Public Safety Training

Ballistic Shield

SMUGGLERS INC. 2.0

" A Comprehensive Approach to Identifying Smuggling Tradecraft and Countermeasures"

A comprehensive 2-Day 20-Hour proprietary course was developed and is delivered by ‘Shawn Pardazi’ of Triple I Solutions based on his personal operational experience of conducting “interdiction Investigations” over a 25 interdiction career. Designed to enhance the student’s ability to articulate the learned objectives and tactics in a report as well as prepare the student to effectively testify to the observations in a court proceeding. Upon completing this course, the student will not only have the knowledge necessary to be more effective, but also the confidence to employ the learned tactics to produce and deliver solid interdiction cases to the prosecuters.

Topics Include:

1. Officer Mindset & Conditioning
2. Understanding Dynamics of Target Selection
3. Inside The Transnational Smuggling Ops
4. Tradecraft Of Smugglers
5. Identifying Smuggling Countermeasures
6. Identifying Operational Security Of Smugglers
7. Identifying Compartmentalization Tactics
8. Understanding the Distribution Operations
9. Identifying Smuggler Operational Tiers
10. Tactics Of All Smuggling Tier/Mules
11. In-Depth Knowledge of Elicitation
12. Elicitation Approach & Requirements
13. How To Elicit Information On A Traffic Stop
14. Covert Elicitation Techniques
15. Recognition Of Cover Stories & Props
16. Consent & Related Issues
17. Handling Wall-Off Stops
18. Effective Articulation For Case Reports
19. Effective Witness Testimony
20. Numerous Case Study Reviews

*** Only 50 seats available 

Tuition Cost: $395.00

Basic Narcotics Investigations

Course Description:

This course is arranged to achieve the maximum student orientation
to the fundamental duties and responsibilities of a narcotics
investigator. The skills learned in this course will disrupt the
operations of national / transnational organized criminal networks
(TOC), limit their access to funding, reduce assets and raise their cost
of operations.

Course Objectives:

• Identify drug enforcement strategies that work and those that do
not work
• Learn integrity issues and ethical dilemmas faced by drug law
enforcement officers
• Drug recognition, to include history and development of drugs,
the Controlled Substances Act, and an orientation to the
categories of drugs, and drug schedules.
• Search and Seizure laws designed for the narcotics investigator
who needs clear and concise answers to questions about
warrantless search and seizure laws. Plus and overall review of
the requirements of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments.
• Learn to write drug search warrants to include how search
warrants may or must be obtained, the scope of a search
pursuant to a warrant, the seizure of evidence, and post-seizure
requirements.
• Learn development, management and control of Informants
• Learn the critical issues of working undercover to include
techniques, undercover identity, operational plans, and the
pitfalls prevalent in undercover operations.
• Learn well-settled methods, techniques, and procedures that are
utilized to help ensure the objectives and functions of physical
surveillance activities.
• Learn how to plan a raid.
• Learn how to prepare for trial and give courtroom testimony

Link to Register: https://www.rcta.org

Car Fire Simulator Training

In partnership with the Rio Grande City Fire Department, the South Texas College Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence will host a training to familiarize fire instructors, and potential fire instructors, on the use of the propane fueled car fire simulator.

The course will consist of:

• Transporting the Training Aid
• Assembling the training aid for Operation
• Discussion of Potential Safety Issues and Safety Protocols
   

Location:

South Texas College Starr County Campus - Building J

142 FM 3167
Rio Grande City, TX 78582

Attendees will need to bring to class:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Fee: Free

TCOLE #2530 Duty to Intervene

Course Description: Duty to Intervene is a course designed to equip and train officers with the awareness and adeptness to intercede when reasonable objectiveness dictates that excessive force is being used by surrounding officers during an arrest or detention. The course explains on content that officer/s who witness their colleagues violating the Use of Force policy must take action and professionally restore safety. It further entails the duty to intervene is woven into the El Paso Police Department’s culture by practical discussion and policy review.

Who should attend: Texas Peace Officers

Tuition: $75

Glock Armorer

Course Description: Learn how to safely use and maintain your weapon in a one day (8 hour) class.

Course Outline:

• Introduction
• Safety Check
• Safety Function
• Field Stripping
• Slide Disassembly and Reassembly
• Frame Disassembly and Reassembly
• Slide Options
• Frame Options
• Magazines
• Field Insepction Test
• Rifling
• Preventive Maintenance
• Lubrication
• GLOCK Sights
• Service Procedures
• Practical Examination
• Written Examination

Prerequisties: To be eligible to take the Armorers Course you must be active/retired law enforcement or military, private security, GLOCK Stocking Dealer/Range Program Employee or current GSSF Member.

Cost: $250

Drug Interdiction Assistance Program

Course Purpose: The primary purpose of the course is to prepare general duty federal, state and local law enforcement officials to perform their required job-duties safely while interdicting in transit commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) involved in ongoing criminal activity. DIAP training will result in the identification and removal of in-transit criminals operating CMVs, increased officer awareness and safety, increased national security, and improved traffic safety on the nation’s highways. 

Topics covered include:

• The norms of the Commercial Vehicle industry
• The indicators of Commercial Vehicle criminal activity
• Current drug trafficking trends and smuggling patterns
• Current criminal trends and trafficking patterns involving Commercial Vehicles
• Bulk drug movement indicators and detection methods
• Commercial Vehicle driver interview techniques
• Indicators of a driver using, possessing, selling, or hauling illicit drugs
• Commercial Vehicle rapid assessment / criminal interdiction techniques
• Commercial Vehicle contraband concealment techniques
• Commercial Vehicle search techniques
• Characteristics of impaired drivers
• Compliance to search and seizure law(s) applicable to roadside encounters
• Use of the El Paso Intelligence Center ~ EPIC

Cost: None

** Please note that the attached registration form must be filled out and brought in on the first day of class.**

TCOLE #3844 Trauma Informed Peer Evaluator

Course Description:

The Trauma Informed Peer Facilitator Program is designed to train police officers, firefighters, and EMT/EMS personnel (includes dispatchers) to understand and implement knowledge of peer facilitation in an individual and group context to include critical incident debriefing skills within a regionally relevant community context.  It equips the facilitator with methods and knowledge to interact wit their peers and families in the safest manner thereby reducing risk, injury, and harm.

Training Location:

Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence-3901 S. Cage Blvd, Pharr, Texas

Course Date: Every Tuesday beginning January 31^st to February 28^th (5 Tuesdays) 

Time: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Length of course: 40 hours

Who should attend:

Police Officers, Firefighters, EMS/EMT personnel, Telecommunicators/Dispatchers

Cost per attendee: Free

Undercover Techniques and Survival for Narcotics Officers

Course Description
Undercover Techniques and Survival for Narcotics Officers is designed for law enforcement officers who are beginning to work undercover in narcotics operations or have worked undercover for some time. The basic portion of the course will be essential for newer undercover officers and definitely provide veterans with a solid reminder of important principles of working undercover. The course will move into advanced undercover techniques and audio/video surveillance techniques which are rapidly changing with the introduction of new technology. The "survival" portion of the classroom instruction will definitely impact all undercover officers and assist them in keeping themselves safe while working in undercover operations.

Officers who participate in covert operations are not born with the talents needed to perform effectively and safely in undercover situations. These talents are developed from experience, hard work and training. This program will provide officers with the techniques and survival tactics necessary to develop or compliment their present undercover experience. Many times this can make the difference between success or failure and safety or injury.

Topics Included

• Covert operations
• Informants
• Preparation of the undercover officer
• Undercover background and role
• Approaches to the violator
• Undercover survival techniques
• Force on force techniques
• Audio/video electronic surveillance equipment and techniques
• Planning undercover operations
• Special undercover techniques
• Legal aspects and testifying in court
• Post incident procedures
• Psychological effects of undercover operations

Course Length
Undercover Techniques and Survival for Narcotic Officers is a 5 day (40 hour) course.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for attending this course

Dress
Business casual

Hidden Compartment Training

Dynamic Police Training (DPT) is dedicated to providing the most advanced, state of the art training related to hidden compartments located inside passenger and commerical motor vehicles. DPT's TrapMate class offers live trap videos, pictures, in-car recordings and other materials depicting hidden compartments in their entirety from start to finish. These range from sophisticated intake manifold traps, oil pan traps, electronically operated dash traps, gas tank traps, rocker panel traps, front and rear quarter panel traps, fire wall traps, tire traps, muffler traps, floor and roof traps, trailer traps and MANY more. 

After taking the TrapMate class, the students will have an in-depth understanding on how drug cartels and other criminal organizations utilize compartments to smuggle contraband inside the U.S and around the world. Students will be able to identify these specific vehicles and wil have the knowledge necessary to quickly, efficiently and professionally locate and identify hidden compartments inside passenger and commerical motor vehicles. Students can tehn take this knowledge and make a difference in their local communities, roadways, and highways.

