L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Strategies|
and Use of Force Coaching for Field Training Officers
In today’s environment, every use of force incident is scrutinized frame by frame on video and judged by individuals often lacking proper training, leading to distrust and the spread of false narratives. Field Training Officers (FTOs), as the primary coaches and instructors for recruits, often lack advanced training in de-escalation tactics and use-of-force decision-making, leaving them with on par with the recruits they are guiding. De-escalation strategies, use-of-force mitigation, analysis, investigation, and training are complex and constantly evolving. Equip your FTOs with the tools they need to train recruits confidently while promoting accountability, professionalism, and safer outcomes in the field. The number one method of learning is obtained by “doing” it. This validates the importance of knowledge the FTO needs to possess to properly transfer and train their recruit.
The L.E.A.D.S. training program is a nationally recognized program reviewed and approved by the United States Department of Justice for agencies under a federal consent decree.
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 services 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 persons demonstrating unusual behaviors.
- Response strategies to 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 applies 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
- Instructing and coaching methods
FBI National Academy Associates 2022 Science and Innovation Award presented to:
L.E.A.D.S. – Law Enforcement Active Diffusion Strategies
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