Response to the Non-Criminal Barricade

Disengagement & Special Relationships®

Online and In-Person Training

Understand your states liability laws and learn modern tactics for armed, suicidal, and barricaded subjects.

Response to the Non-Criminal Barricade
Disengagement and Special Relationships®

(8 Hours)

This course teaches law enforcement officers and supervisors the best way to respond to mentally ill persons who are armed, barricaded, and in crisis. Students will leave the course with an understanding of modern disengagement and re-engagement tactics, the specific ways to avoid liability, and a collection of the best non-criminal barricade policies from police agencies all around the country.

If you are like a lot of law enforcement professionals you have considered these questions:

  1. What should officers do with a suicidal person alone in their own home who refuses to exit?
  2. Do officers have a legal duty to take action to try to save the subject from harming themselves?
  3. When is it appropriate to disengage from a non-criminal barricaded suspect and will officers be liable if the subject harms a third party?

The way law enforcement officers respond to a mentally ill person in crisis is a topic of intense debate. In this course, we’ll first answer each of those questions and discuss your state’s laws about liability and the “public duty doctrine” (that’s right, each training course is customized for the state we are presenting it in. Then we will examine several case studies, some which resulted in the agency being found liable and some where the agency was not. You will see real world videos from dramatic incidents when the police disengaged, and some when they should have. You’ll learn the modern tactics your agency can use to both limit liability and prevent a violent confrontation.

Each student will receive:

  1. An understanding of your state’s laws regarding the public duty doctrine, special relationships, liability, and duty
  2. A decision-making cheat sheet for disengagement
  3. Policies, a police report template, and a script to use to sever special relationships

Two Ways to Attend This Course:

In-Person Course

Quick Facts

Target Audience:

Patrol Officers and Field Supervisors, Hostage and Crisis Negotiators, SWAT Operators and Tactical Commanders and Law Enforcement Policy Makers, and Law Enforcement Dispatchers and Call Takers

Course Length:

8 hours

Course Customizations and Certifications:

We customize this course for the state we are presenting it in. That means you’ll learn about the specific laws from your state. This course is California POST Certified. Need certification for your state?
All of our courses are California POST certified because we are based in California. However, we present courses all over the United States and we’re happy to work with you to obtain certification in your particular state

 

Investment:

$299

Can your agency host this course?

YES

Your Instructors

Scott Savage | Founder of Savage Training Group

Scott Savage is a recognized expert in the response to non-criminal barricades. Scott is an experienced law enforcement officer who has not only commanded these types of incidents in the field, but also trains officers all over California and beyond on how to do the same. His study of the subject has included gathering response protocols from agencies both in and outside of California. Scott is a dynamic speaker who is passionate about bringing this important information to the law enforcement community.

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John Morris
John Morris recently retired as a Lieutenant from the Winston-Salem Police Department, an agency of 500 officers located in North Carolina. His 27 years of service include over 20 years in SWAT as well as years in Patrol and Special Operations. He holds a National Instructor Certification through the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training. John’s goal is to help officers throughout the country save lives through a superior command of the law and a proper application of tactics.

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Donald Anderson
Donald Anderson is an active-duty Lieutenant with the San Francisco Police Department. He has years of real-world experience in responding to barricades both as the former Executive Officer of the department’s 40-person Crisis Negotiation Team, and as a patrol supervisor. He was instrumental in crafting his department’s disengagement policy and is passionate about helping cops navigate these challenging incidents.

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What our students are saying:

“Two days after taking this course, I was the on-duty Sergeant when a male, cut his own neck and barricaded inside his apartment. His wife and two children were unable to escape. I immediately thought about your class and formed a React Team, who was able to rescue the wife and kids through a window. The whole time, I continuously reviewed your class in my mind. Although I’ve dealt with these situations before, I felt very confident in my leadership and decision making. I was even complimented by the Lieutenant who arrived. Thanks for the great class!”

— Sgt. J. Ruttschow, Monterey PD (CA)

“Every officer at every agency needs to attend this class! It should have been covered in the academy but sadly it isn’t.”

— K9 Officer Ty Clark, Boise PD (ID)

“Attend this course! It’s by far the best course I have attended, and it can help you and your agency survive these types of calls.”

— Sgt. Rodney Cancio, Fresno PD CIT Unit (CA)

“Real world scenarios with solutions plus case law create a great learning environment. I highly recommend for any officer!”

— Lt. Daniel Wagner, Florida Highway Patrol