TCOLE# 2222 Basic Firearms Instructor Course

Prerequisite: You must have taken, passed and received the TCOLE Award: Basic Instructor #1014.

Required Equipment:

You will shoot the ammo you bring. You will need 700 rounds for semi-automatic handgun and 30 rounds of 9 Pellet 00 Buckshot (for scoring purporses).

Optional due to ammunition shortage:

A revolver and a box of 50 rounds (nomenclature and weapons handling purpose only). 10 rounds of rifled slugs, Patrol Rifle, 200 rounds of ammunition. 

Performance Requirements: You will be required to shoot 2 courses of fire (pistol/shotgun) on the first day with a minimun of 90% (2 attempts). If you are unable to achieve 90%, then you will not be allowed to participate in the course at this time. 

Note: If your agencey does not have a shotgun, the South Texas College Department of Public Safety will lend you one. You must bring your ammunition, 12 gauge, for the qualifications and for use during the course. 

After this course, you will be prepared to conduct up to date firearm training that addresses the needs of your officers and your community while minimizing the liability of your agency. Our marksmanship training is designed around modren understanding of condiditoning, body mechanics and responses to lethal stress. Our instructors integrate behavioral learning and contextual learning principals into their teaching. 

Tuition : $85 *Please know that tuition must be paid before the first day of class*

Intoxilyzer Operator Certification Course

In this class students will learn the following:

• How to properly operate an Intoxilyzer 9000
• Legal and regulations regarding breath alcohol testing
• Proper courtroom testimony
• Proper record retention
• Effects of alcohol on the body while driving

In addition to the classroom, there is a practical lab where students will run practice test and subject tests on the Intoxilyzer 9000.

Students may also receive TCOLE credit for this training.

Tuition: $475.00 per student

Basic Auto Extrication

This course provides basic hands on training for fire and rescue personnel in size-up, stabilization, hazard control, patient access, disentanglement and scene control techniques at automobile accidents involving one or two vehicles remaining on their wheels. Emphasis is placed on proper choice placement and use of equipment available locally, from hand tools to heavy hydraulic tools.

Requirements: Participants must be a member of a fire department (paid or volunteer) and they must provide their own PPE. Structural firefighting ensemble or vehicle extrication PPE to include steel-toed footwear, fire helmet and eye protection.

Limited Spots Available

Location will be at City of La Joya Shooting Range 500 US 83 East La Joya, TX 78560

FBI-LEEDA Conducting and Managing Internal Affairs Investigations

FBI-LEEDA's Managing and Conducting Internal Affairs Investigations certification course is a four and one-half day seminar focused on best practices related to effective internal control mechanisms calculated to promote enhanced agency accountability. This seminar is interactive, and attendees participate in capstone scenarios designed as an application of learning. FBI-LEEDA's Managing and Conducting Internal Affairs Investigations certification course has been recognized by the majority of state POSTs for mandatory retraining credit. 

Attire: Business Casual 

De-escalation Techniques TCOLE #1849

This course will explain the purpose and focus of De-Escalation training: to improve the response of officers to incidents that involve persons in crisis, who are behaving erratically, emphasizing that public and officer safety are at the heart of this training process.

**Limited seating available**

Tuition Cost: Free

Citizen Interaction TCOLE#30418

This course will cover the role and duties of law enforcement, proper behaviors/demeanors for civilians and peace officers during a traffic stop and in the context of the Seven Step Violator Contact, and the use of video and audio recording during a traffic stop. This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Civilian Interaction Training Course #30418.

**Limited seating available**

Tuition Cost: Free 

Family Violence (Strangulation) TCOLE#3901

Strangulation is one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence where unconsciousness may occur within seconds and death within minutes. In this course we will discuss the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), domestic violence, national and state statistics, signs and symptoms of strangulation, and interviewing and investigating strangulation. 

**Limited seating available**

Tuition Cost: Free

SFST Refresher TCOLE#2178

This one-day course is intended as a review for Texas Law Enforcement Officers on how to detect a DUI offender (i.e. all applicable and recent case laws, all applicable and recent validation studies, current DUI trends, etc.) and administering the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Tests – Walk and Turn (WAT), One Leg Stand (OLS) and Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN). Also, included in this training is updated information on “drugged driving” and current trends.

**Limited seating available** 

Tuition Cost: FREE

People. Pressure. Personality. Understanding emotional intelligence and psychological safety.

Adaptability Determines Survivability.

The student will learn the benefits of and Importance of emotional Intelligence and psychological safety. The student will learn and commit to practicing the key behaviors that cultivate psychological safety. Additionally, the student will recognize that their capacity to consistently perform these behaviors is directly impacted by their Mindset, which they will be able recognize and know which Mindset to bring to the given moment. Finally, they will know that all of this is possible through deepening their levels of self-awareness, others awareness, and intentionality-which they will gain a deeper awareness of through the utilization of tools, exercises, coaching, and peer-to-peer support.

TCOLE #3010

Pre-Requisite: A link will be sent to each student to complete a confidential, online assessment prior to the training date. The assessment results are confidential and will only be used by the student during the training.

Tuition: $131 per student

Building Financial Strength in First Responder Families

This training is the premier financial wellness course taught by cops, for cops.  Learn why it’s important to start the conversation about financial wellness as a first responder. Expand your tools in the topics of budgeting, will and estate planning, Legacy Go-Bag preparation in case the worst occurs, Debt – key principles and how to build a plan to become debt free, understanding pensions and retirement planning, how to interrogate financial planners to find the best one for you, financial pitfalls we first responders make, and the 8 phases of financial training to build a proven plan to strengthening your financial wellness.

TCOLE #8002

Date/Time: October 18, 2022 12:30pm-4:30pm

Seats: 30

Tuition: $44 per student

Leadership Development for Law Enforcement Professionals

STC in partnership with the Caruth Police Institute is offering this course to patrol officers, senior corporals, detectives, and federal agents. The two-week course (80 hrs.) is intended for those who wish to develop their leadership skills as informal leaders or as they seek eventual promotion to supervisory/executive ranks. The course includes an emphasis on followership; communication; conflict resolution; personal health and wellness; financial wellness; career development; 21st Century Law Enforcement; procedural justice; and the future of policing.

Week 1: October 3-7
Week 2: October 17-21

Tuition Cost: $205

Driver Aerial Operator- TCFP Certification

Prerequisites: Driver Operator

Length: 50 hours- TCFP Certification

Course Cost: Free

Student material requirements:

Driver Operator 3^rd Edition Book PURCHASED by the student to include Payment for Exam Prep Book.

***NOTE:  ONLY ONE SPOT AVAILABLE TO ALL FIRE DEPARTMENT AGENCY PERSONNEL/FIRST RESPONDERS.

Location of Training: Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence 3901 S. Cage Blvd. Pharr, TX 78577

Introduction to Cell Phone Investigations

Introduction to Communication Technologies for Law Enforcement

This course introduces students to the basic understanding of communication technologies. The instructor utilizes lectures to describe cellphone communication architecture, cell phone geolocation, IP address, online communication, and strategies in analyzing communication. Students will learn how to read, analyze, and interpret communication data and be informed of the latest updates on iOS/ Android that could affect LE investigation. This course is for those little or no experience/understanding in how certain communication technology works. Upon course completion, students will have a better understanding of how different types of communication technology work and some ideas for improving their performance as a LE officer when handling and investigatying communication devices. 

This course covers the following topics:

• How a cellphone works
• Cellphone geolocation
• Jamming
• VHF Radios
• IP Address
• VPN/Proxy
• TOR
• Dual-SIM Phone
• IMSI-Catcher
• MAC Address
• How to read phone tolls
• Online resources
• Messaging apps
• Wifi Calling
• Deep/Dark web

Tuition Cost: FREE

K-9 Drug Detection Enhancement Course

Course Description

The K-9 Drug Detection Enhancement course is designed for the advanced training of Drug Detector Dog and Handler Teams, which will improve the teams' search ability and help them become both more effective and efficient. Practical exercises will include a variety of buildings and vehicles.

Supervisors (without dogs) are welcome to attend. This will help supervisors without prior handling experience to better understand the ability of the narcotic dog team and what is and is not possible.

• Selection and training of drug detecting dogs
• Search strategies and patterns
• Theory of odor dispersion
• Setting up training aid containers
• Vehicular contraband concealment
• Training records
• Canine drives and communication
• Case law

Course Length

K-9 Drug Detection Enhancement is a 4 Day (32 Hour) course.

Prerequisites

K-9 team MUST have a prior drug detection certification. This certification may be from any certifying entity. Proof of certification must be provided prior to the start of the class and may be emailed or faxed to our office.

