NEW Crucial Online Classes from Calibre Press
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STREET SURVIVAL SEMINAR 2021
Based on the iconic course that revolutionized law enforcement training, this updated & expanded program blends foundational officer safety principles with the unique challenges the profession faces today. In addition to focusing on surviving deadly threats, we will also discuss the need to prepare officers to make sound, legal and reasonable decisions under stress. [Click for full course details and dates]
6 Hours $199 Per Officer
READING PEOPLE
Becoming a Body Language Expert
Police work is a human behavior profession. You must assess the emotional and physical state of a person. Are they dangerous? In need? Emotionally or physically in crisis? Are they perpetrators or victims? You need to determine that in the blink of an eye. This course teaches officers to evaluate body language by reading conscious and unconscious cues, spotting lies and detecting deception. [Click for full course details and dates]
6 Hours $199 Per Officer
CONSTITUTIONAL USE OF FORCE
Legal to Reasonable Force Issues
Students will develop working knowledge of the constitutional parameters for using force, from application on the street for line officers through force investigations. Scientific factors affecting human performance during dynamic, evolving force events will be examined as well as the impact of video on investigations and public perception. [Click for full course details and dates]
6 Hours $199 Per Officer
SCENARIORS AND TACTICS FOR THE FIELD TRAINING OFFICER
Attendees receive actual training scenarios with step-by-step instructions! These comprehensive & impactful scenarios are designed to evaluate an officer’s ability to make complex force decisions – ranging from no use of force to delivering deadly force – in a realistic setting under stress. [Click for full course details and dates]
6 Hours $259 Per Officer
DUTY TO INTERVENE
Policy, Practice, Training & Buy-In
This course is a collaboration between Calibre’s Lt. Jim Glennon (ret.) and Attorney Scott Wood, who provide practical ‘best practices’--from policy considerations to training curriculum--in an effort to produce a culture that supports intervention at the critical moment it becomes necessary. [Click here for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $129 Per Officer
FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Compounding the stress of the job is the responsibility of ensuring financial stability for yourself and your family. This financial overview program, designed with the nuances of law enforcement in mind, will help. Led by experienced financial planner and investment advisor representative Tim Glennon, who also holds a Criminal Justice degree, this course promises to be understandable and realistic. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $99 Per Officer
INTERVIEW & INTERROGATION SERIES
Eliciting the Truth and Determining Deceit
NOTE: This is a four-module program. Although it's recommended that students participate in all four modules, it is NOT required. Each module is crafted to stand alone as an individual course.
Covering an impressive span of basic to more specialized skills and strategies, this series develops and strengthens your ability to conduct thorough interviews and interrogations. The series consists of: Module 1: Interview & Interrogation in Action: Real World Case Study; Module 2: Detecting Deception; Module 3: Understanding Human Behavior & Body Language; and Module 4: Building Rapport. [Click here for dates and a full description of each module]
3 Hour Modules $119 Per Module
MASTERING THE PROMOTIONAL PROCESS
Advancing Your Law Enforcement, Corrections or Probation/Parole Career
This straight-forward course is designed to give you a full understanding of every segment of the promotional process and share effective tips that will help you make the best impression possible so you can rise above the crowd. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $129 Per Officer
OFF DUTY SURVIVAL
You train for the force encounters that come with being an on-duty cop, but do you put the same thought into preparing for encounters that may occur off-duty? The safety of your family depends on it. This course identifies the safety factors you must consider when you’re off duty, in civilian clothes and with your family and teaches you (and your family) safety strategies and tactics that will keep you alert and ready to act appropriately – as a prepared team – should you be forced into an off-duty force encounter. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $119 Per Officer
SUCCESSFULLY INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE WITH AUTISM
Featuring Pamela S. Buchanan, University of Texas – a top national autism expert!
