NJ – L.E.A.D.S. – Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies 3 Day – Instructor Training

PASSAIC COUNTY SHERIFF THOMAS ADAMO
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L.E.A.D.S. – Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies
3 Day – Instructor Training
Feb. 18 – 20, 2025  0830 – 1630

CONGRATULATIONS our NEW L.E.A.D.S. Instructors! It was a pleasure and honor to present our Instructor Level training on L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies at the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, NJ Feb. 18-20, 2025. The training was extremely well received, and all the officers participated actively throughout the entire presentation. They displayed high levels of enthusiasm, dedication, and professionalism throughout the training session. A review of the course evaluations revealed an overwhelming satisfaction rating from the attending members of the course. I have attached an assessment of the evaluations for your review.

A SPECIAL THANKS to Kyra Deegan r and your entire team that ensured we had everything we needed to facilitate the training. It is always a true pleasure conducting training at your agency!

Please assess the quality of this presentation.
Comments
• I thought all of the information was very valuable and practical to both law enforcement officers and their personal lives/duties.
• Excellent information. Learning how the brain works in relation to stress and de escalation provided a vital understanding of officer / subject reactions.
• The presentation was great and very informative.
• Course is not only excellent but necessary
• Instructor was excellent
• This course was very informative. The information was very clear and I now have a better understanding and willingness to instruct on de-escalation.
• The presentation was very informative and kept our attention.
• The entire presentation was easy to follow and learn.
• Interactive and the use of real world examples was beneficial
• Great course. Will recommend to everyone.
• The style in which K.D. taught helped me retain much of the information.
• Instructor was very hands on and gave real life scenarios that I could relate to.
• The instructor was very passionate and knowledgeable about the subject. He kept me engaged with him and interested in the subject.
• this presentation was amazing of great quality information and material. Opening up my realization how important in becoming better at de-escalation not only as an officer but to help prevent horrible outcomes great lessons, explanation and scenarios class.
• Great job!
• This presentation was amazing, it had a lot of visual auditory and kinesthetic!

Please assess the instructors of this program. Lieutenant Kevin Dillon (Ret)
100% rated the instructor in the highest category as (5) excellent.
Comments

• The instructor was incredible.
• K.D. was great. Very knowledgeable and blended corrections and law enforcement situation into a class to give everyone a better understanding.
• Knowledgeable
• Full of energy and knowledgeable
K.D. is a fantastic instructor with a great life experience and scenarios to teach with
• Very very energetic
• Extremely knowledgeable
• KD was excellent and knowledgeable
• Great instructor
• Energetic with real life examples
• K.D. is a great instructor who kept me engaged in the class. Breaks were timed perfectly. Great time management
• Instructor was outstanding, as he used appropriate time and material to deliver information.
• Amazing!!! I can feel his dedication and love for the subject through the teachings.
• Great guy. Great job
• He provided great insight on the subject mainly of his personal stories while working making it much easier to understand
• Good energy, good communications. Good and motivated instructor.
• KD was amazing
• KD is very knowledgeable in real life situations and of the escalation techniques
• Very engaging

Please explain how this training will enable you to change or improve your present assignment.
Comments

• I will be able to coach and inform fellow officers on how to use this information to be better in their duties
• Will allow me to give staff more options and better understanding of why they are responding a certain way
• Learn to better understand the process of my body under stress
• I will be a better police officer
• Gave me a better understanding to be more patient with citizens on the street
• This training provided me with the information to pass along to my officers
• The course will help me in more ways than one with the de-escalation situations and thinking calmly
• It will help me train the newer guys in my department.
• It made me think of new ways to de-escalate situations. It will also benefit my department with new skills
• It will allow me to instruct team members on the methods and strategies they can utilize to recognize situations and apply de-escalation.
• I am in a squad with newer officers I will bring up key points during lineup.
• De-escalation is a cornerstone of our attorney general’s guidelines and by having this information available to me I can better assist our officers during in service training.
• It will help slow my guys down and consistently reassess the situation. Make sure they are in the PFC rather than limbic.
• It will help a lot. Talking to people every day and using these tips.
• This will improve my daily interaction with the general public. Providing me with a greater tool to improve my relations with the community. It will also improve the image of officers within the community as well.
• I would like to teach L.E.A.D.S. as in service to Academy recruits.
• Our department has several officers that get upset too quick and do not know how to control their emotions. This material is perfect for officers that need guidance and program their neural imprints.
• Report verbiage.

This is an award winning a nationally recognized  conflict resolution de-escalation certification course. The L.E.A.D.S. ™ Plus T – Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies Training  was  developed in 2007 and is being used throughout the United States. 

Through lectures, demonstrations, role play, and practical scenario applications, this course is an instructor level program designed  to qualify students in the L.E.A.D.S. ™ – Law      Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies . The course is classroom based to educate and train instructors in positive communications skills, effective de-escalation techniques, anger management and combat confrontation avoidance techniques. The course teaches how to recognize aggressive behaviors and keep them from  escalating. Students learn Active De-escalation Strategies that can avoid or resolve negative interactions by employing effective de-escalation methods. This course also discusses  tactical responses to use when diffusion tactics are inappropriate or ineffective and teaches distraction techniques that promote the success of tactical applications. 

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES:

• learn how to turn negative communication into positive
• identify professional benefits of respect
• learn anger management techniques
• learn effective verbal de-escalation strategies
• community empowerment and partnership strategies
• understand physiological changes during aggression
• learn to use cognitive limitations for active diffusion
• learn methods to redirect thought process through positive direction
• communicate and respond to special populations
  ; (ex.-mental illness, autism, disabilities)
• learn methods of motivational interviewing skills
• learn tactically relocation strategies to delay confrontations
• learn to build community partnerships through daily interactions
• learn to conduct breakout sessions for roll playing exercises
• learn communication and physical strategies to de-escalate situations
• learn how de-escalation and or the lack of is used in litigation
• teaching methodologies and adult learning principles and classroom and scenario facilitations
• Learn communication and physical strategies to de-escalate situations…plus more!

REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

FBI National Associates 2022 Science and Innovation Award
L.O.C.K.U.P. Arrest and Control Training  & L.E.A.D.S. Law Enforcement Active Diffusion

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LOCATION of TRAINING:

Robert A. Lyons Police Academy,
214 Oldham Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470
Kyra Deegan  – Training Division
kdeegan@pcsheriff.org  / 973.225.7844

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