Tuition Fee: FREE

***Registration Link for K-9 Handler: https://new.counterdrugtraining.com/EBForms.aspx?EBID=6449&EBType=R

***If you are a student attending without a K-9, please use the following link: https://new.counterdrugtraining.com/(X(1)S(na3zu4q51odwxwjkaorlwbwu))/EBForms.aspx?EBID=6450&EBType=R&RefID=

Drug Unit Supervisor

This course is designed to emphasize the fundamental policy, leadership skills, and legal principles necessary to acquire proficiency in directing the efforts of a proactive drug enforcement unit. This course will present fundamental and advanced supervisory concepts, strategies, and techniques in policy, leadership, and legal principles. This course provides an ethics based approach to leadership and management principles in drug law enforcement and includes leadership skills development as well as the day-to-day management of a drug unit or task force. Practical scenarios will be used to help aid the learning process. This course will provide an update on all recent counter-narcotics related U.S. Supreme Court decisions and other pertinent decisions handed down by U.S. Circuit Courts.

Tuition: Free

Link to Register: https://new.counterdrugtraining.com/EBForms.aspx?EBID=6272&EBType=R&RefID

Crisis/Hostage Negotiations Course

Crisis/Hostage Negotiations Course is designed to train and educate law enforcement personnel in becoming crisis/hostage negotiators. Personnel will have an essential understanding of the dynamics in crisis/hostage negotiations. This course is accredited by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and by the state of Texas for wiretap warrants. In addition, this course is available to non-commission personnel who are employed (part- or full-time) with a law enforcement agency.

Fee: $100 for TAHN members and $140 for non-TAHN members
($40 will subscribe you to a 12-month TAHN membership for non-members)

Registration link: https://tahn.org/training

1014 - Basic Instructor Course

TCOLE# 1014 This Basic Instructor Certification course is designed to provide the basic concept of instruction and to increase the quality of professional law enforcement training. This course introduces the student to the teaching-learning process, phases of the teaching-learning process, factors affecting learning, needs assessment, task analysis, developing learning objectives, preparing a lesson plan, and methods of instruction. The students will be taught how to develop and use instructional media to enhance their presentations. In addition, the fundamental techniques of developing testing and evaluation procedures will be presented. Each trainee must demonstrate the basic knowledge and skills required to effectively instruct a lesson during two teaching exercises which will be evaluated by two instructors.

Individuals must meet proficiency certification requirements as set out in TCLEOSE rule 221.27; submit complete application on currently prescribed format and application fee.

Pre-Requisites: 2years' experience as a peace officer, telecommunicator, or jailer; or a bachelor's degree and two years of teaching experience; or a graduate degree.

Tuition Cost: Free

Less Lethal Instructor Program

The Less Lethal Instructor Program provides the necessary training for a changing world. This course is comprised for four 8-hour instructor-level classes covering OC Aerosols, Impact Munitions, Chemical Munitions and Distraction Device®️ Munitions. The student will acquire instructor level knowledge of Defense Technology®️ products, both technically and tactically, along with the skills necessary to conduct in-service training.

Tuition Cost: $895

Link to register: https://olt.defense-technology.policeoneacademy.com/

Human Trafficking Training for Law Enforcement - Truckers Against Trafficking

Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) provides a 4-hour, in-depth law enforcement training on human trafficking and societal attitudes that contribute to a misunderstanding of prostitution, along with a victim-centered approach and case studies of inspection and interdiction stops that turned into human trafficking. Central to TAT’s training is a powerful survivor’s testimony with her perspectives on interactions with law enforcement she encountered.

Tuition Cost: Free

Link to Register: https://stxhidta.org/HumanTrafficking05042022

Social Media & Open Source Investigations

This two-day Social Media & Open Source Investigations course is designed to teach Law Enforcement Personnel how to legally utilize and exploit Open Source and Social Media intelligence in their respective roles. Students will be taught how to conduct covert online investigations while using advanced searching techniques. Students will be shown relevant and current case studies to reinforce some of the unconventional investigative techniques taught in the course. Students will learn the most current case law that allows them to use these techniques in their investigations. The investigative techniques taught in this class apply to Patrol Officers, Detectives, SRO’s, Dispatchers, Crime Analysts, etc.

Registration Fee: $325 per student or $295 per groups of five or more.

Physical Surveillance for Counternarcotic Missions

Course Description:

Physical surveillance is conducted in numerous types of counternarcotics operations from controlled buys and pattern-of-life intelligence collection, to cross-border operations on the national Southwest and Northern borders.  This course focuses on physical surveillance skills, equipment, and adaptability necessary to become proficient at conducting surveillance on narcotics related activities through a variety of terrain.  During this course, students will learn to develop tactical operation plans, surveillance reports, deconfliction procedures, suspect apprehensions and takedown techniques, surviving confrontation situations, and circumventing counter-surveillance operations.  Student officers will learn to operate in task force situations through multiple jurisdictions. 

Students will be immersed in actual surveillance operations conducting surveillance solo and in team scenarios. Surveillance methodologies will stress and test officer safety, efficiency, and adaptability through various settings. One day of classroom instruction will be followed by four days of immersion into real surveillance operations.

If possible, students should bring vehicles to be used in the practical portions of the class.  Each vehicle must be properly registered and insured.  Each department-authorized vehicle must have a letter from the department stating that the student has permission to use the car for surveillance operations during the course.  Students without access to a vehicle will be paired with other students.

Topics Included: 

• Developing tactical operation plans, surveillance reports, and deconfliction procedures
• Suspect apprehension and takedown techniques
• Survival in confrontational situations
• Learning to operate in task force situations through multiple jurisdictions

Course Length
Physical Surveillance for Counternarcotic Missions is a 5 day (40 hour) course. Please note that daily start/end times will shift to accommodate nighttime training scenarios. 

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to attend this course.

Tuition Fee: FREE (Travel and meals not included)

*NOTE:  Due to the extensive practical exercises that are a part of this course, the class size is limited to 28 attendees.  

Focus on Reducing Impaired Driving Among Youth

FRIDAY program is to reduce underage impaired driving and substance abuse through training law enforcement and those who work with juveniles.

Tuition Fee: Free

Link to Register: https://texasfriday.org/event/friday-pharr/

Interdiction Investigations

This course will enable the students to fully understand the "tradecraft" of smuggling operations at all levels and familiarize the student with the various countermeasures deployed by those involved in smuggling contraband, through the use of C.O.A.T.I.S (clandestine operations and tradecrafts identification system). C.O.A.T.I.S. is a system developed by the instructor and is the result of human intelligence gathered from the formal debriefing of hundreds of smugglers. Additionally, the course will also dive deep into the various countermeasures used to conceal clandestine smuggling activity.

Tuition Fee:  $395

Link to Register: https://www.evadinghonesty.com/

United States Secret Service Critical Protective Analysis Group (CPAG)

Law Enforcement Training Seminar will cover the following topics

• Pre-Operational Surveillance
• Penetrating Perimeter Security
• Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs)
• Diversionary / Secondary Attacks
• Motorcade Attacks
• Coordinated Attacks
• Soft Targets
• Domestic Terrorism
• Homegrown Violent Extremists
• Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
• Active Shooters
• Sovereign Citizens

MCTC- Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opiates

Course Description
The MCTC Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opiates course will increase the student’s ability and skills to
correctly - and successfully through safety protocols - identify, detect and seize synthetic opiates.

Topics Covered
• Overview of the history of opiates and synthetic opiates
• Synthetic opiate recognition and variances (types)
• Officer and public safety concerns
• Opiate user recognition
• Synthetic opiate paraphernalia and lab recognition
• Regulatory handling requirements for synthetic opiates
• Naloxone/Narcan employment

Tuition Fee: FREE

Register for this course at: https://new.counterdrugtraining.com/

MCTC- Introduction to Intelligence for Law Enforcement

Course Description:

Introduction to Intelligence is specifically developed to provide criminal justice and military personnel with a
comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts, processes and disciplines associated with modern law
enforcement criminal intelligence. This introductory course addresses intelligence matters, primarily from a broader
operational point of view in order to more effectively carry out the national and international counterdrug mission of
disrupting, disabling, and/or dismantling drug markets, traffickers, networks, financiers, terrorists, and all conspirators who
aid and abet them.
The training focuses on a disciplined, systematic process for transforming raw information into useful and timely
intelligence, known as the intelligence cycle. The training explores each component of the intelligence cycle, from target
identification and selection, data collection, evaluation, collation, analysis, to proper documentation and dissemination. A
more protracted perspective is emphasized, allowing for the examination of the behavior and activities of the conspiratorial
from the stage of the initial planning, through the crime act, up to and including the flow of finances derived from the
criminal activity. The broader perspective and process (intelligence cycle) enhances the ability to identify both the obvious,
as well as the conspiratorial relationships common amongst street gangs, drug dealers, retailers, wholesalers, importers, and
the numerous others linked to the trafficking networks.
The use of various skills, tools, techniques, disciplines and proven intelligence methods, both manual and electronic, will
be discussed. Numerous computerized resources to conduct open source gathering, data mining, research, data management
and research and networking will also be discussed and demonstrated, supporting the whole-of-government approach in
networking, sharing, and fostering intelligence missions. A combination of criminal justice, military and corporate resources
will be discussed and demonstrated.

