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

Description

Passaic County Sheriff Thomas Adamo NJ
Hosting
L.E.A.D.S.
Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies
3 Day – Instructor Training
March 3 –5, 2026 0800 – 1630

The Award winning L.E.A.D.S.™ Law Enforcement Active De-escalation Strategies program was developed in 2007, and has become one of the most trusted and widely adopted de-escalation training systems used by law enforcement and corrections professionals across the United States. De-escalation classes are a dime a dozen, this course has been tested and proven by street and corrections officers over the past 18 years from Honolulu to Alaska!

Through a dynamic mix of lectures, demonstrations, role play, and scenario-based applications, students will learn to:

• Recognize and manage aggressive behaviors before they escalate.
• Employ positive communication and proven de-escalation techniques.
• Anger management and confrontation avoidance strategies.
• Emotional modulation when responding to highly emotional incidents.
• Discuss tactical responses when diffusion is ineffective or inappropriate.
• The “Switch” Moment – In high-conflict encounters, there is often a distinct moment when the subject’s behavior shifts from verbal resistance to active aggression. Recognizing this switch is a critical skill.
• Cognitive Lock – Officers can get “stuck” in a single tactic under stress, repeating the same ineffective commands instead of transitioning to a new approach.
• Articulation Matters – In litigation or review, you will not be judged solely on the fact you used force, but on whether you can clearly articulate why verbal tactics were no longer appropriate.
• Officers effectively de-escalate on a daily basis, however there is no evidence to validate. Officer learn to document, quantify and measure evidence to show patterns of success.
• Integrated Training – Strategies on how verbal, physical, and tactical options must be trained together, so the transition between them is seamless.

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 De-escalation

LOCATION of TRAINING:
Passaic County Police Academy
214 Oldham Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470
Kyra Deegan – Training Division
kdeegan@pcsheriff.org  / 973.225.7844