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NOTE: All classes are 8am-5pm unless otherwise noted.

Guilford Technical Community College has established itself as one of the most diverse training facilities in North Carolina. It is our goal to proactively meet the needs of the Criminal Justice Community without charging fees.

There are some situations (out-of-state law enforcement, some non-sworn agency personnel, etc.) and/or classes where fees will be charged, but you will be made aware of these fees in advance.

Payment Procedures:
Since you are sending a non-sworn person to the class, a registration fee is required. There are two ways to handle payment:
1. Check - Bring a check with you to class for the required amount.
2. Invoice - If you want to be invoiced, please bring a letter of authorization from your sponsoring agency to class with you. The authorization letter should be on business letterhead and must show the sponsor's billing address.

Invoice Procedures:
Registration paperwork will be completed on day one. The registration along with the authorization letter will be used to start the invoice process. An invoice will be sent to your department from our Finance Department.

Fee Structure:
Beginning on or after August 15, 2009, Continuing Education fees are:

Hours Fee
1-24 hours of instruction $ 78.00
25-50 hours of instruction $133.00
51-100+ hours of instruction $188.00

Click below to read a memorandum from the North Carolina Community College System with a comprehensive summary of references that clarify policy issues related to tuition and fee waivers.

Legislative Changes to Tuition and Registration Fee Waiver Statues

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Oct 03 2022 - Oct 07 2022 8am-5pm Interview and Interrogation
Reserve Seat 		 The officer will be able to gather data or information from the interviewee. Determine specifically, if the interviewee is truthful and if not, identify the form of the deception and transition the interviewee from unwilling to willing. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 127 Blueline40 4 / 44 / 0
Oct 05 2022 - Oct 07 2022 8am-5pm Being Prepared for the Day-Surviving Deadly Force Encounters
Reserve Seat 		 This 24-hour class is for the law enforcement officer who wants to understand the dynamics of a deadly force shooting and to prepare themselves for The Day. Being Prepared For The Day offers an in-depth analysis of what occurs during and after an officer-involved shooting along with information to better prepare you before the incident can happen. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Summers24 12 / 40 / 0
Oct 10 2022 - Oct 12 2022 8am-5pm Peer Support Tactics: Building & Expanding Your Skill Set
Reserve Seat 		Amber Reed has a Master’s degree in Sociology/Criminology from UNCG and is a Qualified Mental Health Professional. She received her Certified Peer Support Specialist certification from UNC-Chapel Hill and brings 8 years of experience providing individual and group peer support, as well as community mental health education. Amber also is a certified WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) Facilitator. In addition, she is the wife of a local law enforcement officer and the mother of a local law enforcement officer. She also teaches Suicide and Burnout Prevention for 1st Responders.PREREQ: Burnout & Suicide Prevention for 1st Responders. This class is designed to strengthen and expand existing peer support skills in listening, communication, and crisis response. Practice and role plays will reinforce the topics, which include: •What peer support is and isn’t •Building rapport and creating a safe space •Active listening and effective communication techniques •Understanding and identifying stress states in self and peers •The importance of compassion, empathy, and Positive Psychology in creating hope •How to identify crisis and when/how to refer out •Intro to WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) certification Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Amber Reed24 0 / 24 / 3
Oct 10 2022 - Oct 14 2022 8am-5pm Comprehensive Roadside Criminal Interdiction (42 HRS)
Reserve Seat 		 This class is a result of a partnership between Fogline, the United States Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The course covers every facet of vehicle criminal interdiction by combining classroom and practical hands-on training. Topics include: identifying physical indicators, legal issues, identifying counterfeit goods, effective vehicle searches, identifying concealment locations/hidden compartments, and much more. Practical exercises include a rotational seven-stage training exercise with a 5:1 student-instructor ratio. Multiple exhibits and real-life training props will also be utilized Hours: Days 1 - 4: 0800 - 1700 Day 5: 0800 - 1900 Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Lanier42 0 / 35 / 10
Oct 11 2022 - Oct 12 2022 8am-5pm Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
Reserve Seat 		 Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) is a 16 hour NHTSA course that is intended to bridge the gap between the SFST and the Drug Evaluation and Classification (DECP/DRE) programs by providing officers with general knowledge related to drug impairment and by promoting the use of DREs. This course will train law enforcement officers to observe, identify and articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both, in order to reduce the number of impaired driving incidents as well as crashes which result in serious injuries and fatalities. This course is designed to build on the SFST practitioner course. In order for the participant to effectively utilize the information presented in this course, NHTSA has set a requirement of SFST proficiency. All participants are required to pass a SFST proficiency evaluation at the beginning of the course. Failure to successfully complete the SFST proficiency evaluation will result in dismissal from class. Students must attend all 16 hours and pass all testing to be able to complete the course successfully. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Reed16 10 / 24 / 0
Oct 11 2022 - Oct 13 2022 8am-5pm Narcotic Investigation Techniques
Reserve Seat 		 The Narcotics Investigation Techniques course is designed for officers and agents who have been recently assigned or will soon be assigned the duties of investigating violations of the Controlled Substances Act and related crimes. The course will cover topics including; case initiation, case management, managing confidential sources of information, undercover operations and risk management. The course will include short duration practical exercises, and scenario based operations planning and presentations. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 223 Sparshott24 16 / 44 / 0
Oct 13 2022 - Oct 14 2022 8am-5pm Basic Lidar
Reserve Seat 		Each student must bring the most current copy of their radar certificate and an updated Lidar manualBasic Lidar Operator Certification is a Commissioned recognized course of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. This class is for those who are currently certified on "Radar". Participants must bring a current LIDAR Manual along with all supplements and a LIDAR instrument. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 114 TBA12 0 / 6 / 0
Oct 17 2022 - Oct 18 2022 8am-5pm Crowd Management for Police Bike Officers
Reserve Seat 		 This class will instruct the Police Bike Officer on the latest crowd management tactics including mobile blockades, separation of crowd participants, arrest techniques, rescue techniques and use of force. A bike and helmet are required. A prerequisite is that the officer must have attended a Police Bike class. Contact the instructor, Scott Schneider if you need more info. Officer Scott Schneider 336-601-4164 or email at Charles.schneider@greensboro-nc.gov for details, 336-314-2480. 300 S Swing Road Greensboro, NC Room 1 Scott Schneider16 16 / 40 / 0
Oct 18 2022 - Oct 19 2022 8am-5pm Cold Case Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 This dynamic two-day seminar is designed to provide investigators with a comprehensive overview of cold case homicide investigations. Methodology and established protocols as well as the latest investigative steps, will be fully explained and evaluated. Recent technological advancements and forensic techniques will be reviewed and discussed. The utilization of non-traditional investigative strategies, undercover scenarios, and the concept of “documentation dissection” will also be fully incorporated into the seminar. Several case studies will be presented from a “lessons learned” perspective. Upon completion of the seminar, investigators will be equipped with the necessary tools to successfully conduct unresolved homicides. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 210 Kennedy16 19 / 44 / 0
Oct 19 2022 - Nov 04 2022 8am-5pm General Instructor School
Reserve Seat 		 In order to teach many of the courses regulated by the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, you must complete this 99 hour course. An applicant worksheet and the Agreement for Enrollment, must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the class. This is needed to ensure the applicant meets the qualifications (4+ years of law enforcement experience, Microsoft Word & PowerPoint knowledge, etc.) necessary to enter in the class. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 127 Clanton99 0 / 18 / 4
Oct 25 2022 - Oct 25 2022 8am-5pm Inside the Mind of a Violent Offender
Reserve Seat 		 Why do "normal" people commit violent acts? Are they mentally ill, driven to it, just snap or are just plain evil? This course is an examination of the motives, traits and characteristics of the violent offender and the personality disorders and mental illnesses most often found in those individuals who commit violent crimes. Affective vs. predatory violence, motive and intent are examined including an in-depth examination of the differences between the clinical Anti-Social Personality and the Criminal Psychopath. Recognizing and understanding these individuals can be very helpful to those who have to interview suspects, victims and witnesses to violent crime. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 210 Blueline8 0 / 44 / 2
Oct 25 2022 - Oct 28 2022 8am-5pm Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST)