Topics Included:

• Criminal Intelligence Fundamentals
• The Intelligence Cycle and Intelligence-Led Policing
• Focus on Crime, Criminals, Threats, Patterns, Trends, & Modus Operandi
• Conspiratorial Relationships...Organizational Structure, Networks & Associations
• Awareness of Ethnic Criminals, Transnational Networks, and National Security Threats
• Identifying and Targeting the Drug Nexus
• Intelligence: Types and Applications (Statistical, Tactical, Operational & Strategic)
• Operational Intelligence in Support of Criminal Investigations

• Collection of Data: Criteria, Techniques, Covert & Overt Methods
• Covert Collection Operations
• Financial Data Collection...Follow the Money
• Techniques & Methodologies for Refuse Collection, Analysis & Storage
• Considerations for Electronic Collection
• Focus on Communications Collection: Telephonic, E-mails, Text Messages
• Human Intelligence (HUMINT)
• Computerized Intelligence Aids and Resources
• Open Source Research / Data Mining
• Exploring Intelligence Aids, Resources & Assistance
• Partnerships: Criminal Justice, Government, Military, & Corporate
• Logical Data Management Goals and Techniques
• Collation: Data Organization & Management Techniques
• Graphic Data Management: Typology & Methodology
• Financial Analysis Data Collection and Techniques
• The Initial Analytical Function
• Legal: Ethics, Case Law and Criteria for Data Collection
• Safeguards of the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments Useful Intelligence: Counterdrug Related Briefings

Tuition Fee: FREE

Register for this Course at:  https://new.counterdrugtraining.com/

Basic Bicycle School

This 40-hour school will certify you as a bike officer for your department. 

Tuition Cost: FREE

1849 - De-escalation Techniques: Limiting the Use of Force in Public Interaction

The purpose of a de-escalation training is to improve the response of officers to incidents that involve persons in crisis, who are behaving erratically, emphasizing that public and officer safety are at the heart of this training process.

Tuition Cost: $52

Schedule

21st Century Policing: Building Trust and Legitimacy

This course will explore topics including police legitimacy, procedural justice, bias free policing, de-escalation and police reform, and participants will learn how they relate to the service that law enforcement agencies provide to the community which, it is hoped, will encourage a paradigm shift in the way agencies view and approach every day operations and interactions. The main goal of this course is for students to understand that in every organization, building trust and legitimacy is a top priority. This course is designed to be a proactive tool in order to prevent potential situations that could create a public and community relations problem for your organization. 

Tuition Fee: $185.00 

1850 - Crisis Intervention Training

With increasing frequency, law enforcement is being called upon to respond to individuals in serious mental health crises. It is necessary for law enforcement personnel to understand mental illness, and the tactics and techniques that have been proven to work most effectively when responding to individuals in these situations. These tactics and techniques are different than those routinely taught to officers to manage conflict. Generally, the underlying elements behind mental illness-related behavior is usually not criminal or malicious. Utilizing the information from this course, and implementing effective strategies can help keep the officer safe, keep the public safe, and greatly reduce civil liability. TCOLE # 1850.

Tuition Cost: Free

2052 - Advanced Communications Course

Dr. Wayman Mullins will be presenting Advanced Communications for Negotiators. This 16 hour course will present communication techniques and strategies for communicators that build upon skills already learned and in the negotiator toolbox. Topics will include Influence and Compliance Techniques, Social Media and Internet Communications, Cognitive Interviewing and others. This course focuses on exercises, scenarios, and practicing the application of techniques.

2057 - Report Writing - 2049 / Courtroom Testimony

The purpose of the course is for the student to understand the importance of and the creation of effective field notes and the uses and essential characteristics of police reports. The student will demonstrate effective written communication skills. The course will prepare the student to be an effective courtroom witness and demonstrate proper demeanor when called to testify by using techniques for presenting effective testimony.

2105 - Child Abuse Prevention

he purpose of this course is to introduce the student to an overview of the nature, causes and effects of child abuse. The student will be able to identify those authorities and responsibilities in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Texas Penal Code, Texas Family Code, and Human Resources Code. The student will be able to identify historical perspectives relating to child abuse as well as be able to identify factors relating to the nature of the problem of child abuse.

2106 - Crime Scene Investigation

The purpose of the course is for the student to be able to explain certain objectives and legal obligations that must be followed during a crime scene search. The training will provide the students with the necessary knowledge to perform a crime scene search that is a coordinated legal search of a crime scene to locate physical evidence or witnesses to the crime under investigation. The student will be able to identify constitutional and criminal laws related to a crime scene search.

Tuition Cost: FREE

2107 - Intermediate Use of Force

The purpose of the course is for the student to obtain a basic overview of the terminology and concepts regarding use of force. The student will also obtain information concerning research indicating factors and situations where use of force may be likely.

Tuition Cost: $104

2108 - Intermediate Arrest, Search and Seizure

The purpose of the course is for the student to obtain a basic overview of the terminology and concepts regarding use of force. The student will also obtain information concerning research indicating factors and situations where use of force may be likely.

Tuition Cost: $104

2109 - Spanish for Law Enforcement

The purpose of this course is for the student to be able to interpret the Spanish words and phrases that may signal danger as they are spoken within a conversation during a simulated response.

2222 - Firearms Instructor Course

Prerequisite: Have passed and received TCOLE Award# 1014

After this course, you will be prepared to conduct up-to-date firearms training that addresses the needs of you officers and your community while minimizing the liability of your agency. Our marksmanship training is designed around modern understanding of conditioning, body mechanics, and responses to lethal stress. Our instructors integrate behavioral learning and contextual learning principals into their teaching.

You will learn updated aspects of firearms training, including:

• Conditioning safe shooters off the range
• Identifying & assessing threat
• Using cover & movement
• Conducting responsible low-light training

Tuition Cost: Free

30417 - Civilian Interaction

This course was developed with the goal of providing information to drivers, the public, and students, and training for members of law enforcement, on the expectations that each should have during a contact between officers and motorists.

Tuition Cost: $13

3131 - Basic Civil Process

The Basic Civil Process course covers the civil jurisdiction of courts, officer’s responsibilities, the rules and codes that govern the service, execution and return of civil citations, wits, subpoenas and other documents.

20 hour Course.

Tuition Cost: $130

3132 - How to Write a Search Warrant by the District Attorney Office

Recommended for Officers and Investigators that write search warrants on a regular basis for their departments.

In this course the students will learn how to draft a search warrant affidavit by collectively discussing fact-based scenarios. The presentation will consist of a lecture that highlights and discusses the latest court cases and that is also interspersed with practical exercises. The students discuss the facts and then, as a group, prepare an affidavit for a search warrant along with the warrant itself. The instructor will type the affidavit in “real time” as it is authored by the students and shown on the PowerPoint screen. The instructor will then offer constructive criticism and make corrections to the student’s work product.

The course will emphasize the information that will need to be provided in order for their affidavit to survive the close scrutiny of the courts. The lecture portion of the class will include focus on:

• Knock and Talks
• The Fourth Amendment as applied to search warrants
• How to properly describe the place to be searched
• How to properly describe the items to be seized
• How to deal with computers and cell phones when asking to seize them and then search the content of those devices

Naming or describing persons that you want to search under the authority of the search warrant; and stating probable cause to support the search of every item you want to search under the warrant.

Each student will receive a handout that details the requisites of drafting a search warrant and search warrant affidavit. They will also receive a handout on Digital Searches.

3150 - Law Update: Digital Body Camera

Body Worn Camera is a recording device that is capable of recording, or transmitting to be recorded remotely, video or audio, and is worn on the person of a peace officer, which includes being attached to the officer’s clothing or worn as glasses. This purpose of this course is for the student to be able to discuss when a camera should be activated due to privacy and departmental situations as well as a location in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, including a person’s home.

3150 - Law Update: Warrantless Searches

This course will teach the student the circumstances in which a search can be conducted without a search warrant. Not every search, seizure, or arrest must be made pursuant to a lawfully executed warrant. The Supreme Court has ruled that warrantless police conduct may comply with the Fourth Amendment so long as it is reasonable under the circumstances. The exceptions made to the Fourth Amendment's warrant requirement reflect the Court's reluctance to unduly impede the job of law enforcement officials.