The alarming stats on the proliferation of autism make it clear that every officer must be trained on its characteristics and the strategies that help navigate contacts involving people with autism. Your ability to immediately recognize that you’re working with someone with autism can mean the difference between a peaceful, controlled encounter and a tragic disaster with devastating results. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $129 Per Officer
FEMALE ENFOURCER TRAINING SERIES
This modular series is a must for female officers. Its full circle learning approach covers the mental, emotional and physical aspects of being a woman bearing a badge. Three separate but related programs introduce, then build upon, critical teaching points and first-hand insights. A whole-person, whole-career learning experience. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hour Modules $129 Per Module
FINDING THE LEADER IN YOU
Nearly every aspect of your leadership style affects the overall culture of your organization. Now more than ever our officers need leaders who are focused on creating, cultivating and maintaining a positive, motivating environment. Using current events and recent incidents, this course offers tools to embrace values like trust, empowerment and recognition of the individual as the most valuable resource they have. [Click for full course details and dates]
6 Hours $199 Per Officer
WOMEN IN COMMAND
This course focuses on assisting women in becoming more effective leaders in a male dominated industry. Female leaders have unique ideas, insights and solutions. We will discuss the need for more gender diversity in order to solve the problems in their communities. Designed to help leaders maintain a professional, positive and inspiring climate, this program offers examples of the traits and skill sets of proven, successful leaders and accomplished agencies. [Click for full course details and dates]
6 Hours $199 Per Officer
Implicit Bias:
Understanding the Impact on Actions & Decisions
Scientifically-based & statistically supported, this course candidly explains the realities of implicit, explicit & illicit bias—what they mean, how they affect decision-making and behavior, both consciously and sub-consciously, and how that impacts officers, agencies and communities. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $119 Per Officer
SPOTTING PRE-ASSAULT INDICATORS
Avoiding Assault, Preventing Injury & Preempting the Need for Force
This is not your average “body language” course. This extremely popular program is packed with recent video footage capturing actual assaults on officers for the purpose of demonstrating the importance of identifying subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) behaviors, statements and positions that can flag an impending assault. Each incident is methodically analyzed to point out how and when indicators of all kinds can surface. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $129 Per Officer
ADVANCED PATROL TACTICS
Patrol, Vehicle and Officer Safety
Injuries and deaths - to both officers and citizens – and damage that negatively impacts the police/community relationship most often occur during “routine” uniformed police duties. Street Patrol is one of the most common, yet dangerous actions performed by police officers. Responding to calls in progress, traffic stops, and citizen encounters are a leading cause of grievances and physical harm. This up-to-date and highly informative three-hour course utilizes current videos and illustrations to examine how to prevent these occurrences. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $129 Per Officer
THE COMPETITIVE EDGE FOR PROBATION AND PAROLE
Situational Awareness in the Field
This course promotes the belief that both career success and officer safety begin with - and ultimately depend on - the ability for officers to read others quickly and accurately. Students will be trained to look at communication from a completely new perspective. Learn to predict when a subject is about to initiate a violent confrontation and how to respond to the burgeoning threat using both proven verbal strategies and other communication skills. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $129 Per Officer
LEGALLY JUSTIFIED; BUT WAS IT AVOIDABLE?
Through real-time analysis of body cam and in-car video of numerous force encounters, this extremely popular course non-judgmentally but candidly evaluates officers’ tactical options, decisions and behavior in situations where force may—or may not—have been avoidable. [Click for full course details and dates]
6 Hours $199 Per Officer
PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR FEMALE OFFICERS
Expert Guidance on Becoming a Police Leader
This program focuses on every element involved in the pursuit of a promotion; from resume prep and obtaining effective study materials to understanding the interview process and improving your overall presence during face-to-face interactions. Deputy Chief Cyndy Velazquez (Ret.) shares powerful tips, gained from first-hand experience, to give aspiring police leaders the edge they need to effectively prepare for peak performance during every stage of the promotional process. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $129 Per Officer
DEESCALATION, INTERVENTION & FORCE MITIGATION
Based on scientifically-rooted, research-supported knowledge of psychology and human behavior, the goal of this course is to develop and strengthen officers’ abilities to mitigate the need for force by employing skilled communication strategies in combination with an acutely interpretative approach to effectively “reading” people and revealing their needs, sensitivities and motives. [Click for full course details and dates]
3 Hours $119 Per Officer