Reserve Seat 		 This 32 hour course will enable participants to better detect and arrest DWI violators and therefore reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths and injuries associated with impaired drivers. Hours: Day 1: 0800 - 1700 Days 2 - 3: 1200 - 2200 Day 4: 0800 - 1500 Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 Reed32 0 / 24 / 9
Oct 26 2022 - Oct 28 2022 8am-5pm Fundamentals of the Investigative Process
Reserve Seat 		  This course is designed to assist the new investigator or the patrol officer who has to manage a felony investigation. The qualities of a successful investigator will be identified and discussed. The preliminary and follow-up investigative steps that apply to the majority of investigations will be broken down and systematically examined. Crime scene management, forensic issues, interviewing, statement taking, eyewitness identification, investigators summary and felony file preparation will be the course focal points. An exercise will reinforce the classroom lecture and discussion as you evaluate a case and identify the necessary steps to correct the investigation. This course will prepare you for more specialized training. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Kennedy24 1 / 35 / 0
Oct 26 2022 - Oct 26 2022 8am-5pm Thinking Errors of Sexual Offenders
Reserve Seat 		 Sexual offenders use “thinking errors” to give themselves permission, justification, and validation of the offending behaviors. By understanding these thinking errors, strategies and tactics can be developed to recognize their deception and overcome their defenses during interviews and interrogations. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Prodan8 15 / 44 / 0
Nov 03 2022 - Nov 04 2022 8am-5pm Radar/Lidar Operator Recertification
Reserve Seat 		Each student must bring the most current copy of their radar certificate and an updated Radar manualRadar / Lidar Operator Recertification is a program offered under the rules and regulations of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and requires 100% attendance of the minimal instructional hours. This class is for those who are Radar/Lidar or Radar certified or those who are within their 12 months “grace” period. Each individual participant must bring a current Radar and Lidar Operator Manual and all Supplements to class and a vehicle equipped with a radar unit and a Lidar unit in which they are seeking certification. Officers who are field testing on units equipped with front and rear antenna must be prepared to test on the full operation of the unit. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 TBA16 0 / 6 / 3
Nov 07 2022 - Nov 11 2022 8am-5pm Drones For First Responders
Reserve Seat 		 Drones can be used for locating suspects, searching for lost persons or victims, crime scene survey, crash reconstruction, reading placards, examining suspicious packages, safety inspections, surveillance, crowd management, traffic routing, tactical applications and more. This course is 24 hours of classroom and 16 hours of practical exercises. The classroom portion will cover taking the FAA Remote Pilot Exam which if successfully completed will result in the student being issued their Remote Pilot Part 107 certificate which is required for first responders drone usage. The student will understand the steps to setting up a program either with a Certificate of Operation (COA) or Part 107. The student will learn what is required to maintain a public safety program. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 David Young40 0 / 18 / 4
Nov 07 2022 - Nov 08 2022 8am-5pm Detention Officer Survival #1
Reserve Seat 		 Detention Officer Survival #1 is a 16-hour course specifically designed for Detention Officers and will address the unique challenges they face. Day #1 will explain the process of a use of force that may result in an In-Custody Death to include the subsequent investigations that will follow, the need for essential legal representation and your rights as afforded by the U.S. Constitution and Garrity v. New Jersey. Day #2 will consist of both classroom and mat time. Day #2 will examine assault recognition, location and positional attentiveness and a re-focus on the subject control techniques learned by each detention officers when attending the Detention Officer Certification Course. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Summers16 2 / 30 / 0
Nov 08 2022 - Nov 10 2022 8am-5pm Drug Enforcement for Patrol Officers
Reserve Seat 		 Narcotic investigations can be the most dangerous type of investigation that a uniform officer might encounter in the performance of his/her duties. The officers attending this class will not only gain a complete awareness of the drugs facing them today, but they will acquire the expertise needed to make quality observations and sound judgments in determining drug use. Officers will be better equipped to identify drug distribution and smuggling not only in roadside situations but in the community that they patrol. The officer safety issues learned in this seminar will not only benefit the officers attending the seminar but the members of their community as well. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 127 Sparshott24 0 / 44 / 12
Nov 14 2022 - Nov 18 2022 8am-5pm CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM
Reserve Seat 		 The class prepares the law enforcement professionals to better deal with people in a serious mental health crisis. CIT is a police-based, pre-booking jail diversion program that trains law enforcement professionals to better understand mental illness, de-escalate people in crisis, and direct them to appropriate care rather than to jail. A partnership between law enforcement, the mental health system and consumers/families provides many benefits for the community. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 NAMI40 0 / 24 / 16
Nov 14 2022 - Nov 18 2022 8am-5pm Radar Certification (40) HRS)
Reserve Seat 		Each student must bring an updated Radar manualRadar Operator Certification is Commissioned Recognized Course of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. It requires 100% attendance of the minimal instructional hours. Students must bring a current Radar Operator Manual and all Supplements to class. Each student must road test on the SMI unit which has the most features. Therefore if the student is seeking certification on a same direction unit they must bring and be prepared to be tested on same. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 TBA40 0 / 6 / 25
Nov 14 2022 - Nov 15 2022 8am-5pm Roadside Interview and Detecting Deception
Reserve Seat 		 This two-day course will address an examination of the roadside interview process to include questioning for quality information, accessing verbal, vocal and non-verbal behavior and gaining compliance as they apply to the roadside interview. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 210 Lanier16 0 / 40 / 6
Nov 15 2022 - Nov 15 2022 8am-5pm Use of Force Assessment and Risk Management for Supervisors
Reserve Seat 		Course Instructor: Gerald Takano is a Use of Force risk specialist with over 25 years Use of Force training and experience. He possesses numerous instructor level certifications to include: Firearms, SCAT, Master TASER, Pepper Spray, Edged Weapons, Advanced Ground Defense, Pepper Spray, Baton, Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths. He is a graduate of the Force Science Institute. Gerald has over 30 years martial arts instructing experience. He recently retired from the Raleigh Police Department (see mindesttraining.net for more information on Gerald).Who should attend: Field Training Officers, Instructors, Professional Standards/Internal Affairs, Sergeants, Lieutenants, includes Detention Officers This course focuses on individual use of force assessment by instructors and supervisors. Understanding and applying the four elements of reasonable force (Knowledge, Skills, Decision Making, Documentation) are given. "Root Cause" analysis skills are developed to differentiate between symptoms and causes. This course breaks down decision making and documentation into processes that can be evaluated objectively. Understanding how to request additional clarity and detail from officers/deputies without corrupting the process is an important skill to understand and practice. This assessment process can be applied to evaluate performance in all use of force training (BLET, in-service, remedial) as well. The design of this course also improves instructor and supervisor risk management for failing to train and/or supervise in both the training and field environment. De-escalation is a part of the use of force assessment. This course provides an assessment process for de-escalation knowledge, skills, decision-making, and documentation. This course provides the basis for evaluating force incident risk in the following areas: Criminal/Civil, employment, decision making, and stress management. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 223 Gerald Takano8 10 / 50 / 0
Nov 15 2022 - Nov 16 2022 8am-5pm Ethical Leadership
Reserve Seat 		 “We look to leaders to be role models and assume the responsibility for both the good and bad ethical decisions." Every day, leaders must face and make complex ethical decisions. The decisions made and the methods utilized to make those decisions determine whether the decision maker is an ethical leader. Whether you lead a law enforcement agency, a bureau, a division, a small unit, or simply take an informal leadership role in your daily life, the issue of ethical leadership cannot be avoided. Ethical leaders ARE role models. They communicate the importance of ethical standards and of holding employees accountable for those standards. Perhaps even more importantly they create and nurture an ethical environment in which others work and function. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 Bluline16 0 / 35 / 5
Nov 16 2022 - Nov 18 2022 8am-5pm Cellular and Social Media Records Exploitation
Reserve Seat 		 In this three day course attendees will be exposed to basic investigative techniques using cellular and social media records. We will discuss in detail the records offered by each major social media platform and cellular company. The course will further cover such topics as basic cellular theory and function, how to properly and legally obtain cellular and social media records, examination and exploitation of call details records, cellular mapping techniques, pen registers, trap and trace, global positioning, call records research and target development, and the use of electronic surveillance. Attendees should bring a Computer with Internet Connection, Microsoft Excel and Thumbdrive(s) Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Ludeman24 0 / 45 / 4
