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Leadership, Management & Supervision

Risk Assessment (goal is to have the students improve
REVISED upon planning for critical incidents and practicing the way
they will respond)
Tactical Leadership:
➤ The importance of tactical planning with
Critical Lessons Learned foreknowledge of human and team dynamics.
➤ Knowing what resources you have available and how
TTCP Accredited Course to prioritize your available assets.
Lessons Learned (goal is to reinforce the course’s
Who Should Attend primary principles through case studies)
This course is designed for both tactically and non- ➤ Incidents that contain valuable insights into the initial
tactically trained law enforcement offi cers aspiring to decision making cycle of critical incidents will be
develop their leadership and response skills in crisis dissected to better understand how events unfolded.
situations. Credits for this course apply to the Tactical ➤ The class will discuss lessons learned from previous
Training Certifi cate Program (TTCP). critical events along with how we can improve through
planning and leadership if presented with an incident
Course Goal of similar dynamics.
To provide the student with the technical and cognitive ➤ Students will choose an example of a critical incident
skills needed to provide effective leadership within the to present to the class and discuss the lessons
context of a critical incident. The course structure involves learned from it.
the de-escalation of a scene and the management of
an incident that has progressed into a critical incident Methodologies
situation. The course strives to improve the quality of the This course employs classroom lecture, case studies,
student’s tactical decision-making abilities by reinforcing and open class discussion. Emphasis is placed on the
mental models and lessons learned based on studies of experiential knowledge of students who have gone
previous scenarios. through the crisis cycle and critical incident events thereby
reinforcing the emotional expectations for other offi cers in
The following blocks of training are utilized to achieve the similar situations.
course goal:
1. Tactical Leadership within a critical incident Course Requirements
2. Risk Assessments Attendance is required for all class sessions. In order to
3. Lessons Learned derived from case studies involving satisfactorily complete this course, the student is expected
recent events to participate in all class discussions and activities,
complete two homework assignments and obtain a
The course objectives are achieved through lecture, minimum score of 75% on a written test to be given at the
case studies, and having students discuss the principles conclusion of the course.
outlined in the course as they apply to various incident
scenarios. A breakdown outlining the focus of each block Resources Required
is: Students will need to bring note-taking materials.

Tactical Leadership (goal is to improve and/or build upon Course Coordinator
the student’s leadership style) Scott Tyson
➤ Fundamentals of the crisis cycle and the human
body’s response to the stress of critical incidents. Length of Course
➤ The importance of having high Emotional Intelligence Five days (40 hours)
(E.I.) and how to improve it. LIMIT 4 STUDENTS
➤ How understanding the crisis cycle and improving PER DEPARTMENT.
your own E.I. can make the offi cer a stronger leader
before, during and after the experience of a critical
incident.

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