Advanced Tactics Academy

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This program prepares students to operate at the level of a senior patrol officer by developing their ability to manage crime scenes, conduct thorough investigations, and respond effectively to mental health and crisis calls. Students will refine their skills in use of force, de escalation, advanced report writing, critical incident response, vehicle pursuits, and culturally competent policing. The program also builds awareness of bias and its impact on investigative outcomes, reinforces the principles of community policing, and introduces foundational concepts in tactical command, critical incident management, and use of force reviews as preparation for future first line supervisory roles.

Program Purpose

This program is designed to provide senior patrol officers in the Law Enforcement community with advanced concepts, tactics, and skills in their profession.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. 1. Respond to a complex crime scene, secure it for processing, engage appropriate resources to process the scene and investigate through to completion.  
   2. Respond to a call for service involving a person experiencing a mental health crisis, stabilize the scene and all participants, request appropriate resources from community partners (behavioral health units) etc., determine if there is a crime at hand and if beginning prosecution of that crime is purposeful for this unique situation.  If there is no crime at issue, bring community partner influence and assistance to bear to resolve the incident as much as possible.
   3. Respond to a call for service or make a proactive stop and use reasonable force options based upon the information known to that officer at that time, based upon their training and experience, during this tense, uncertain, rapidly evolving situation.  Employ de-escalation strategies as applicable and resolve the situation with the reasonable amount of force used within federal and state law, and agency policy and SOP, and training.
   4. Complete an advanced police report, based upon a thorough investigation of the crime scene, documenting any evidence lawfully recovered, witnesses found and their statements, video footage available, victim statement, and suspect documentation and leads, to include statement if suspect is available.  This level of report writing is that of an (FTO) Field Training Officer completing a report on a crime known to go to trial.
   5. Respond to a critical incident in all its complexity, secure the scene and the people/vehicle(s)/items involved, get appropriate resources to the scene to assist, to include supervision, devise a plan of resolution (generally use of force/deescalation) and a plan of investigation.  Put both of these plans into action, first resolution of the critical nature and second investigation.
   6. Conduct a vehicle pursuit in accordance with policy and training.  Request appropriate resources to bring the incident to resolution.  Conduct pursuit driving, communication, tactical planning, use of a grappler or PIT maneuver, vehicle containment and high risk stop to resolve the incident.  Secure the scene and set up for Investigations to take over, if available.
   7. Describe the differences between cultures, what this means for a Law Enforcement contact/investigation/action, and how to bring to bear appropriate resources to facilitate a successful contact/investigation/LE action.
   8. Explain the difference between implicit and explicit bias.  How do these principles affect a Law Enforcement contact/investigation/action, and how may we work within known parameters to ensure an equitable, effective outcome for all involved.
   9. Describe the principles of community policing and how to bring those principles to bear in a police beat/area to be most effective in engaging stakeholders to resolve small issues with potential significant growth factors if left unchecked. Apply state, local, city/county ordinances within the spirit of the concept to meet the desired end sought by all stakeholders.
   10. Discuss the principles of tactical command and how to employ them in normal crime scenes or stops to effectively employ the concepts of incident command at the lowest possible level to be effective in the law enforcement operation.
   11. Articulate the principles of critical incident response from the first line supervisor’s perspective.  Take the lead officer role and begin application of these principles in the absence of a supervisor, setting up scene containment, begin to neutralize the suspect(s) unlawful activities concluded with the suspect(s) containment/detention/arrest, witness containment and processing, evidence containment and processing, and finally beginning the investigative process and preparing to hand the scene over to Investigators.
   12. Explain the principles of conducting a use of force review as an aspiring first line supervisor.  Ensure the scene is contained and being investigated, interview the officer(s) involved and obtain their statements, ensure photos are taken of all persons/items involved, interview witnesses or ensure they have been interviewed, interview the suspect(s) and ensure evidence has been secured from them to include photographs. Direct medical attention to the parties who need it and follow up with any people transported for further care. Finally, practice writing a use of force review with all the necessary components.