Nov 18 2022 - Nov 18 2022 8am-5pm Violent Crime Profiling
Reserve Seat 		 This is an introduction to the technique of criminal investigative analysis (profiling) as it is applies to death investigations. Included is a brief history of the technique and the so-called differences between inductive, deductive and the investigative psychology of criminal profiling. The course focuses on the various motives for murder and how by identifying the motive as displayed in the crime will reduce the size of the suspect pool.Also included will be how the behavior exhibited by the offender at the scene can be used to determine what kind, if any, defense the offender may claim, such as self-defense, not guilty by reason of insanity, or guilty but mentally ill. The students will review various crime scenes and autopsy photographs lab reports and background information of each victim and offer an analysis regarding the sequence of events, motive and any possible defenses. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 223 Prodan8 25 / 44 / 0
Nov 18 2022 - Nov 18 2022 8am-5pm SFST Refresher
Reserve Seat 		 This 8 hour SFST Refresher Training shall consist of updated information regarding SFST as well as well as an updated proficiency examination and a comprehensive knowledge examination Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 Reed8 14 / 24 / 0
Nov 21 2022 - Nov 22 2022 8am-5pm Child Abuse and Fatality Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 This course will examine direct physical injury, trauma, or emotional harm intentionally inflicted on an infant or child. Several case studies will be reviewed to support these training objectives. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy16 19 / 44 / 0
Nov 28 2022 - Dec 09 2022 8am-5pm PLI
Reserve Seat 		books requiredTo provide the skills necessary to conduct enforcement activities associated with search warrants, warrantless searches, interviews, eyewitness identifications and nontestimonial identification orders and to avoid liability while conducting such activities. **Attendance is required at all class sessions. The student must participate in class and practical exercises, successfully prepare search warrants and successful completion of a written examination. It is required that students bring a recent/ UPDATED copy of the Arrest, Search and Investigation textbook written by Robert Farb and published by the UNC School of Government. Each student is required to bring the Red and Green case law books for PLI that can be purchased from the NCJA. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 225 Tallmer76 0 / 38 / 15
Nov 28 2022 - Nov 30 2022 8am-5pm Advanced Street Gang Investigator Training
Reserve Seat 		 This class is taught by members of the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association. This course provides advanced gang training to street gang investigators, security threat group investigators, and intelligence analysts currently assigned to gang investigations who have two to four years of experiences in this field. COURSE TOPICS: INTELLIGENCE– the various types and uses of human and technological information and resources available to gang investigators. INVESTIGATIONS– traditional and nontraditional investigative methods and legal issues in gang investigations. SUPPRESSION STRATEGIES AND TACTICS– current trends and best practices in gang investigations. Prerequisite: The student must have attended the basic class first, or some equivalent 24 hour gang class. This requirement may be waived if the student has been part of a full time gang unit for at least a year. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 223 NC Gang Investigators Association24 20 / 45 / 0
Nov 29 2022 - Nov 30 2022 8am-5pm Suicide Investigation
Reserve Seat 		  "The are few who escape being touched by the tragedy of suicide in their lifetimes. Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States, killing over 40,000 people each year compared to the 16,500 who are murdered. A suicide may be influenced by psychological, biological, or social factors as well as a combination of any of the three. Proving suicide can be a difficult task due to family denials, insurance concerns and lack of an adequate investigation. The course is designed to overcome these difficulties by presenting you with sound investigative procedures and recommendations to ensure that a thorough investigation is conducted." Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 16 Kennedy16 22 / 44 / 0
Dec 01 2022 - Dec 02 2022 8am-5pm Crime Scene Photography for First Responders
Reserve Seat 		 This 2 day course is designed for investigators, detectives, and crime scene personnel. Students will be provided with camera kits for this hands-on training. Using photography to document evidence and scene processing will be accomplished during practical scenarios. Proper photographic coverage of latent fingerprints, human skin, and challenging surfaces will be accomplished, Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop computer with standard USB port accessible to the laptop. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 Pelletier16 10 / 32 / 0
Dec 01 2022 - Dec 02 2022 8am-5pm Radar/Lidar Operator Recertification
Reserve Seat 		Each student must bring the most current copy of their radar certificate and an updated Radar manualRadar / Lidar Operator Recertification is a program offered under the rules and regulations of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and requires 100% attendance of the minimal instructional hours. This class is for those who are Radar/Lidar or Radar certified or those who are within their 12 months “grace” period. Each individual participant must bring a current Radar and Lidar Operator Manual and all Supplements to class and a vehicle equipped with a radar unit and a Lidar unit in which they are seeking certification. Officers who are field testing on units equipped with front and rear antenna must be prepared to test on the full operation of the unit. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 TBA16 0 / 6 / 1
Dec 02 2022 - Dec 02 2022 8am-5pm Death and Violent Crime Scene Management for 1st Responders
Reserve Seat 		 The course goal is to train the patrol officer and other first responders (EMT/Rescue/Fire) how to approach and handle a homicide or violent crime scene prior to the arrival of investigators. Participants will learn to recognize the initial and secondary scene boundaries, initiate the crime scene log, identify individual and class characteristic evidence, protecting and securing of evidence, identify exigent circumstance, ensure fourth amendment requirements are met, identify and securing of witnesses and suspects. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Kennedy8 28 / 44 / 0
Dec 05 2022 - Dec 06 2022 8am-5pm Basic Lidar
Reserve Seat 		Each student must bring the most current copy of their radar certificate and an updated Lidar manualBasic Lidar Operator Certification is a Commissioned recognized course of the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. This class is for those who are currently certified on "Radar". Participants must bring a current LIDAR Manual along with all supplements and a LIDAR instrument. Public Safety Building: Jamestown Campus Room 114 TBA12 2 / 6 / 0
Dec 05 2022 - Dec 07 2022 8am-5pm Background Investigations
Reserve Seat 		Terry L. Clanton was a member of the Kannapolis North Carolina Police Department for 36 years prior to his retirement in 2019, serving the last twelve years as Deputy Chief of Police. Mr. Clanton earned his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Masters of Business Administration. A certified instructor, he has an extensive background in Law Enforcement Administration and is considered a subject matter expert in the area of Background Investigations, Recruitment and Selection, and administering a comprehensive Law Enforcement hiring process. This class is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and abilities to complete a comprehensive background investigation. Students will be exposed to various methods to deal with obtaining work histories and other critical information from uncooperative employers and other references. The focus of this training is on the need for, and procedures to be followed when conducting the pre-employment background investigation for both sworn and non-sworn positions. Topics covered include the results of inadequate investigations, State mandated background investigation requirements; procedural methods, legal issues, and proper interview techniques to address the challenges presented by varous sources of information. This class is for any agency member who may be called upon to complete a pre-employment background investigation. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 223 Clanton24 4 / 40 / 0
Dec 05 2022 - Dec 08 2022 8am-5pm Park Tool School
Reserve Seat 		 This is a mechanical school for the officer who wants to learn how to tear down, maintain or fix a police bike. Bicycle is preferred but not required. Any officer can attend. Contact Scott Schneider for further details @ 336-601-4164. Email Charles.schneider@greensboro-nc.gov 300 S Swing Road Greensboro, NC Room 1 Schneider32 0 / 12 / 1
Dec 06 2022 - Dec 07 2022 8am-5pm Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
Reserve Seat 		 Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) is a 16 hour NHTSA course that is intended to bridge the gap between the SFST and the Drug Evaluation and Classification (DECP/DRE) programs by providing officers with general knowledge related to drug impairment and by promoting the use of DREs. This course will train law enforcement officers to observe, identify and articulate the signs of impairment related to drugs, alcohol, or a combination of both, in order to reduce the number of impaired driving incidents as well as crashes which result in serious injuries and fatalities. This course is designed to build on the SFST practitioner course. In order for the participant to effectively utilize the information presented in this course, NHTSA has set a requirement of SFST proficiency. All participants are required to pass a SFST proficiency evaluation at the beginning of the course. Failure to successfully complete the SFST proficiency evaluation will result in dismissal from class. Students must attend all 16 hours and pass all testing to be able to complete the course successfully. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Reed16 16 / 24 / 0
