L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies And Use of Force Coaching
for Field Training Officers
INSTRUCTIONAL GOAL:
Today every use of force incident is scrutinized frame by frame on a video and judged by untrained individuals creating distrust and false narratives. Our Field Training Officers are our PRIMARY coaches and INSTRUCTORS but are often not any more trained in de-escalation and use of force than the recruit they are training. De-escalation strategies, use of force mitigation, analysis, investigation, and training is a complex continually evolving issue. This 2-day training session is designed for Field Training Officers. The training will examine how to apply de-escalation strategies in the real world, how to document those de-escalation tactics, and force mitigation strategies. How to make use of force decisions, select appropriate actions and report accurately.
The L.E.A.D.S. training program is a nationally recognized program reviewed and approved by the United States Department of Justice.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
- Understand how implicit biases can affect perceptions and behavior.
- Identifying indications of hostility through body language
- Develop skills and tactics to reduce the influence of bias on police practice.
- Learn and understand the value of tracking service in law enforcement
- Learn how to avoid communications that may be negative and make positive
- Learn methods of effective verbal de-escalation strategies
- Understanding physiological changes during aggression
- Learn to use cognitive limitations for active diffusion
- Learn methods to re-direct the thought process through positive direction
- Learn the importance of emotional intelligence in law enforcement
- Communications and response to Special Populations
- ( example – mental illness, autism, and other disabilities)
- Identify evidence-based characteristics associated with excited delirium
- Identifying Agitated Chaotic Events
- Learn methods of motivational interviewing skills
- Learn use of force definitions and proper terminology
- The application of the Fourth Amendment to use of force
- Constitutional Force Standards
- Three essential steps in use of forces decision making
- Define serious use of force areas
- Discuss officer behavior and accountability issues
- Discuss de-escalation strategies and how to report it
- Discuss human attention and how it relates to use of force
- Discuss use of force tracking, trending, reporting and analysis
- To apply force application to police report writing
- Discuss Electronic Control Weapons issues trends and training
- Discuss training issues and voids
- Case study – DOJ Use of force tracking in Juvenile Detention – Rikers Island
- Discuss Quantum of force and how it apply to force options
- What information do you want to track and how will it be used
- Discuss factors needed for analysis of a use of force incident
- Quantifying use of force deployments
- Coaching de-escalation techniques
Plus Instructing and coaching methods