Practical De-Escalation and Tactical Conduct

De-escalation should be more than a training course, it should be a culture. But creating that culture starts with great training. Today’s officers need to know the specific tactics they can use to avoid a violent confrontation. They need a rock-solid understanding of new use of force laws and liability cases so they can make well informed decisions. They deserve a modern, highly-specialized training where the focus is on learning, not checking a box.

In these times, there is no more high-liability occupation than being a patrol officer. But in order to make those officers successful, it takes a team of highly trained dispatchers, supervisors and training staff. To be on the same page, your team needs to all be trained the same way. That is why we recommend your team attends the Practical De-Escalation and Tactical Conduct course.

Course Curriculum Includes:

• Tactical Conduct: Pre-Contact Assessments, Incident Coordination and Decision Making
• New Use of Force Laws: Why Police Officers Are Being Criminally Charged
• Creating the Conditions for Successful De-Escalation
• Videos of De-Escalation Successes and Failures
• Human Performance Factors Affecting Officers and Suspects
• The Public Duty Doctrine: Avoiding the Trap of a False Constraint

Your Instructors:

Senior Instructor David Bautista is a recently-retired Lieutenant with the San Diego Police Department in California. He has over 29 years of experience including working in the Patrol and the Department Training Division and over 13 years of SWAT experience as an operator, sniper, and team leader.

John Morris recently retired as a Lieutenant from the Winston-Salem Police Department (NC). 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.

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