Dec 06 2022 - Dec 08 2022 8am-5pm Advanced Homicide Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 1This course will focus on equivocal death investigation and how to successfully resolve the most complex homicide cases. Lead investigator roles and responsibilities including administrative requirements and prosecutorial considerations will be identified. Advanced investigative techniques will be applied to investigative theory along with an emphasis on proper case management. The concepts of “linkage”, “linkage blindness”, “time and distance”, and “crime scene staging” will be explored. Crime scene reconstruction techniques and interrogation strategies for the homicide suspect will be taught. “Japanese” and “Dutch” law enforcement perspectives will be compared to United States law enforcement investigative methods and procedures. The importance of theme development during the homicide interview is another area of concentration. Child deaths, cold case investigations, and autoerotic deaths will be reviewed as well as the importance of recognizing “post offense behavior.” The importance of the neighborhood canvass, especially as related to the proper sequence of interviews to be conducted will also be examined. The conduct of death and homicide cases in hostile environments will be discussed. Common mistakes in homicide investigations and the need for an “investigative conference” will be identified. Lead development and the concept of “documentation dissection” will be explained through practical exercises. Several case studies will be evaluated to illustrate how complex homicide cases can be resolved. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy24 26 / 44 / 0
Dec 09 2022 - Dec 09 2022 8am-5pm Supervisors Responsibilities for Death/Homicide Cases
Reserve Seat 		This class is open to all officers, not just supervisors.This class will discuss supervisor responsibilities for responding to death and homicide scenes and follow-up investigative requirements. Areas of discussion will include: who is initially notified, who decides the response, how are resources requested/deployed, internal resources, external local LEO resources, external state specialized resources, external federal specialized resources, assistance from non-law enforcement agencies, initial response to the scene, 1st unit meeting, 2nd unit meeting, requirements for case continuation, and after the arrest requirements. Actual case studies will be utilized to reinforce all training objectives and highlight supervisor responsibilities. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Suggs8 0 / 40 / 0
Dec 10 2022 - Dec 10 2022 0800-1900 Close Quarters Handgun and Rifle
Reserve Seat 		If you register for this class and CANNOT attend, please let me know so we can give your seat to another officer. selawhorne@gtcc.eduThis 1-Day/9-hr course is designed to train personnel in the use of the service handgun and patrol rifle as a “close-quarters” fighting tool. The following topics/skill sets will be covered: • Use of Tourniquets (Refresher/101) • Tactical Carry/Ready Techniques • Reloading/Transitioning from the patrol rifle to the handgun • Single/Multiple target engagements up to 50-yards • On-the-Move Techniques • Close-Quarters Qualification Course The following items are required: • Duty handgun/3 x magazines • Patrol rifle/3 x magazines (mag pouch, chest rig, or plate carrier) • Eye/Hearing protection • Duty or Tactical armor Ammunition Required: 300-rds Handgun/300-rds Rifle Date/Time/Location: October 01, 2022/0800-1800 High Point Police Range 6011 Riverdale Road High Point, NC NOTE **Personnel must be agency-qualified with any/all firearms used** High Point Firing Range 6011 Riverdale Road Room 1 Deane, Gilmore, Triolo9 3 / 30 / 0
Dec 12 2022 - Dec 13 2022 8am-5pm Search Warrant Preparation
Reserve Seat 		This class is taught by Andrew TallmerCourse Goal To provide the skills necessary to conduct enforcement activities associated with search warrants and nontestimonial identification orders and to avoid liability while conducting such activities. Course Objectives: At the end of the course the student will be able to: ➤ Draft a valid search warrant. ➤ Lawfully execute a search warrant >Apply relevant statutes and case law to search warrant preparation and execution. >Identify the steps an officer may take to defend against a liability action in lawsuits relating to search warrants . Methodologies This course utilizes discussion, video scenarios, practical exercises, programmed texts, student readings and case studies. Course Requirements Attendance is required at all class sessions. The student must participate in class and practical exercises, successfully prepare search warrants and nontestimonial orders and successfully attain a required score on a written examination. Students are required to have a copy of the Arrest, Search and Investigation textbook, written by Robert Farb and published by the UNC School of Government (Fifth Edition 2016). Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 210 Tallmer16 0 / 40 / 6
Dec 12 2022 - Dec 14 2022 8am-5pm Criminal Fugitive Apprehension and Investigative Techniques
Reserve Seat 		  THIS COURSE WILL EXPAND ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ARRESTING VIOLENT CRIMINALS. THIS COURSE WILL EMPHASIZE ON TARGET RESEARCH, CASE LAW, ARREST PHILOSOPHIES AND ARREST TACTICS THAT DRIVE COMPLIANCE TO MAKE ARRESTS SAFELY, EFFECTIVELY AND REPEATABLE. WE WILL HIGHLIGHT, IN DEPTH, THE APPREHENSION PROCESS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF A CRIMINAL WARRANT, THROUGH THE ARREST AND POST ARREST. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE SIMPLE AND PROVEN PRINCIPLE BASED TACTICS USED TO LOCATE AND APPREHEND VIOLENT CRIMINALS AND FUGITIVES QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY; THROUGH CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES, DEMOSTRATING PRINCIPLE BASED CQB AND VEHICLE OCCUPANT ARREST TECHNIQUES. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 Ambrosio24 0 / 24 / 23
Dec 12 2022 - Dec 14 2022 8am-5pm Burglary and Property Crimes Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 Provides the investigator with advanced and proven methods of investigating residential and property crimes. Practical exercises will be conducted. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy24 25 / 44 / 0
Dec 14 2022 - Dec 15 2022 8am-5pm Warrantless Searches
Reserve Seat 		This class is taught by Andrew TallmerCLASS IS LIMITED TO SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. The course examines exceptions to the search and arrest warrant requirements. At the end of this course, the participants will be able to achieve the following objectives: ➤ Analyze and determine when a reasonable expectation of privacy exists for purposes of the Fourth Amendment. ➤ Determine what actions by law enforcement do not constitute a search within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. ➤ Identify and apply the exceptions to the search warrant requirement, including consent searches, the automobile exception, searches incident to arrest, and inventory searches. Also examined are crime scene searches, trash pulls, and searches of fire scenes. ➤ Identify and prepare for problem areas resulting in potential civil liability. This course utilizes discussion, video scenarios, practical exercises and case studies. Students must satisfactorily complete all assignments. Some evening work is required. It is recommended that the student brings a laptop computer. Who Should Attend Investigators and other law enforcement officers who are charged with the responsibility of conducting warrantless searches and the drafting of search warrants. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Tallmer16 3 / 40 / 0
Dec 15 2022 - Dec 15 2022 8am-5pm SFST Instructor Bi-Annual Refresher
Reserve Seat 		 SFST Instructor Refresher... All participants must be an SFST Instructor to attend this refresher. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 Reed8 7 / 24 / 0
Jan 02 2023 - Jan 13 2023 8am-5pm PLI
Reserve Seat 		Updated books requiredTo provide the skills necessary to conduct enforcement activities associated with search warrants, warrantless searches, interviews, eyewitness identifications and nontestimonial identification orders and to avoid liability while conducting such activities. **Attendance is required at all class sessions. The student must participate in class and practical exercises, successfully prepare search warrants and successful completion of a written examination. It is required that students bring a recent/ UPDATED copy of the Arrest, Search and Investigation textbook written by Robert Farb and published by the UNC School of Government. Each student is required to bring the Red and Green case law books for PLI that can be purchased from the NCJA. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 225 Tallmer76 16 / 40 / 0
Jan 04 2023 - Jan 04 2023 0800-1700 Successfully Assisting The Canine Team
Reserve Seat 		 his 8-hour class is developed for two types of officers. Those who are assigned to assist canine during a canine operation and want to understand their role in assisting canine. And the officer who has called for the canine team and how that officer can prepare the scene for the most successful result possible. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 Summers8 29 / 30 / 0
Jan 09 2023 - Jan 10 2023 0800-1700 Detention Officer Survival #1
Reserve Seat 		 Detention Officer Survival #1 is a 16-hour course specifically designed for Detention Officers and will address the unique challenges they face. Day #1 will explain the process of a use of force that may result in an In-Custody Death to include the subsequent investigations that will follow, the need for essential legal representation and your rights as afforded by the U.S. Constitution and Garrity v. New Jersey. Day #2 will consist of both classroom and mat time. Day #2 will examine assault recognition, location and positional attentiveness and a re-focus on the subject control techniques learned by each detention officers when attending the Detention Officer Certification Course. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Summers16 34 / 35 / 0
Jan 09 2023 - Jan 10 2023 8am-5pm Building Searches for Patrol Officers
