Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) (3rd edition) TN
This course will cover the various aspects of operating a police vehicle in an emergency operation situation. Topics will include the Vanessa K. Free Act, vehicle inspection, vehicle dynamics, control techniques, defensive driving, victim’s perspective, liability issues, and pursuit driving.
Course Length: 2 Hours
Meet your Instructor
Dr. Geoff Alpert
Expertise:
Professor - University of SC
Geoffrey Alpert is a professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Alpert has been conducting research on high-risk police activities for more than 30 years and has published results from his research in the academic and professional literature. Two recent books include "Internal Affairs: Holding the Police Accountable" (with J. Noble) published by Waveland Press and "Understanding Police Use of Force: Officers, Suspects, and Reciprocity" (with R. Dunham) published by Cambridge University Press. He has published more than 50 professional and academic articles on police use of force and has trained officers in decision-making. He has also conducted racial profiling studies in Los Angeles as part of their Consent Decree in Miami-Dade, Florida. Dr. Alpert has been Principal Investigator on several projects on police use of force that were supported by the National Institute of Justice. He is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Research Advisory Committee and a member of the Federal Monitoring team for the New Orleans Police Department.