MI – Team Coordinated Control Tactics for Individuals Demonstrating Perceived Unusual Behaviors

Oakland Police Academy – Auburn Hills MI
Coordinated Team Control Tactics for Individuals in Crisis Behaviors
March 10-12, 2025

Congratulations to the graduates of the Coordinated Team Control Tactics for Individuals in Crisis Behaviors!
It was an honor and a pleasure to present our Instructor Level Training in Coordinated Team Control Tactics for Individuals in Crisis Behaviors to the officers of Michigan. The course was hosted by the Oakland Police Academy – Auburn Hills Michigan. The training was extremely well received, with all attending officers demonstrating exceptional enthusiasm, dedication, and professionalism throughout the physically and mentally challenging 3 day course. Their active participation greatly contributed to the success of the program.

This is what the team had to say:

• Professionally addressing students is excellent exemplary in presenting materials with high proficient demonstrations. Thank you for the honor of being one of your devoted students in messenger to my agency.
• Amazing instructor! Could listen to him teach all day. Very knowledgeable, no question he couldn’t answer looking forward to taking future classes.
• It’s always good learning from Lieutenant Dillon. A lot of great training presented in an interesting way.
• Great class and instructor.
• Great class! Teaches in a way that makes it easy to understand, learn and retain.
• Excellent class with great material. KD is a fantastic instructor. I will definitely be signing up for more of his classes.
• Awesome class!!

This customized training program addresses the critical need to prepare officers to effectively respond to individuals exhibiting perceived unusual behaviors. The course combines lectures, demonstrations, role-playing, and practical scenario-based applications to develop instructors in Team Coordinated Control Tactics.
Uncoordinated or poorly trained responses to individuals in extreme states can exacerbate medical emergencies lead to excessive physical exertion and increase the risk of civil litigation or public unrest. This program provides instructors with tools to minimize risk, enhance team effectiveness, and ensure a professional, measured response during team restraint and medical emergencies. The program will equip instructors with the knowledge and skills to respond safely and effectively to individuals in extremely agitated states who demonstrate unusual or erratic behaviors.

Emergency Medical Response Personnel will be trained on the restraint and response tactics used by law enforcement to safely secure individuals. This coordinated approach between EMS and officers facilitates the safe transition of individuals to a backboard and ensures proper transport. EMS personnel must establish a plan for safe, medically appropriate care, with paramedics making critical medical decisions and closely monitoring chemically sedated patients.

How to avoid a George Floyd Incident that changed the country!

• Recognize the signs and indicators of severe agitation, mortality enhancers, and potential medical emergencies.
• Implement appropriate, coordinated control tactics while integrating medical responses to ensure a reasonable, proportionate, and direct approach.
• Identify and analyze behavioral cues indicating medical emergencies, emphasizing the importance of treating severely agitated individuals as medical emergencies.
• Discuss the value of cross-training with local medical personnel to develop a coordinated team response for agitated individuals.
• Define and explain the eight tactical considerations for responding to individuals exhibiting agitation.
• Apply force mitigation strategies to reduce the need for higher levels of force while ensuring safety and control.
• Evaluate the removal of outdated terms such as “excited delirium” from policies and practices to align with contemporary standards and evidence-based approaches.
• Demonstrate grounding and grounded response techniques to safely control resistant or agitated individuals.
• Analyze lab and field studies related to prone restraints, providing evidence-based clarification on their role in avoiding positional asphyxia.
• Avoid chaotic responses, such as the uncoordinated “pig pile,” through organized and deliberate team tactics.
• Discuss emerging trends, studies, and considerations related to use-of-force encounters involving individuals in severe agitation.

REGISTER – policetraining@oaklandcc.edu 248 232-4227
Course Flier

DATES: March 10-12, 2025
TIME: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
LOCATION: Oakland Police Academy
2900 Featherstone Road
Auburn Hills, MI 48326