3186 - State and Federal Law Update

The purpose of the course is for the student will be updated on the bills passed that will have an impact on Texas law enforcers and review recent judicial decisions that are important for law enforcement officers, law enforcement administrators, and law enforcement policy makers. The training will provide the students with the necessary knowledge to perform their daily job tasks with competency and to continue to serve the public at a high level of performance.

Tuition Cost: $26

3232 - Special Investigative Topics

This course provide the officer an understanding of child abuse & neglect, family violence, sexual assault, and sex offender characteristics and those key changes within the different Texas Codes that may impact on their performance in these critical areas.

Tuition Cost: $52

3255 - Asset Forfeiture

This course will cover the forfeiture of seized property. The student will be able to demonstrate understanding of this area to the level required by the Texas 77th in Senate Bill 563. The student will be able to identify the philosophy behind forfeiture and the extent to which it is appropriate as well as be able to identify search and methods of seizure.

3256 - Racial Profiling

The purpose of this course is that the officer will be able to identify the legal aspects of racial profiling, be able to identify logical and social arguments against racial profiling and be able to identify the elements of both inappropriate and appropriate traffic stops.

3270 - Human Trafficking

This course will increase the law enforcement communities awareness of the issue of human trafficking, through the exposure of information including: victim identification, investigation, rescue and prosecution considerations, referral and service providers availability, the critical need for development of a coordinated community response and the inter-connectivity of state, federal and global human trafficking concerns.

Tuition Cost: $26

3271 - Advanced Human Trafficking

This course will increase the law enforcement community’s awareness of the issue of human trafficking, through the exposure of information including: victim identification, investigation, rescue and prosecution considerations, referral and service providers availability, the critical need for development of a coordinated community response and the inter-connectivity of state, federal and global human trafficking concerns.

Tuition Cost: $26

3275 - Missing & Exploited Children

This course is intended as an introduction to issues related to responding to and investigating missing and exploited children cases. The participant will be able to determine specific steps to take upon receiving a report of a missing child while considering factors such as child history, individuals at the scene, evidence collection, search procedure and available resources. The participant will be able to differentiate when reporting youth runaway cases is legally required as well as correlate youth runaway populations and risks for potential harm or exploitation. The participant will be able to identify risks posed to children for sexual exploitation, potential offenses related to child sexual exploitation, and grooming techniques commonly used by offenders.

Tuition Cost: $26

3277 - Identity Theft

The purpose of the course is for officers to be able to recognize the types of identity crime and recognize how identity crimes occur. The officer will also be able to recognize the legal aspects of identity crimes.

3280 - Cell Phone Investigation Techniques

Today's criminal element is heavily relying on cell phones and its ever-advancing technology to conduct illegal activity. The ability to exploit this information is crucial for law enforcement success. This class will assist investigators and officers in understanding the data and terminology involved in a cell phone investigation and how to successfully utilize that information in developing probable cause, identifying co-conspirators, and expanding the breadth and scope of criminal investigations.

• Cell phone warrants
• Cell Tower Data
• "Dropped Phones"
• CPS & Wifi Tracking
• Exploiting Cell Phone Apps
• SMS Messages
• Preservation of Evidence
• Legal Consideration
• and much more

For more information: KELLEY.MCCORMICK@DA.CO.HIDALGO.TX.US

3843 - Crisis Intervention Refresher Course

Training provides a review of the key concepts, safety techniques, and communication skills initially taught in the crisis intervention section of the TCOLE Basic Peace Officer Curriculum. This course will allow time for discussion, questions, and concerns of technique utilization that participants have experienced. Best practices will be discussed and the sharing of personal situational experiences.

38719/6012 - Resilience and 21st Century Law Enforcement Skills

Course is divided in three sections earning a total of 24 hrs. You may attend a class individually (8 hrs each) Below are the cost per course

Part 1 (Resilience)
November 12
8:00am-5:00pm
Cost: $250.00

The 21st century law enforcement officer navigates hazardous and complex situations on a daily basis, and they do so in the presence of unprecedented levels of public scrutiny. In the digital era, some members of the general public record, or live stream, their interactions with law enforcement officers with the intent of publishing these interactions on social networking sites. This one day course will use the principles of HeartMath’s Resilience Advantage to provide students with skills to regulate their physiological responses to stressful situations. Students will learn about the four resiliency domains, and will also learn about the synergy between these resilience domains that lead to coherent heart rhythms. This class will discuss how the body’s nervous system causes physiological changes in response to stress, and students learn how to mitigate the stress response to respond decisively and effectively in the face of adversity

Part 2 (De- Escalation)
November 13
8:00am-5:00pm
Cost: $225.00

This course examines the most common pathway the police use to increase citizen perceptions of legitimacy. This course will familiarize the students with strategies and techniques on de-escalation within the law enforcement and family community. This pathway is through the use of the following:

• Procedural Justice
• Crisis Intervention Training
• Verbal De-escalation

Students will further develop their understanding of the research that confirms when people perceive the police as legitimate, they are more likely to report higher levels of satisfaction and confidence in the police (both for individual officers and the institution), perceive the police as effective in their crime-control efforts, and are more willing to assist police and accept the manifest outcomes of an interaction with police (Tyler 2004). Police legitimacy thus engenders compliance, fosters cooperation, and improves citizen satisfaction with police, thus facilitating the capacity of police to maintain order and control crime.

Part 3 (Communication)
November 14
8:00am-5:00pm
Cost: $225.00

This course examines the elements of contemporary leadership and delineates the principles of communication that are important in the development of a leader for the 21st century. Emphasis is placed on how to overcome communication challenges and the skills you need to become a leader. This course provides students with the ability to inspire and build a team that produces not only results, but also future leaders.

All registrations must be done in the following link:  https://www.zoomprofessionals.com/events-and-registration

3939 - Cultural Diversity

The purpose of this course is not just to inform, but to increase awareness and understanding. The course will lead to the development of skills that will refine positive communication and enhance productivity in the workforce.

4001- Mental Health Officer Course

The purpose of the Mental Health Officer course is to further inform and educate the officer in the area of mental health and issues pertaining to serving as a mental health officer, to include advanced crisis intervention training.

Prerequisites for class participation:

• Completion of Basic Crisis Intervention Training, Course # 3841 or 3842; or Basic Peace Officer Course 1000 after January 2005.

 Prerequisites for Mental Health Officer Proficiency Certification:

• Currently appointed as a peace officer, county jailer or justice of the peace;
• At least two years’ experience as a peace officer, county jailer, or justice of the peace;
• If not currently a commissioned peace officer or county jailer, an applicant must meet the current enrollment standards;
• If an applicant is a commissioned peace officer or county jailer, an applicant must not ever have had a license or certificate issued by the commission suspended or revoked;
• If an applicant is a commissioned peace officer or county jailer, an applicant must have met the continuing education requirements for the previous training cycle;
• Successful completion of a training course in emergency first aid and lifesaving techniques (Red Cross or equivalent); and
• Successful completion of the current mental health peace officer training course, pass the approved written examination for mental health officer proficiency, with a score of 80% or better, and pass the skills-based exam with a grade of satisfactory.

Tuition Fee: FREE

Dress Code: Uniform/ Business Casual

4064 - School Based Law Enforcement

The officers will be able to get familiarized with, child and adolescent development, psychology, mental health, and crisis Intervention, De-Escalation Techniques for limiting the use of force. Mental health and behavioral needs with children with disabilities or special needs and restorative practices and positive behavioral interventions.

Tuition Cost: $130

Schedule

4065 - Canine Encounters

The purpose of this course is to provide officers with knowledge of the Texas State Animal Laws and tools to be able to recognize and understand canine behavior to avoid and defend against canine attack.

Tuition Cost: $26

4068 - Child Safety Check Alert List

The purpose of the course is to familiarize peace officers with The Child Safety Check Alert List law (CSAL) and the purpose of the list. The student will be able to describe what information they must report to the Department of Family and Protective Services and to the Texas Crime Information Center.

Tuition Cost: $6.50

4900 - Mental Health Training For Jailers

To gain an understanding of mental impairments and their impact within the jail system. To gain an understanding of constructive techniques utilized when communicating in a time of crisis in a jail setting.

Tuition Cost: $52

6400- Texas Law Enforcement Peer to Peer

What is Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network?

In 2019, 228 police officers died by suicide in the United States, eclipsing line-of-duty deaths that same year by nearly 60 percent.  In 2021, that number increased to 632 law enforcement deaths and nearly 25% of those were self-inflicted. Suicide ranked second among law enforcement deaths that year.  The Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network (TLEPN) was established out of Senate Bill 64 (87th Texas Legislature).  TLEPN is a state-wide program designed to give Texas law enforcement officers access to resources and end law enforcement suicides. The Caruth Police Institute at the University of North Texas at Dallas, partnered with The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute to train active police officers to be peers to help fellow officers address stressors, trauma, fatigue, and other needs to help combat workforce burnout and end police suicide and self-harm.