Reserve Seat 		Class moved from December, 2022THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED FOR PATROL OFFICERS WHO ROUTINELY SEARCH BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AS PART OF THEIR DAILY PATROL DUTIES. SEARCHING STRUCTURES IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE AND THESE TASKS CAN BECOME TOO ROUTINE AND CAN CREATE BAD HABITS. THIS COURSE WILL CONCENTRATE ON SEARCH PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHIES THAT CAN BE USED IN ANY STRUCTURE AND AT ANY TIME OF DAY. WE WILL EMPHASIZE AND DEMONSTRATE TACTICS FOR USE BY TWO AND THREE OFFICER SEARCH TEAMS AND CONCENTRATE ON PROVEN SEARCH PRINCIPLES, AND DELIBERATE ROOM ENTRIES. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 114 Ambrosio16 0 / 24 / 0
Jan 10 2023 - Jan 12 2023 8am-5pm Fundamentals of the Investigative Process
Reserve Seat 		  This course is designed to assist the new investigator or the patrol officer who has to manage a felony investigation. The qualities of a successful investigator will be identified and discussed. The preliminary and follow-up investigative steps that apply to the majority of investigations will be broken down and systematically examined. Crime scene management, forensic issues, interviewing, statement taking, eyewitness identification, investigators summary and felony file preparation will be the course focal points. An exercise will reinforce the classroom lecture and discussion as you evaluate a case and identify the necessary steps to correct the investigation. This course will prepare you for more specialized training. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Kennedy24 32 / 40 / 0
Jan 11 2023 - Jan 12 2023 8am-5pm Indoor Flight-Drones
Reserve Seat 		A drone or a Part 107 Certification is NOT required to attend the classThis class prepares Public Safety personnel to operate a drone confidently in confined areas. This class is great for operators who wish to learn the art of flying a drone indoors or want to enhance their skills. Public Safety UAS LLC has partnered with Uniform Sierra to bring you the top-of-the-line indoor drone ARROWHEAD. This drone allows operators to familiarize themselves with a drone with thermal abilities, defensive tactic abilities, turtle mode, and other indoor uses. The class will consist of two eight-hour days for. •The first 4 hours will consist of classroom time and understanding how drones are used indoors and tactics specific to indoor flight •The next 4 hours will be spent outdoors or in an open area familiarizing flight with the ARROWHEAD and obstacles •Day two will consist of 8 hours of indoor flight and scenarios Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 David Young16 4 / 20 / 0
Jan 13 2023 - Jan 13 2023 8am-5pm Threat of Drones
Reserve Seat 		A drone or a Part 107 Certification is NOT required to attend the classThis class educates Public Safety Personnel on the Threat of Drones. As the unmanned industry grows, drone incursions are growing exponentially! This class looks at how criminals are using drones to deliver into prisons or are finding other malice uses for drones. This class educates on ways to combat this growing threat. Public Safety UAS LLC has partnered with BLUVEC Technologies to bring you the latest in counter UAS systems and education. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 David Young8 24 / 40 / 0
Jan 13 2023 - Jan 13 2023 8am-5pm Death and Violent Crime Scene Management for 1st Responders
Reserve Seat 		 The course goal is to train the patrol officer and other first responders (EMT/Rescue/Fire) how to approach and handle a homicide or violent crime scene prior to the arrival of investigators. Participants will learn to recognize the initial and secondary scene boundaries, initiate the crime scene log, identify individual and class characteristic evidence, protecting and securing of evidence, identify exigent circumstance, ensure fourth amendment requirements are met, identify and securing of witnesses and suspects. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Kennedy8 39 / 40 / 0
Jan 17 2023 - Jan 19 2023 8am-5pm Interview and Interrogation
Reserve Seat 		 The officer will be able to gather data or information from the interviewee. Determine specifically, if the interviewee is truthful and if not, identify the form of the deception and transition the interviewee from unwilling to willing. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Prodan24 21 / 40 / 0
Jan 17 2023 - Jan 19 2023 8am-5pm Advanced Negotiations
Reserve Seat 		 This course is only for those officers who have successfully completed a minimum 40 hr. "basic" negotiation course within the previous 10-year period and are currently assigned to to a negotiation unit. The course provides a short classroom review, followed by intense classroom negotiation exercises, culminating with a day-long practical scenario exercise. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Fluck24 14 / 16 / 0
Jan 17 2023 - Jan 19 2023 8am-5pm Performance Evaluation: Developing Personnel
Reserve Seat 		This class is not about how to fill out the form! Its about utilizing whatever employee performance evaluations system you use to actually assist in developing your employees. Students should bring a copy of your agency's evaluation to class. Terry L. Clanton was a member of the Kannapolis North Carolina Police Department for 36 years prior to his retirement in 2019, serving the last twelve years as Deputy Chief of Police. Mr. Clanton earned his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and a Masters of Business Administration. A certified instructor, he has an extensive background in Law Enforcement Administration and is considered a subject matter expert in the area of Background Investigations, Performance Evaluation, Recruitment and Selection, and administering a comprehensive Law Enforcement hiring process. Performance evaluation is an integral part of a supervisor's job. The evaluation is often the hardest task a leader must tackle. Many leaders are not prepared to provide employees with information vital to their professional development. The focus of this training is on how to use any performance evaluation as a tool for employee development. The class emphasizes the use of employee goals, employee feedback and career counseling to develop future leaders. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Terry Clanton24 20 / 30 / 0
Jan 23 2023 - Jan 27 2023 8am-5pm Field Training Officer
Reserve Seat 		 Field Training Officer is for law enforcement officers who are or will be assigned to provide field training to new officers. This course will provide the technical and personal skills to individuals in order for them to function as evaluators and trainers of recruits who have completed BLET, DOCC or new hires in Communications. Students need to bring their agency’s Field Training Officer Procedures Manual, and a blank copy of their Daily Observation Report (DOR). Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Collins40 14 / 40 / 0
Jan 23 2023 - Jan 23 2023 8am-5pm Human Trafficking
Reserve Seat 		 This class will provide a complete overview of Human Trafficking Investigations. Emphasis will be placed on identifying illegal activity (i.e. human trafficking, drug trafficking, etc.) through established indicators. Real-life examples of how investigative techniques can be applied to human trafficking investigations will be demonstrated. Best practices and methods (when, where, who, how) of enforcement will be explored through actual case studies and lessons learned scenarios. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Samples8 28 / 40 / 0
Jan 24 2023 - Jan 24 2023 8am-5pm Child Sexual Abuse Investigations
Reserve Seat 		 This course is designed to assist investigators with cases involving child sexual abuse and will focus on investigative tools, including interviewing techniques, that will assist investigators with handling cases more effectively from the time of the initial report through the prosecution of the offender. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Samples8 37 / 40 / 0
Jan 25 2023 - Jan 25 2023 8am-5pm BASIC LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
Reserve Seat 		 The student will learn how to set goals and drive toward achieving results in their capacity as law enforcement leaders. They will be able to: Remove Artificial Barriers (The barriers we create in our minds, the barriers within our span of control and the barriers seemingly outside of our control), Eliminate Negative Internal Dialogue (Tackling the old movie script, dispelling destructive belief systems, re-writing and living new movie scripts), Developing Fail Proof Ways to succeed (Selecting the most urgent and important areas of their lives and create SMART goals in an intentional and systematic way to improve their leadership abilities. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Martin8 27 / 40 / 0
Jan 25 2023 - Jan 27 2023 8am-5pm Spanish for Law Enforcement
Reserve Seat 		  "This class is a jam-packed three-day class. Many of the basics of the Spanish language are covered, and consistent repetition and drilling are employed using the Spanish alphabet, number system, and LEO-specific terminology. Officers will learn how to quickly formulate words and catch phrases to be able to communicate with Spanish speakers. This course will allow Officers to become more familiar with concepts of Latino culture. By the end of the course students will be able to effectively interview Spanish-speakers, using the tools learned in the class." Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 114 Lyndrup24 24 / 30 / 0
Jan 26 2023 - Jan 27 2023 8am-5pm Introduction to Trajectory Reconstruction and Analysis
Reserve Seat 		 This two-day course will introduce participants to current best practices regarding documenting, describing and reconstructing the flight path of bullets (projectiles) and provide clear insights into what might be learned on a scene involving a shooting. Analysis of shell casings, bullet evidence and trajectory can often provide immediate investigative leads while still on scene. Participants will learn basic information about what can be determined when using laser and conventional trajectory equipment as well as current capabilities and limitations of the lab analysis later. Local and national case studies will be included. Successful techniques to extract bullets, collect evidence, and document bullet holes effectively will be discussed alongside of several hands-on activities. Important Information/About the Instructor Jonathan Pelletier is a retired detective, holds a MA in Criminal Justice (2018) and currently instructs IR photography for the Virginia Forensic Science Academy. He serves as an Adjunct Instructor for Liberty University (teaching CSI photography, Crime Scene, Trajectory, Footwear/Tire Impression, etc.) and maintains his certification as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst with the International Association of Identification. Participants will be provided with all equipment for this hands-on training but are encouraged to bring related department issued equipment if desired. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Pelletier16 35 / 40 / 0
