techniques of the investigation is only the beginning. To enhance classroom learning, HyperDrive uses professional role players to run a mock case at various off-site locations.

THIS IS AS REAL AS IT GETS.

INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION

This 2-day course teaches various techniques to enable the officer to gain information and determine its accuracy of it during interview and interrogation processes.

This course covers the difference between interviews and interrogations, preparing for and conducting professional, structured criminal interviews and interrogations more effectively, and different styles and proven techniques most commonly used. Skills taught will enable the investigator to detect deception by analyzing verbal and non-verbal communication.

Our highly-experienced instructors teach how to:

prepare the room for the interview
building rapport
gathering data
interpret body language and gestures
defense mechanisms
emotional responses
using theme development and transitional stories
detecting deception
giving Miranda application, ensuring the admissibility of statements, and constitutional requirements
purpose of videoing and use of visual aids in statement taking

Students will participate in exercises with role players to practice skills taught.

JUVENILE INVESTIGATIONS

Proper handling of incidents involving juveniles is essential. Whether involved as suspects, victims, or witnesses, these cases represent a special set of issues and proper police response is critical. This course will teach law enforcement officers the appropriate methods and procedures to implement with juveniles as suspects, victims, or witnesses.

Topics covered:

The intricacies of interviewing juveniles
Investigating cases of child abuse as well as missing and runaway juveniles
The Uniform State Memorandum of Agreement Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials
An overview of Title 2A and 2C Statues specific to juveniles
Family Court
Sex crimes as well as child victims of pornography and sexting
Investigating bullying charges
Underage drinking
Various case studies include investigations of juveniles involved in robberies, sexual assault, and homicide

Segments on objectives of a successful investigation, crime scene management strategies, and interview and interrogation techniques will also be reviewed in the course.

LIQUOR LICENSE INVESTIGATIONS

This course is designed to prevent corruption in the sale or transfer of liquor licenses. The Transfer of a Liquor License is a vital process for any municipality. In many towns and cities, the investigation associated with this process is given little or no attention, which allows for corruption in the sale or transfer.

This program will provide the investigator responsible for this type of investigation with the tools and tactics needed to uncover impropriety including:

tracking the source of cash
discovering the true hidden partners
ensuring that all of the pertinent laws are followed

A solid transfer investigation requires that an officer explore areas that are different than a normal criminal investigation. Learning where to look and what to ask can make the difference in a legitimate transfer and one that can involve organized crime.

SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATIONS

Sexual assault is one of the most complicated crimes to investigate. In the investigation and prosecution of most sexual assault cases, the role of the victim is much more important than in other crimes since the victim is usually the sole witness to the crime. Unfortunately, sexual assault victims are sometimes reluctant to cooperate with law enforcement because they fear the perpetrator will return to retaliate. It is therefore imperative that sexual assault investigators understand victim responses and utilize the appropriate interview skills necessary in these cases. Not all victims of sexual assault behave in the same manner, so it is essential the investigator be informed, of mental and physical reactions to sexual assault. Understanding and working with your victim is crucial to successfully prosecute these cases.

Topics also covered:

collecting evidence
writing reports that effectively present the facts of even the most challenging sexual assault cases
using a Sex Assault Nurse Examiner System
understanding different types of sex crimes to include the specific statutory differences
identifying and overcoming personal feelings and beliefs about sex assault
the search for truth with compassion

STREET GANG RECOGNITION AND IDENTIFICATION

Street Gang Recognition and Identification with an emphasis on MS-13.

WORKING UNDERCOVER AND THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE

A police officer taking on the role of an undercover operative is an extremely important aspect of police work. Vice, gang, narcotics, and fraud investigations often need officers to work undercover; prior training is imperative for the safety of the officer and for the success of the operation.

Topics covered:

Role of the undercover operative
Cover stories and identities
Recognizing danger signs and safety concerns
Carrying weapons and physical threats while undercover
Committing crimes while undercover
Situations involving alcohol, drugs, and sex
Dealing with challenges from criminal targets
Controlling emotions during undercover operation
Dealing with personal feelings and family concerns
Managing personal relationships with persons involved in criminal activity while acting undercover
Testifying about your work as an undercover operative

Students will participate in exercises with professional role players to practice skills taught.

