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Course detail: Officer De-Escalation Techniques

Course Description:

In today's world, Law Enforcement Officers must be efficient physically, mentally and verbally. This class is designed to give today's Police Officers the tools needed to effectively communicate with citizens in a way that everyone is safe and situations are handled with the highest amount of respect and professionalism.

Core Competencies:

Participants will be able to decide upon prescribed courses of action or techniques that will provide a greater level of safety in a variety of environments, events and situations.
Participants will exhibit fairness in policing while giving people a voice and performing law enforcement duties with impartiality and the necessary level of transparency to sustain and strengthen public trust.

Course Objectives:

To consider verbal and non-verbal communication methods
To understand and practice effective active listening skills
To communicate in clear, respectful and non-judgmental ways
To apply discussed skills in real-world scenario

Instructional Methods:

Lecture
Scenarios with individualized de-brief
There may be a little down-time on day 2 during scenarios. Feel free to bring something to work on, just in case.

Who Should Attend:

Law Enforcement Officers
Correction Personnel

Course Requirements:

100% attendance and participation

Fitness Requirements and Expectation of Physical Risk:

Somewhat Active

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Session Information: LE24113F

Schedule:

Every day, starting on 01/03/24 and ending on 01/04/24

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Times:

08:00am-05:00pm CST

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Price:

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NOTE: This is a two-day training event. Please dress in layers as the temperature in the room may be difficult to adjust. Participants are responsible for their travel, meals, snacks and lodging.

Instructors

Name

Additional Resources

Greg Pruett

Greg Pruett
Detective

Biography: For the last twenty-one years Greg has worked at the Lawrence Police Department as a Police Officer, School Resource Officer and a Drug Enforcement Unit Investigator. He is currently assigned to the Investigations Division as a Detective, where he has served for 16 years. He is an active member of the Crisis Negotiation Team. Greg instructs in a variety of areas including Crisis Intervention Team Training, specifically De-escalation Techniques and Feedback. He is also a certified trainer with Vital Smarts as a Crucial Conversations Instructor. He is also a certified personality profiler with Personality Hacker.

Facility Detail

Lawrence Police Department Training Room

4820 Bob Billings Pkwy

Lawrence, KS 66049

Cancellation Policy

A refund less a $25.00 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations made in writing prior to 10 days before the start of the event. After that time, no refunds will be made.