Jan 30 2023 - Jan 30 2023 8am-5pm Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement
Reserve Seat 		 Course description: Today’s policing profession demands a new and bold approach to Customer-Centric Policing. This eight hour highly interactive course is designed to give the participant an opportunity to discover how the stresses of the policing profession can impact their well-being, their family, organization, and their customers they serve. Embedded throughout this training participants will be challenged in self-awareness, critical thinking, effective communication, and mitigating conflict through instructor lead discussions and breakout sessions. At the completion of this course, the participant will have gained the knowledge, confidence, and tools to become a better communicator and the aspiration to implement these newly acquired skills into meaningful action, impact, and outcomes both professionally and personally. Course topics: •Bridging the gap between police and the community •Culture Diversity, understanding how the police culture impacts you •Emotional survival for law enforcement •Customer service and citizen-centric policing •Barriers to effective communication •Effective Communication strategies with an emphasis on de-escalation •Establishing and sustaining healthier relationships within the police culture, family, and the community Participants are expected and encouraged to participate in all discussions and group projects. At the conclusion of this eight (8) hour interactive course, participants will become better “Tactical Communicators” (communicate with clarity and purpose). Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Rick Morrison8 26 / 44 / 0
Jan 31 2023 - Jan 31 2023 8am-5pm Violent Crime Profiling
Reserve Seat 		 This is an introduction to the technique of criminal investigative analysis (profiling) as it is applies to death investigations. Included is a brief history of the technique and the so-called differences between inductive, deductive and the investigative psychology of criminal profiling. The course focuses on the various motives for murder and how by identifying the motive as displayed in the crime will reduce the size of the suspect pool.Also included will be how the behavior exhibited by the offender at the scene can be used to determine what kind, if any, defense the offender may claim, such as self-defense, not guilty by reason of insanity, or guilty but mentally ill. The students will review various crime scenes and autopsy photographs lab reports and background information of each victim and offer an analysis regarding the sequence of events, motive and any possible defenses. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Prodan8 40 / 40 / 0
Feb 01 2023 - Feb 03 2023 8am-5pm Leadership on the Line
Reserve Seat 		 This course will focus on leadership principles needed by law enforcement leaders and executives to successfully lead their organizations. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 127 Kennedy24 30 / 40 / 0
Feb 06 2023 - Feb 10 2023 8am-5pm First Line Supervisor's School
Reserve Seat 		 First Line Supervision is not just about the mechanics of "running" the squad or unit. It is a crucial position within any organization where policy is transmitted into action. Individual agencies should be responsible for instructing their personnel on the day to day functions of the department and their policies, procedures, and protocols. The goal of this 40 hour block is to provide the student with a deeper understanding of their role as a first line supervisor and the expectations of different groups of people they interact with on a daily basis. Topics covered: Management Tasks, Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving, Performance Appraisals, Coaching and Mentoring, Discipline, Supervision of Difficult Employees, and Tactical Operations. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 223 Morrison40 24 / 40 / 0
Feb 07 2023 - Feb 08 2023 8am-5pm Hotel/Motel Interdiction
Reserve Seat 		 Narcotic investigations can be the most dangerous type of investigation that a uniform officer might encounter in the performance of his/her duties. The officers attending this class will not only gain a complete awareness of the drugs facing them today, but they will acquire the expertise needed to make quality observations and sound judgments in determining drug use. Many of these narcotic investigations come from violators using Hotel and Motel locations to facilitate their drug operations. Officers will have a better understanding on how working with the Hotel and Motel personal in their jurisdictions will produce a proactive type investigation which will result in better cases. The officer safety issues learned in this seminar will not only benefit the officers attending the seminar but the members of their community as well. COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE: • Drug identification & Drug Packaging • Search and Seizure • Knock and Talks • Use of Informants • Pro-Active Policing within the community • Hotel & Motel Operations • Conducting Hotel & Motel investigations • Long term Community Policing Project • Testifying in Court on Drug cases Public Safety Building: Jamestown Campus Room 127 Sparshott16 32 / 40 / 0
Feb 15 2023 - Feb 17 2023 8am-5pm Basic Crime Scene Investigations
Reserve Seat 		 Paramount to any investigation is the proper location and collection of physical evidence to prove or disprove an individual’s involvement with the act. Processing a crime scene requires that individuals have a strong educational foundation and training in multiple disciplines and efforts. This course will assist law enforcement in several of the facets and nuances of crime scene investigation and will emphasize advanced training needs in order to thoroughly and proficiently operate as a crime scene investigator, including course work in: scene management, searching, sketching and measuring, trace evidence location and collection, biological evidence location and collection, latent fingerprint development techniques, forensic - alternate light source deployment and proper packaging of evidence. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Pelletier16 29 / 40 / 0
Feb 15 2023 - Mar 03 2023 8am-5pm General Instructor School
Reserve Seat 		 In order to teach many of the courses regulated by the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, you must complete this 99 hour course. An applicant worksheet and the Agreement for Enrollment, must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the class. This is needed to ensure the applicant meets the qualifications (4+ years of law enforcement experience, Microsoft Word & PowerPoint knowledge, etc.) necessary to enter in the class. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 127 Clanton99 0 / 18 / 5
Feb 20 2023 - Feb 24 2023 8am-5pm Drones For First Responders
Reserve Seat 		 Drones can be used for locating suspects, searching for lost persons or victims, crime scene survey, crash reconstruction, reading placards, examining suspicious packages, safety inspections, surveillance, crowd management, traffic routing, tactical applications and more. This course is 24 hours of classroom and 16 hours of practical exercises. The classroom portion will cover taking the FAA Remote Pilot Exam which if successfully completed will result in the student being issued their Remote Pilot Part 107 certificate which is required for first responders drone usage. The student will understand the steps to setting up a program either with a Certificate of Operation (COA) or Part 107. The student will learn what is required to maintain a public safety program. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 David Young40 23 / 27 / 0
Feb 21 2023 - Feb 22 2023 8am-5pm Sexual Assault Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 This course will explore the ways of determining when a victim or witness is mistaken or has memory gaps due to fear, anger, shame, guilt, psychological and physical trauma, and alcohol and drug intoxication. Also covered in depth are various investigative techniques including pretext telephone calls, search warrant applications, victim interviews, compliant victims of sexual assault, late reported sexual assaults, case preparation to present for prosecution. Particular attention is given to investigation of "late reported" sexual assaults. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Kennedy16 33 / 40 / 0
Feb 23 2023 - Feb 24 2023 8am-5pm Mentoring the New or Underachieving Police Officer
Reserve Seat 		 The student will gain knowledge and explore the benefits of implementing a Mentoring program within their organization. Through adult learning activities; class discussions, work groups, instructor feedback, power point, and media presentations the student will engage in thought provoking concepts, ideas, theories, and practices of mentorship The student will learn the basic principles of leadership and its impact on effective mentoring. The student will define, compare, and contrast leadership verses management and the impact they both have on a mentoring program This two day course is designed to be highly interactive, and student participation is required Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Morrison16 33 / 40 / 0
Mar 01 2023 - Mar 03 2023 0800-1700 Being Prepared for the Day-Surviving Deadly Force Encounters
Reserve Seat 		 This 24-hour class is for the law enforcement officer who wants to understand the dynamics of a deadly force shooting and to prepare themselves for The Day. Being Prepared For The Day offers an in-depth analysis of what occurs during and after an officer-involved shooting along with information to better prepare you before the incident can happen. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 223 Summers24 20 / 35 / 0