The Texas Law Enforcement Peer Network needs Peers who are willing to stand in the gap between hope and hopelessness for fellow officers.  Active Texas Peace Officers defined in Texas CCP Article 2.12 (1-4) wishing to serve as peers in the TLEPN. 

**Police Chaplains, Fire/ EMS Personnel, or local Mental Health Professionals interested in attending can also attend the 16-hour class.

Tuition Cost: FREE

7887 - Interacting with Drivers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

This course will provide knowledge on identifying practical suggestions for more effectively communicating with drivers who are deaf or hard of hearing and describe how to identify specialty license plates issued to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the State of Texas.

8158 - Body Camera TCOLE Course

Body Worn Camera is a recording device that is capable of recording, or transmitting to be recorded remotely, video or audio, and is worn on the person of a peace officer, which includes being attached to the officer’s clothing or worn as glasses. This purpose of this course is for the student to be able to discuss when a camera should be activated due to privacy and departmental situations as well as a location in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, including a person’s home.

Advanced Vehicle Contraband Concealment

The rapid recognition and detection of traps, compartments, and secret hiding places used to conceal and transport illicit commodities to include small arms, explosives, illicitly-gained and laundered money, narcotics and chemicals used to manufacture narcotics will result in a benefit to DOD or law enforcement missions to disrupt Transnational Criminal Organizations.

The primary objective of the course is to give the attending DOD Personnel, Law Enforcement Officers, or Military personnel the ability to rapidly conduct a complete systematic search of any moving conveyance and determine if it is being used to conceal and transport illicit commodities.

The course is designed to have a deliberate and direct impact on trafficking organizations abilities to move large shipments of contraband concealed in vehicles in the Western Hemisphere as well as anywhere U.S. interests are assigned. With the proper training of personnel this course will have a direct impact and reduce the quantity of illicit drugs entering the United States from Mexico - Central America, and Canada. By having a direct impact on the trafficking organizations ability to move contraband, the course will disrupt/disable trafficking organizations by a coordinated approach to limit their access to funding, reduce their assets and ultimately raise their costs of doing business.

The course instruction is delivered through a comprehensive presentation by subject matter experts who have many years of experience in practical application of well refined techniques and tactics that have proven to be most effective when searching conveyances believed to be laden with hidden illicit commodities from bulk shipments to individual narcotics. The instruction of the course is enhanced with the use of visual media in video and photographic formats that allow the audience to see real case studies of actual detections that reinforce the learning process and provide a platform for discussion. These examples were mainly derived from actual illicit commodity interceptions by the subject matter experts thus providing firsthand knowledge of the events. The audience will receive instruction on how to detect and defeat electronically operated traps. There will be discussion and presentation of media depicting real case examples of counter-measures that are being applied to thwart governmental efforts by defeating X-ray equipment, density detection devices, fiber scopes, as well as K-9.

Attendance of this course would also be beneficial as knowledge base for those assigned to intelligence, investigations, or case analytical duties where incoming information about specific hiding locations being used by criminal organizations will be understood and can be relayed to field personnel to effectuate interception of illicit commodity laden conveyances.

Topics Included:

• Drive-train components:
  • Includes the running engine
  • Transmission
  • Axles
  • Drive shafts
  • Floor and roof compartments
• Wall compartments
  • Includes engine bay firewall
  • Seats
  • Dashboards
  • Rocker panels
  • Bumpers
  • Tires
  • Fuel tanks
  • Doors
• Other components – Battery, radiator, fluid containers

Please register in the following link: https://www.counterdrugtraining.com/

AWR 136 - Essentials of Community Cybersecurity

The course provides individuals, community leaders and first-responders with information on how cyber attacks can impact, prevent, and/or stop operations and emergency responses in a community. It also serves as a cursory introduction to cyber threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures. It explains vulnerabilities of computer systems and networks and how these vulnerabilities can affect communities. The course introduces actions communities can take in establishing a cyber security program.

Course Objectives:

• Identify reasons why communities are vulnerable to cyber attack
• Differentiate between the levels of cyber security threats
• Recognize the terrorists are capable of, and planning use, computers to attack American communities and citizens
• Recognize the purpose of the Community Cyber Security Maturity Model

This course is typically delivered in conjunction with MGT-384 (The EOC's Role in Community Cyber Security) or MGT-385 (Community Cyber Security Exercise Planning).

PLEASE REGISTER AT:  https://www.preparingtexas.org/DeliveryDetails.aspx?classid=ebd19624-d06e-4aae-b8e6-5e75185c1404

FBI - LEEDA: Conducting and Managing Internal Affairs Investigations

FBI LEEDA’s Managing and Conducting Internal Affairs Investigations certification course is a four and one half day seminar focused on best practices related to effective internal control mechanisms calculated to promote enhanced agency accountability.

This seminar is interactive, and attendees participate in capstone scenarios designed as an application of learning FBI LEEDA’s Managing and Conducting Internal Affairs Investigations certification course has been recognized by the majority of state POSTs for mandatory retraining credit ( https://fbileeda.org/page/POSTCertByDate) Consult your POST for additional information.

Register online at:   https://www.fbileeda.org/

For more information call:  877-772-7712

Attire: Business Casual

Registration Fee: $695 per student

Schedule

FBI - LEEDA: Command Leadership Institute

The FBI LEEDA Command Leadership Institute is an inspiring and dynamic 4 and one half day course specifically and uniquely designed to prepare law enforcement leaders for command level positions As part of the Trilogy series of leadership courses, the Command Leadership Institute focuses on real life contemporary strategies and techniques for those aspiring to or in already in command level assignments Students will be engaged in such topics as command responsibility, discipline and liability, team building, resilient leadership, and leading change within an organization.

Register online at:   https://www.fbileeda.org/

For more information call:  877-772-7712

Attire: Business Casual

Registration Fee: $695 per student

Schedule

FBI - LEEDA: Executive Leadership Institute

The FBI LEEDA Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) is an innovative 4 and one half day program designed for executive level law enforcement leaders and those leaders aspiring to executive level leadership positions ELI focuses on the emerging challenges facing 21 st century police leaders, as well as planning and navigating the political waters of executive leadership This highly interactive program follows the FBI LEEDA “cops talking to cops" model of professional development where students will engage in guided leadership discussions with instructors and other students The course first looks inward to identify the forces of change and emerging trends within law enforcement, such as the challenges of recruiting, hiring and leading different social generational cohorts and different cultural groups within the workforce The ELI also presents leadership strategies that emphasize the importance of public trust and legitimacy, officer wellness, social and emotional intelligence

Register online at:   https://www.fbileeda.org/

For more information call:  877-772-7712

Attire: Business Casual

Registration Fee: $695 per student

Schedule

FBI - LEEDA: Media and Public Relations

FBI-LEEDA is pleased to present a 4½-day course on media and public relations. Police cannot succeed without the support of the community they are sworn to protect. The image of an agency as a professional and ethical organization is vitally important. This course will guide the participants to promoting a consistent and positive public image of the department, enabling the community to perceive their police as a transparent organization they can depend on and trust. There are three key opinion influencers; participants will learn how each can positively or negatively affect public opinion. Students will participate in media training with numerous desktop and on-camera exercises. Topics covered include; image, branding and perception, the media’s role in public opinion, managing social media communications, interview preparation and principles for communicating in a crisis event.

Register at: https://www.fbileeda.org/

FBI - LEEDA: Reflective Leadership Institute

The FBI LEEDA Reflective Leadership Institute course represents the next level of leadership education for law enforcement professionals This dynamic course focuses on learning to lead an inclusive culture within our law enforcement agencies The goals of this 4 and one half day program include creating a fair, unbiased, and inclusive police culture for the agency and community effectively guide law enforcement agencies to realize the practical and moral value of cultural awareness and cultural intelligence incorporate best practices for successfully navigating the complexities of our contemporary cultural with integrity assemble concrete pathways for fair and unbiased leadership development of all employees in the agency and, help create leaders with cultural wisdom and integrity as models for their internal communities and the public that they serve.

