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Leadership, Management & Supervision

➤ A plan is only effective if the team knows what it is
Tactical Leadership: and has practiced it.

Critical Lessons Learned Lessons Learned (goal is to reinforce the course’s
primary principles through case examples)
➤ Starting in 2016, incidents like Sandy Hook and the
Boston Bombing will be used as case studies to
Who Should Attend present lessons learned.
This course is designed for both tactically and non- ➤ Students will choose a critical incident to present to
tactically trained law enforcement offi cers aspiring to the class and discuss the lessons learned from it.
develop their leadership in crisis situations. ➤ Specifi cally, we will discuss lessons learned from
previous critical events along with how we can
Course Goal improve through planning and leadership if presented
To provide the student with the technical and practical with an incident with similar dynamics.
skills needed to recognize the signifi cance of effective
leadership and the relationship between command of an Tactical Leadership Tabletop (goal is to give students a
incident and command of the tactical response functions chance to demonstrate the core principles of the course)
within critical incidents. The course strives to improve ➤ Students work as a team through a simulated critical
the quality of the student’s decision-making abilities by incident.
reinforcing the importance of properly preparing for critical ➤ This gives students a chance to demonstrate the
incidents. core principles of the course - leadership, teamwork,
communication, planning, risk assessment skills, and
This course consists of the following primary blocks of critical decision making while staying focused on the
instruction: elements which you can control.
1. Tactical Management ➤ The tabletops also give the students a chance to be
2. Risk Assessment exposed to and practice working through the phases
3. Lessons Learned of a critical incident (Crisis, Scene Management,
4. Tactical Leadership Scenarios Executive Management, and Termination).

The course goals are achieved through teaching, Methodologies
demonstrating, and then having the students practice the This course employs classroom instruction, open
principles of the course. A breakdown outlining the focus discussion and incident simulation.
of each block includes:
Course Requirements
Tactical Management (goal is to improve and/or build Attendance is required for all class sessions. In order
upon the student’s leadership style) to satisfactorily complete this course, the student must
➤ Fundamentals of the crisis cycle and the body’s participate in all class discussions and activities and obtain
response to critical incidents. a minimum score of 75% on a written test to be given at
➤ The importance of having high Emotional Intelligence the conclusion of the course.
(E.I.) and how to improve E.I.
➤ How understanding the crisis cycle and improving Resources Required
your E.I. can make the student a stronger leader Students will need to bring note-taking materials.
before, during and after a critical incident.
Course Coordinator
Risk Assessment (goal is to have the students improve Scott Tyson
upon planning for critical incidents and practicing the way LIMIT 4 STUDENTS
they will respond) Length of Course PER DEPARTMENT.
➤ Pre-planning is important. Five days (40 hours)
➤ Knowing what resources you have available and how
to access vital assets before an incident occurs.

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