Mar 06 2023 - Mar 07 2023 8am-5pm CIVIL LIABILITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISORS
Reserve Seat 		 This two-day course will provide police supervisors at all levels and rank with an overview of the legal liability they face as supervisors. The course will cover North Carolina and Federal law and legal theories used against police supervisors and their agencies. Concepts such as gross negligence, intentional torts, deliberate indifference, and 42 USC Sec. 1983 will be covered. The instructor will offer practical techniques and tips that supervisors can utilize to help minimize their risk, and the risks against their respective agencies. Course is also useful and appropriate for patrol officers/detectives wanting to learn more about liability. Civil liability issues at the local, state, and federal law levels will be addressed. Supervisors will develop better awareness of the liability risks relative to criminal justice service, as well as steps to take to minimize liability. Areas to be covered include: 1.Tort vs. criminal fault 2.Common liability issues for administrators in criminal justice agencies. 3.Defenses used in litigation for intentional torts commonly filed against criminal justice agencies 4.Risk management as a defense against civil liability. 5.Elements of the negligence case and applicable defenses 6.Current case law and its applicability to trends in civil litigation as related to law enforcement supervisors 7.Overview of the civil case 8.High liability areas 9.Damages 10.Intentional torts 11.42 United States Code Section 1983 12.Immunity (sovereign and qualified) 13.Risk control strategies 14.Bases for supervisor liability 15.Failure to train 16.Failure to properly supervise 17.Personnel issues, including wrongful termination, harassment, and the Americans with Disabilities Act 18.Drug testing 19.Fourth Amendment search and seizure issues 20.Pursuits 21.“Must arrest” domestic violence cases and statutes 22.Public duty doctrine 23.Promotions 24.Special teams 25.Wrongful custodial death Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Tallmer16 0 / 35 / 5
Mar 06 2023 - Mar 10 2023 8am-5pm Death and Homicide Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 Officers will be shown the various types of natural, accidental, suicidal and homicidal deaths you may encounter along with proven investigative strategies for each type of case. Officers will learn a systematic process for handling the crime scene from the initial approach through scene documentation and evidence collection. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy40 28 / 35 / 0
Mar 13 2023 - Mar 15 2023 8am-5pm Criminal Fugitive Apprehension and Investigative Techniques
Reserve Seat 		  THIS COURSE WILL EXPAND ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ARRESTING VIOLENT CRIMINALS. THIS COURSE WILL EMPHASIZE ON TARGET RESEARCH, CASE LAW, ARREST PHILOSOPHIES AND ARREST TACTICS THAT DRIVE COMPLIANCE TO MAKE ARRESTS SAFELY, EFFECTIVELY AND REPEATABLE. WE WILL HIGHLIGHT, IN DEPTH, THE APPREHENSION PROCESS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF A CRIMINAL WARRANT, THROUGH THE ARREST AND POST ARREST. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE SIMPLE AND PROVEN PRINCIPLE BASED TACTICS USED TO LOCATE AND APPREHEND VIOLENT CRIMINALS AND FUGITIVES QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY; THROUGH CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES, DEMOSTRATING PRINCIPLE BASED CQB AND VEHICLE OCCUPANT ARREST TECHNIQUES. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 210 Ambrosio24 15 / 24 / 0
Mar 15 2023 - Mar 16 2023 8am-5pm Introduction to Financial Crime
Reserve Seat 		  This course is geared for the new investigator who will conduct such investigations as forgery and uttering, financial transaction card fraud, identify theft, obtaining property by false pretense and embezzlement. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Suggs16 44 / 45 / 0
Mar 21 2023 - Mar 21 2023 8am-5pm Inside the Mind of a Violent Offender
Reserve Seat 		 Why do "normal" people commit violent acts? Are they mentally ill, driven to it, just snap or are just plain evil? This course is an examination of the motives, traits and characteristics of the violent offender and the personality disorders and mental illnesses most often found in those individuals who commit violent crimes. Affective vs. predatory violence, motive and intent are examined including an in-depth examination of the differences between the clinical Anti-Social Personality and the Criminal Psychopath. Recognizing and understanding these individuals can be very helpful to those who have to interview suspects, victims and witnesses to violent crime. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Prodan8 45 / 45 / 0
Mar 22 2023 - Mar 22 2023 8am-5pm Thinking Errors of Sexual Offenders
Reserve Seat 		 Sexual offenders use “thinking errors” to give themselves permission, justification, and validation of the offending behaviors. By understanding these thinking errors, strategies and tactics can be developed to recognize their deception and overcome their defenses during interviews and interrogations. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Prodan8 45 / 45 / 0
Mar 28 2023 - Mar 29 2023 8am-5pm Physical Surveillance
Reserve Seat 		 The Physical and Technical Surveillance course is designed for those officers and agents who are responsible for covert physical surveillance operations and the use of technical surveillance equipment. The course will involve multiple scenario based practical exercises. Mobile and static surveillance options will be explored along with concepts for conducting proper counter-surveillance during operational evolutions. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Sparshott16 41 / 45 / 0
Mar 30 2023 - Mar 31 2023 8am-5pm Tactical Crime Control and Community Engagement
Reserve Seat 		 •For many in the policing profession, Community Policing has become just another buzz word or catchy phrase highlighted on your department’s website. Effective Community Policing is not about having more community cookouts and holding more mundane community meetings. Community Policing is an organizational crime reduction philosophy focused on Customer-Centric-Policing strategies to reduce crime and to enhance customer engagement and accountability in the problem-solving process. This course is designed to: •Provide evidence-based policing strategies to effectively identify and reduce violent crime •Transition away from a number driven and stat focused organization to measuring what matters •Stop chasing calls for service •Proved a clear and defined pathway to move your organization from reactive policing to a strategic focus on proactive, preventive, and predictive model of policing •Build better customer engagement and customer accountability in your problem-solving process •Identify barriers within a police organization that can impact trust, effective communication, productivity, and motivation between police and their customers •Sustainable strategies to improve police-customer relationships. At the completion of this course, the participant will have gained a deeper understanding and appreciation of Community Policing from an organizational perspective, the value of Customer-Centric-Policing, incorporating effective crime reduction strategies into daily patrol and investigative functions, and discovering how procedural justice and police legitimacy can impact the police-customer relationship. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Morrison16 44 / 45 / 0
Apr 03 2023 - Apr 03 2023 8am-5pm Robbery Investigations
Reserve Seat 		 This class will discuss types of robberies and best investigative methods to apply to each. Street robberies compared to commercial robberies. Importance of initial interview with crime victims and witnesses. Utilizing investigative methods such as mapping, robbery patterns, surveillance, and cellphone tracking to solve robbery cases. Interview techniques best suited for interviewing robbery suspects will also be explored. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Copeland8 43 / 45 / 0
Apr 03 2023 - Apr 14 2023 8am-5pm PLI
Reserve Seat 		Updated books requiredTo provide the skills necessary to conduct enforcement activities associated with search warrants, warrantless searches, interviews, eyewitness identifications and nontestimonial identification orders and to avoid liability while conducting such activities. **Attendance is required at all class sessions. The student must participate in class and practical exercises, successfully prepare search warrants and successful completion of a written examination. It is required that students bring a recent/ UPDATED copy of the Arrest, Search and Investigation textbook written by Robert Farb and published by the UNC School of Government. Each student is required to bring the Red and Green case law books for PLI that can be purchased from the NCJA. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 127 Tallmer76 0 / 35 / 6
Apr 04 2023 - Apr 06 2023 8am-5pm Burglary and Property Crimes Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 Provides the investigator with advanced and proven methods of investigating residential and property crimes. Practical exercises will be conducted. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Pipkin24 41 / 45 / 0
Apr 11 2023 - Apr 12 2023 8am-5pm Child Abuse and Fatality Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 This course will examine direct physical injury, trauma, or emotional harm intentionally inflicted on an infant or child. Several case studies will be reviewed to support these training objectives. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy16 45 / 45 / 0
Apr 17 2023 - Apr 19 2023 8am-5pm Drug Enforcement for Patrol Officers
Reserve Seat 		 Narcotic investigations can be the most dangerous type of investigation that a uniform officer might encounter in the performance of his/her duties. The officers attending this class will not only gain a complete awareness of the drugs facing them today, but they will acquire the expertise needed to make quality observations and sound judgments in determining drug use. Officers will be better equipped to identify drug distribution and smuggling not only in roadside situations but in the community that they patrol. The officer safety issues learned in this seminar will not only benefit the officers attending the seminar but the members of their community as well. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Sparshott24 36 / 45 / 0