Register online at:   https://www.fbileeda.org/

For more information call:  877-772-7712

Attire: Business Casual

Registration Fee: $695 per student

Schedule

FBI - LEEDA: Supervisor Leadership Institute

The FBI LEEDA Supervisor Leadership Institute (SLI) is a foundational 4 and one half day course that helps prepare the next generation of police leaders for their critical first steps in police leadership Supervisors and managers at higher levels will benefit from the topics covered in this course, appreciating how first line supervisors are critical to the success of the organization To lead others, we must first know ourselves and SLI takes us on that part of the leadership journey Among the modules covered in this course, students will find out how the DISC factors, Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Compliance, can predict your behavior towards others in day to day interactions The students will thoroughly examine the concepts of credibility, accountability and motivation, while becoming familiar with aspects of liability and discipline that are vital to leadership at all levels of the organization

Register online at:   https://www.fbileeda.org/

For more information call:  877-772-7712

Attire: Business Casual

Registration Fee: $695 per student

Schedule

Force Encounters Analysis (Understanding Human Performance in Critical Incidents)

CANCELED

Force Encounters Analysis coursework delivers the science of human performance behind many of the most misunderstood aspects of high risk, rapidly evolving situations. Using case studies and video analysis we lead our students through an in depth discussion of the key human factors associated with use of force.

The goal of Force Encounters Analysis is to provide officers with the knowledge, skills, and ability to make quality decisions in difficult situations. The training will deepen their understanding of critical human factors that interfere with the ability to effectively control a situation. The course also promotes the application of appropriate de-escalation techniques, and addresses when and how to use them.

Course Topics:

• Stress & Performance
• Reaction Time
• Situational Awareness
• Decision Making
• Fatigue
• Neurophysiology
• Memory

Link for Registration: www.HPTinstitute.com

Highway Drug Investigations for Patrol

The primary purposes of Highway Drug Investigations are to detect, interdict, and disrupt the continual flow of illicit drugs on the nation’s highways. It is where the struggle for superiority of the nation’s highways takes place; a contest between uniformed police officers and the most prolific and dangerous illicit drug traffickers in the world (i.e., Transnational Drug Trafficking Organizations). Emphasis is placed on Mexican drug trafficking organizations, the smuggling routes, transportation corridors, and distribution networks in the United States. Confronting the threat to national security, highway drug interdiction operatives stand as the vanguard in the nation’s second line of defense against those who would export illicit activity, lawlessness, violence, and corruption into the country.

Moreover, comprehensive post-interdiction investigative methods and techniques are emphasized in order to further identify and debilitate ongoing illicit drug-trafficking schemes that have a nexus to highway drug interdiction stops (e.g., conspiracy investigations, government controlled deliveries of contraband, and other investigative methodologies designed to advance a criminal investigation).

Topics Included:

• Modus operandi of drug trafficking organizations
• Detection of drug-laden vehicles
• Weapons trafficking
• Vehicular contraband concealment
• Gathering of strategic drug intelligence
• Bulk currency seizures and investigations
• Effective strategies designed to disrupt the use of the nation’s highway as a delivery/profit gaining system for illicit drugs and weapons

Please Register in the following link: https://www.counterdrugtraining.com/

Hostage Negotiations Course

Negotiations Course by Wayman Mullins DPS Ranger Tony Rocha.

Register Here: https://tahn.org/training/

Integrated Drug and Contraband Interdiction: Trafficking in Transportation and Service Industries

The purpose of integrated drug and contraband interdiction operations is to target criminal organizations, groups, or gangs who transit illegal drugs throughout the United States by way of legitimate commercial transportation enterprises. The course deals with investigative methodologies that involve the detection and interdiction of illicit drugs and other contraband items (e.g., weapons, bulk currency, etc.) that flow through the nation’s transportation hubs (e.g., airports, commercial trains and buses, commercial parcel/package and freight shipping companies). Moreover, drug and contraband interdiction investigations are designed to disrupt and curtail illicit activities at hotels/motels, self-service storage facilities, and rental vehicle companies. Any activities that are directly related to illegal drug distribution and/or other contraband transactions that are reasonably deemed a threat to public safety and to the health of concerned citizens are targeted for further investigation.

Link to Register: https://new.counterdrugtraining.com/EBForms.aspx?EBID=6273&EBType=R&RefID=

Interview and Interrogation

Many organizations manufacturing and distributing illicit narcotics within the United States are specially trained to evade
and deceive law enforcement officers when questioned. Gathering information from the lowest level dealer and then turning
the information into action is the most effective means of infiltrating higher levels of drug networks and is successful in
curbing the flow of drugs. Gathering accurate and predictive information through interviews and interrogations increases
the success rates of identifying new targets and prosecution.
This course is designed to enable federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement professionals to enhance their ability to
gain information and determine the truth about illicit narcotics activity through the interview and interrogation process. It
teaches specialized skills that enable detection of deception through non-verbal and verbal communication with both theory
and practical application.

Topics Included
• Personality typology theme development
• Competitive examination (exercise)
• Gathering data
• Detecting deception
• Systematic interviewing
• The interrogation process
• Formulation and types of questions
• Body language for the interrogator
• Effective use of territory and zones

Register Online at: www.counterdrugtraining.com

Attire: Business Casual 

Fee: FREE 

Leadership for Field Training Officers

A 40 hour course based on the "Developing Leaders" course concepts, modified for FTOS. Focuses on Leadership Methods to increase trainee motivation and success by coaching.

All proceeds benefit the Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation.

Register online at: www.texaspolicechiefs.org

Local contact: Sgt. Miguel Reyes, Pharr PD 956-402-4700

MGT 384 - Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents

Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents is designed to provide organizations and communities with strategies and processes to increase cyber resilience. During this 12 hour course, participants will analyze cyber threats and initial and cascading impacts of cyber incidents, evaluate the process for developing a cyber preparedness program, examine the importance and challenges of cyber related information sharing and discover low to no cost resources to help build cyber resilience.

 Topics:

• Types of cyber threats and incidents
• Initial and cascading impacts of cyber incidents
• Community cyber preparedness
• Steps for developing a Cyber Preparedness Program
• Information Sharing
• Situational Awareness
• Cyber Baseline
• Information sharing programs and resources
• Resources for increasing cyber resilience

PLEASE REGISTER AT: https://www.preparingtexas.org/DeliveryDetails.aspx?classid=7b20dc7a-a747-41a9-b700-ef57c8112205

NICB Auto Theft Course

Description of Class:

• Identification of Stolen Vehicles
• ISO Database for Law Enforcement Motorcycle Theft
• Commercial Vehicle Investigations
• 68A Vehicle Inspections
• Identification of Boats and Watercraft
• Investigation of Fraudulent Titles

Registration Fee: Free

NIMS G-300 Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents

This one and a half day course provides training and resources for personnel who require advanced application of the Incident Command System (ICS). The course expands upon information covered in the ICS-100 through ICS-300 courses. Earn TCOLE credit hours. (21hrs)

Schedule:
April 27-28, 8am - 5pm
April 29, 8am - 12pm

$0 Tuition

Prerequisites & Other Information:

Students will NOT be approved until all prerequisites have been UPLOADED to their preparingtexas.org transcript. These courses are the following:

• IS-100.c, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
• IS-200.c, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700.b, National Incident Management System, An Introduction
• IS-800.c, National Response Framework, An Introduction

It is recommended that students have actual experience using concepts and principles from ICS-100 and ICS-200 in a response or exercise.

NIMS G-400 Advanced Incident Command System, Command and General Staff

Schedule:
April 29, 1pm - 5pm
April 30 8am - 5pm

$0 Tuition TCOLE Credit Hours (15hrs)

Prerequisites & Other Information:

Students will NOT be processed until all prerequisites have been UPLOADED to their preparingtexas.org transcript. You may enroll in the Advanced ICS class at the same time you enroll in the intermediate class if they are back to back. These courses are the following:

• IS-100.c, Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
• IS-200.b, Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS-700.b, National Incident Management System, An Introduction
• IS-800.c, National Response Framework, An Introduction
• G300, Intermediate Incident Command System for Expanding Incidents

Point of Contact Critical Wound Care

This course is designed for first responders with little to no medical experience and is presented in an easy-to-learn format, ensuring students retain the information for use when it is critically needed. This training is essential for law enforcement officers of all ranks.

Course Objective:

The objective of this course is providing essential critical wound care at the point of injury and increasing survivability for first responders, while allowing them to “stay in the fight.” Certified tactical medics with years of experience “down range” will teach students comprehension of Tactical Combat Casualty Care
(TCCC), including:

• Priority of actions required prior to providing essential emergency medical care
• Performance of the MARCH rapid trauma assessment protocol
• Recognition and control of bleeding from an extremity through proper application of tourniquets
• Control of hemorrhagic bleeding through the use of hemostatic gauze
• Proper opening, clearing, and maintaining of airways
• Assessment and treatment of a penetrating chest wound
• Assessment and treatment of shock

PLEASE REGISTER AT: https://www.leoseminar.com

Public Agency Training Council: Cell Phone Technology and Forensic Data Recovery Certification

The PATCtech Cell Phone Technology & Forensic Data Recovery Certification (CTF) is a one of a kind certification training module for law enforcement officers, detectives, private investigators, SIU’s and computer specialists that provides a comprehensive study of how to use cell phone records and cell phone forensic technologies in any type of investigation.