THE WOUNDED OFFICER: THE AFTERMATH OF A SHOOTING

The physiology of trauma
Law enforcement post-traumatic stress
The signs and symptoms of PTSD
Mental health wellness strategies for the wounded and responding officers and their police departments
Wounded officer peer support groups
Officer safety measures

CRISIS INTERVENTION AND VERBAL DE-ESCALATION

In any type of crisis call that your officers respond to, how the first officer on the scene handles it can make a life-saving difference. Our 2-day course combines classroom training led by an experienced FBI trained crisis/hostage negotiator with the use of professional role players to bring the training to life.

This impactful course gives an overview and the basic elements of critical communication skills and negotiation techniques. Verbal De-escalation is what we use during a potentially dangerous, or threatening, situation in an attempt to prevent a person from causing harm to us, themselves, or others. This 2-day course will teach the verbal de-escalation/communication skills (for crisis and other day-to-day situations) to assist officers in the routine performance of their job in situations such as: assisting someone with a possible mental illness, domestic disturbances, dealing with children, assisting victims, helping traumatized witnesses, and even diffuse and dissuade potentially suicidal/violent subject from reacting to stressors with violence.

Topics covered:

Quickly evaluate any interaction to determine whether de-escalation efforts are reasonable to consider, tactically practical, and likely to be successful
Strategies for ensuring personal safety
Behavior Escalation Stages
Using tone, body language and appropriate words
Understanding physiological changes during aggression

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: UNDERSTANDING ABUSE DYNAMICS AND CONDUCTING INVESTIGATIONS

This course will help the student to understand:

Victim-centered, trauma-informed response when officers respond to domestic violence incidents whether it be the first time or the 10th time.
How to recognize the physiology of trauma
The nature, dynamics, cycle, and patterns of domestic violence
The signs and symptoms of abuse and its physical, emotional, and physical effects on victims and families
How to identify the common characteristics and mindset of batters and victims (Coercive Control model)
How to assess strangulation
How to understand the short and long term impact of violence on children
How to identify the primary aggressor
How to conduct victim-centered interviews and investigations and support systems available for victims.
Sexual Assault Incident Report
Investigative Strategies
Victim Coping After Sexual Assault
Report writing considerations
Trauma-Informed Victim Interviewing
Suspect Interrogation
Working with Vulnerable Populations

EFFECTIVE POLICE RESPONSE TO TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This course will identify the police officer’s role in responding to the specific needs of children exposed to domestic violence in the home setting to help save their lives.

Officers will learn:

A Victim-centered, on-scene, proactive protocol for effectively responding to the needs of children in stress
How to provide trauma-informed, developmentally-appropriate responses to traumatized children
Identification of who has been exposed to violence and trauma
Developing a safe environment to help children and family members re-establish a sense of security and stability
Providing advocacy resources for victims

A highlight of the course is a child survivor’s perspective about how the exposure to domestic violence impacted her personal life and as a police commander.

ETHICS

INTERNAL AFFAIR INVESTIGATION

Course Topics include:

Police ethics
Policies, rules, standards, and procedures
Misconduct and discipline
Complaint processing
Preparing for and conducting interviews
Legal issues and case law
Record-keeping requirements

Fairness and objectivity are crucial to the success of an internal affairs investigation. This course will provide the investigator with the ability to accomplish that task.

SUPERVISION, LEADERSHIP & MENTORING

This course will provide concepts and tactics of solid leadership and mentoring practices:

The critical shift
The rigors of leadership
Leading as an executive
How to help employees overcome deficits
Dealing with a difficult employee
Interpersonal relationships
Setting standards
Enforcing guidelines with compassion
Setting and monitoring standards and expectations
Leading and managing crisis situations and critical incidents

PRE-EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

Instructors will cover:

Getting beyond the candidate’s best friends and pre-set, practiced answers
Identifying areas of concern and recognizing potential red flags
Interview techniques and tactics that can reveal a candidate’s beliefs and feelings on a variety of job-related topics
Gauging a candidate’s temperament beyond their answers
Preparing and documenting a report including collecting and recording data and witness interviews

This program is designed so your agency can prevent the need for expensive law suits and worse, the disruption of your agency or company as you fight to correct the problem.