School Safety
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Students will utilize empirical data on school active assailant events over the past 20 years, conducting a detailed threat analysis. This highly engaging module will force officers to differentiate between school active assailant events and other mass murder incidents. This module will expose attendees to data and case studies, allowing students to assess K-12 active shooter assailants, the planning process, location of attacks, duration of attacks, consequences, and resolutions of these events. The totality of information will be used to empower students with the knowledge and confidence to end the threat and save lives.
K-12 facilities experience unique challenges when implementing options-based response programs. These challenges stem from a top-down approach to infrastructure improvement and policies directed toward addressing critical violent incidents on campus. In many cases, SROs and local law enforcement officers are responsible for delivering training to staff members without any prior knowledge of site-specific limitations in security infrastructure, communication assets, or emergency response protocols. This module will give officers historical insight on why a lockdown-only approach is no longer aligned to best practices and how to deliver options-based response curriculum to educators in a responsible and trauma informed manner. Officers will explore the L.E.W.I.S. model for assessing K-12 campuses in order to deliver site-specific training and leverage staff buy-in to create successful options-based response programs.
This course will assist in the establishing, selecting, and training of school resource officers. Participants will learn about the responsibilities of law enforcement on school property both administratively and legally, mentorship of students, and training of staff and students. The course also covers methods to help create partnerships and resources for parents, students, and staff.
This course is designed to teach officers important elements of investigating sexual offenders. This includes a discussion of the elements of sexual assault including national statistics, sexual offender classification, and characteristics of sexual offenders.
This course will provide information regarding distinguishing between security versus crisis and emphasizing the importance of a safety plan initiative. It will review considerations for adaptation within a plan as well as vulnerability assessments and involvement of crime prevention through environmental design best practices.
This course explores the impact of the video game industry on school violence along with how parents can contribute to a healthier child in their home. Col. Grossman also expounds on his Bulletproof Mind course, addressing how police officers can prepare for and survive violent encounters both physically and mentally. Students will learn how to avoid post traumatic stress syndrome.
This course provides in-depth training on predicting terrorist attacks and effective police response to such attacks. Col. Grossman believes “the greatest achievement is the crime that did not happen." Preparations to deter and delay terrorist attacks are discussed, and Col. Grossman teaches responders to “think outside the box” when utilizing non-traditional resources in response to terrorist assaults.
This course examines school massacres, particularly common denominators and preventative actions that can be taken by school administrators and law enforcement. Internal and external threats are discussed, providing valuable training on how to deter, detect, and defeat attacks. Effective police response to active school shootings is also discussed. Officers will learn how to work with educators to make their local schools safer at little or no expense.
This course will examine the national and state efforts in developing and implementing protection strategies relating to children and seniors. The AMBER Alert and Silver Alert initiatives will be examined with particular attention given to best practices for law enforcement to follow.