Register at: https://www.patc.com/training/detail.php?ID=16389

Public Agency Training Council: Detective and New Criminal Investigator

This course is composed to assist the newly appointed Detective (or Patrol Officer conducting investigations) in becoming familiar with the many aspects of a Criminal Investigation. It is designed to assist in providing a solid foundation of basic techniques from which Detectives can build upon as they progress through their careers. Policies and procedures differ from agency to agency and this presentation is a general overview, not to conflict with your department operating guidelines in criminal investigations.

Register at: https://www.patc.com/training/register.php?ID=16030

Public Agency Training Council: Practical Kinesic Interview and Interrogation Phase I and II

Practical Kinesic Interview & Interrogation® is a training program that teaches multi-phase behavioral analysis and tactical interrogation methods using advanced kinesic interview and interrogation theories. The course is designed to help interviewers maximize their ability to gain valuable information as quickly and efficiently as possible. The two phases encompassing all the courses that make up Practical Kinesic Interview & Interrogation® training programs includes the Practical Kinesic Analysis Phase and the Tactical Interrogation Phase.

Register at: https://www.patc.com/training/detail.php?ID=16272

Public Safety - First Response to Mass Casualty/Active Shooter Incidents

A comprehensive look at effective emergency management strategies and tactics in mutual aide, unified command, and area command scenarios.

• Understand the history of national and international mass casualty incidents and their impact on the strategies, sub-strategies and tactics employed by first responders
• Learn the importance of employing elements of the National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) in critical incidents
• Gain knowledge necessary for establishing unified command and area command in mutual aid response scenarios
• Learn the importance of emergency response planning, the development of command posts, staging areas, camps, bases, helispots, heliport, casualty collection points/areas, and evacuation corridors.

PLEASE REGISTER BY JANUARY 26, 2020 AT: https://www.leoseminar.com

Radar Certification

RADAR is an important and effective means of accurately establishing vehicle speed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) believes that police traffic RADAR is an effective enforcement tool. Police traffic RADAR provides a means of increasing enforcement effectiveness and permits police administrators to make better use of scarce personnel and costly fuel. Research shows that excessive speed is a major contributing factor to motor vehicle crashes. Further, excessive speed increases the severity of the crashes that do occur.

1. Bring your own handheld RADAR device or vehicle RADAR mounted system
2. It is a RADAR and LIDAR certification class

Surviving an Active Shooter Incident Helping Civilians Join Forces With Law Enforcement Against Active Shooters

South Texas College Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence will be the location for the 2020 Surviving an Active Shooter Incident. The purpose of the presentation will be to provide training for school officials, Police Agencies, and anyone who may potentially be involved in risk detection. LEO Seminar Trainer will give the training. The three-hour presentation will learn how to be an active participant in your won rescue through teamwork with first responders.

PLEASE REGISTER AT: https://www.leoseminar.com

TEEX ICS 300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents for Operational First Responders

This course is intended to serve as a vehicle to share proven incident management strategies and practices, as well as to enhance teamwork and coordination among the agency's mid-level managers and command staff directly responsible for emergency response to all-hazards incidents in which the Incident Command System (ICS) is employed. Register at: https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/Default.aspx

The Analytics of Report Writing for Effective Testimony

Comprehensive Training For The Criminal Justice Professional

Educate and Prepare

• Learn from some of the most accomplished and successful law enforcement practitioners in the profession.
• Comprehensive training taking the student far beyond the normal basic LE Report Writing Course
• Gain TCOLE credit hours
• Learn Use of Force/Deadly Force Laws

Learning Objectives

• Review the components of effective police report writing
• Learn the importance of analytical writing - saying much more with far fewer words and less redundancy
• Emphasize the value of continuing education in the police career field by referencing updated laws and policies
• Study examples of both effective and ineffective testimony from a former Judge’s perspective
• Demonstrate the benefits and consequences associated with police report writing in a litigious society
• Learn to avoid committing crimes pertaining to writing reports and affidavits and how to write them so they withstand judicial scrutiny

PLEASE REGISTER NO LATER THAN 3/8/2020 AT: https://www.leoseminars.com/

U.S. Secret Service (Threat Assessment Training for School Officials)

The U.S. Secret Service and the South Texas College Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence will be co-sponsoring a training event which will provide Threat Assessment Training for School Officials. This training is free and will be open to School Resource Officers, police investigators, school administrators, school counselors, school psychologists and anyone who may potentially be involved in a risk detection / management position. This training is provided by personnel from the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC), a component of the U.S. Secret Service. The NTAC conducts research, training and consultation on threat assessment and the prevention of targeted violence.

This four hour block will address the following topics:

• Identifying potential threats and students who may be exhibiting concerning behaviors
• Investigating and gathering information on the background and behaviors of concerning students
• Assessing whether students pose a threat of violence or other harmful behavior
• Developing risk management strategies and interventions
• Interactive case studies

This is not training on responding to an active shooter situation

Seating and space for this training is limited.

Use of Force/Deadly Force In The 21st Century Training

Educate and Prepare

• Hear From Some Of The Most Accomplished Law Enforcement Practitioners In The Profession
• Learn Use of Force/Deadly Force Laws
• Earn TCOLE Continuing Education Credit Hours

Training Objectives

• To save the lives of law enforcement professionals through candid discussion on the fundamentals of force, available force options, discussion on real-world force applications, and possible consequences
  for the use of unlawful force.
• Reinforcement of the need for continued training on the laws regarding proper use of force, effective decision making under stressful conditions, and proper use of the “tools of force” in a highly litigious operational theater
• Emphasis on understanding the most basic and paramount public safety value: Protection of property and apprehension of criminal offenders is subservient to the preservation of life safety, particularly their own.
• Identify incidents of law enforcement officers’ use of force and laws governing the administrative, criminal, and civil consequences for use of excessive force or force without justification.
• Identify and understand the concerns and rights of law enforcement officers who use force in Texas.
• To study and learn from analysis of recent use of force cases in Texas, to be positioned to reduce a law enforcement officer’s risk of criminal responsibility, civil liability, and disciplinary action.

PLEASE REGISTER NO LATER THAN 3/8/2020 AT: https://www.leoseminars.com/

Writing Narcotic Search Warrants

Writing Narcotic Search Warrants is designed to educate students on the essential elements needed to write
and obtain a search warrant while conducting criminal investigations. It will instruct students on how to
compose an affidavit and improve their abilities and skills needed to write a clear, concise and factual basis for
search warrants. The course will address requirements established by federal and/or state specific
constitutional authorities in order to develop probable cause. Officers will be taught the principles of writing
the affidavit and warrant rather than how to plug information into a blank spot in a template. Participants learn
how to relay information from informants in the affidavit while still maintaining confidentiality of the
informant's identity.

Topics Included
• Purpose of a search warrant
• Types and nuances of different search warrants
• Federal and state specific constitutional requirements
• Basis for, and effective development of, the affidavit under differing facts/circumstances
• Contents of the warrant
• Documentation of probable cause
• Relaying information from informants without compromising the informant’s identity
• Suppression hearings
• Civil liability
• Criminal liability
• Defending search warrants in court
• Legal considerations for financial investigations

Register Online at: www.counterdrugtraining.com 

Attire: Business Casual 

Fee: FREE

2095 - The State of Law Enforcement: Back to the Basics, TCOLE #2095

South Texas College in partnership with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is providing this course. Numerous law enforcement involved incidents over the past several years has changed the way some of the public views law enforcement officers across the nation. This has led to staffing issues across the law enforcement profession, an increase in the number of law enforcement officers indicted, and a record amount of violence against law enforcement officers. This course is designed to revisit effective strategies such as dealing with the public, mindset when training, and officer safety. Topics of discussion will include:

• Agency and peace officer culture
• Situational Awareness
• Decision Making
• Professionalism
• Response to Resistance

10 seats will be available.

Cost: Free

3150 - HB1927, Firearm Carry Act of 2021 (Constitutional Carry), TCOLE #3150

South Texas College in partnership with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is providing this course. Constitutional carry has come to Texas and, it’s our responsibility as peace officers to be educated on the nuances of this new law. Students will learn the ins and outs of constitutional carry and discuss objectives such as:

• Who can carry without a Texas LTC under constitutional carry
• Where a person can and cannot carry their firearm
• What Penal Code signs can be used by business owners to prohibit constitutional carry
• Penalty changes regarding UCW
• Changes regarding the TABC “Blue” sign

10 seats will be available.

Cost: Free

Stinger Spike Strip Certification

Tuition Cost: FREE
TCOLE credit will be available.
Only 8 spots available.

Location:
Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence
3901 S. Cage Blvd.
Pharr, TX 78577