Apr 19 2023 - May 05 2023 8am-5pm General Instructor School
Reserve Seat 		 In order to teach many of the courses regulated by the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, you must complete this 99 hour course. An applicant worksheet and the Agreement for Enrollment, must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the class. This is needed to ensure the applicant meets the qualifications (4+ years of law enforcement experience, Microsoft Word & PowerPoint knowledge, etc.) necessary to enter in the class. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Room 127 Clanton99 6 / 18 / 0
Apr 20 2023 - Apr 21 2023 8am-5pm Promoting Professional Standards
Reserve Seat 		 "Promoting Professional Standards is designed to enhance the understanding of the unique role professional standards and related practices play in the development of a respected law enforcement agency – within the organization, the community, and among other agencies. Internal and external strategies for building that trust are discussed as well as how to handle complaints of various types. We will also discuss how to identify and protect the agency and the officers from liability as well as recent legislative changes governing these issues. " Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 223 Kennedy16 39 / 40 / 0
Apr 26 2023 - Apr 27 2023 8am-5pm Indoor Flight-Drones
Reserve Seat 		A drone or a Part 107 Certification is NOT required to attend the classThis class prepares Public Safety personnel to operate a drone confidently in confined areas. This class is great for operators who wish to learn the art of flying a drone indoors or want to enhance their skills. Public Safety UAS LLC has partnered with Uniform Sierra to bring you the top-of-the-line indoor drone ARROWHEAD. This drone allows operators to familiarize themselves with a drone with thermal abilities, defensive tactic abilities, turtle mode, and other indoor uses. The class will consist of two eight-hour days for. •The first 4 hours will consist of classroom time and understanding how drones are used indoors and tactics specific to indoor flight •The next 4 hours will be spent outdoors or in an open area familiarizing flight with the ARROWHEAD and obstacles •Day two will consist of 8 hours of indoor flight and scenarios Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 David Young16 19 / 20 / 0
Apr 28 2023 - Apr 28 2023 8am-5pm Threat of Drones
Reserve Seat 		A drone or a Part 107 Certification is NOT required to attend the classThis class educates Public Safety Personnel on the Threat of Drones. As the unmanned industry grows, drone incursions are growing exponentially! This class looks at how criminals are using drones to deliver into prisons or are finding other malice uses for drones. This class educates on ways to combat this growing threat. Public Safety UAS LLC has partnered with BLUVEC Technologies to bring you the latest in counter UAS systems and education. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 223 David Young8 39 / 40 / 0
May 02 2023 - May 03 2023 8am-5pm Cold Case Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 This dynamic two-day seminar is designed to provide investigators with a comprehensive overview of cold case homicide investigations. Methodology and established protocols as well as the latest investigative steps, will be fully explained and evaluated. Recent technological advancements and forensic techniques will be reviewed and discussed. The utilization of non-traditional investigative strategies, undercover scenarios, and the concept of “documentation dissection” will also be fully incorporated into the seminar. Several case studies will be presented from a “lessons learned” perspective. Upon completion of the seminar, investigators will be equipped with the necessary tools to successfully conduct unresolved homicides. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 223 Kennedy16 43 / 45 / 0
May 09 2023 - May 11 2023 8am-5pm Narcotic Investigation Techniques
Reserve Seat 		 The Narcotics Investigation Techniques course is designed for officers and agents who have been recently assigned or will soon be assigned the duties of investigating violations of the Controlled Substances Act and related crimes. The course will cover topics including; case initiation, case management, managing confidential sources of information, undercover operations and risk management. The course will include short duration practical exercises, and scenario based operations planning and presentations. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Sparshott24 41 / 45 / 0
May 15 2023 - May 19 2023 8am-5pm Interview and Interrogation
Reserve Seat 		 The officer will be able to gather data or information from the interviewee. Determine specifically, if the interviewee is truthful and if not, identify the form of the deception and transition the interviewee from unwilling to willing. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 225 Prodan40 42 / 45 / 0
May 18 2023 - May 19 2023 8am-5pm Ethical Leadership
Reserve Seat 		 “We look to leaders to be role models and assume the responsibility for both the good and bad ethical decisions." Every day, leaders must face and make complex ethical decisions. The decisions made and the methods utilized to make those decisions determine whether the decision maker is an ethical leader. Whether you lead a law enforcement agency, a bureau, a division, a small unit, or simply take an informal leadership role in your daily life, the issue of ethical leadership cannot be avoided. Ethical leaders ARE role models. They communicate the importance of ethical standards and of holding employees accountable for those standards. Perhaps even more importantly they create and nurture an ethical environment in which others work and function. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Garbett16 37 / 45 / 0
May 22 2023 - May 24 2023 8am-5pm Advanced Homicide Investigation
Reserve Seat 		 1This course will focus on equivocal death investigation and how to successfully resolve the most complex homicide cases. Lead investigator roles and responsibilities including administrative requirements and prosecutorial considerations will be identified. Advanced investigative techniques will be applied to investigative theory along with an emphasis on proper case management. The concepts of “linkage”, “linkage blindness”, “time and distance”, and “crime scene staging” will be explored. Crime scene reconstruction techniques and interrogation strategies for the homicide suspect will be taught. “Japanese” and “Dutch” law enforcement perspectives will be compared to United States law enforcement investigative methods and procedures. The importance of theme development during the homicide interview is another area of concentration. Child deaths, cold case investigations, and autoerotic deaths will be reviewed as well as the importance of recognizing “post offense behavior.” The importance of the neighborhood canvass, especially as related to the proper sequence of interviews to be conducted will also be examined. The conduct of death and homicide cases in hostile environments will be discussed. Common mistakes in homicide investigations and the need for an “investigative conference” will be identified. Lead development and the concept of “documentation dissection” will be explained through practical exercises. Several case studies will be evaluated to illustrate how complex homicide cases can be resolved. Public Safety Building: Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy24 45 / 45 / 0
May 22 2023 - May 26 2023 8am-5pm Drones For First Responders
Reserve Seat 		 Drones can be used for locating suspects, searching for lost persons or victims, crime scene survey, crash reconstruction, reading placards, examining suspicious packages, safety inspections, surveillance, crowd management, traffic routing, tactical applications and more. This course is 24 hours of classroom and 16 hours of practical exercises. The classroom portion will cover taking the FAA Remote Pilot Exam which if successfully completed will result in the student being issued their Remote Pilot Part 107 certificate which is required for first responders drone usage. The student will understand the steps to setting up a program either with a Certificate of Operation (COA) or Part 107. The student will learn what is required to maintain a public safety program. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 114 David Young40 25 / 25 / 0
May 30 2023 - May 31 2023 8am-5pm Suicide Investigation
Reserve Seat 		  "The are few who escape being touched by the tragedy of suicide in their lifetimes. Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States, killing over 40,000 people each year compared to the 16,500 who are murdered. A suicide may be influenced by psychological, biological, or social factors as well as a combination of any of the three. Proving suicide can be a difficult task due to family denials, insurance concerns and lack of an adequate investigation. The course is designed to overcome these difficulties by presenting you with sound investigative procedures and recommendations to ensure that a thorough investigation is conducted." Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy16 45 / 45 / 0
Jun 06 2023 - Jun 08 2023 8am-5pm Fundamentals of the Investigative Process
Reserve Seat 		  This course is designed to assist the new investigator or the patrol officer who has to manage a felony investigation. The qualities of a successful investigator will be identified and discussed. The preliminary and follow-up investigative steps that apply to the majority of investigations will be broken down and systematically examined. Crime scene management, forensic issues, interviewing, statement taking, eyewitness identification, investigators summary and felony file preparation will be the course focal points. An exercise will reinforce the classroom lecture and discussion as you evaluate a case and identify the necessary steps to correct the investigation. This course will prepare you for more specialized training. Public Safety Building: Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy24 44 / 45 / 0
Jun 09 2023 - Jun 09 2023 8am-5pm Death and Violent Crime Scene Management for 1st Responders
Reserve Seat 		 The course goal is to train the patrol officer and other first responders (EMT/Rescue/Fire) how to approach and handle a homicide or violent crime scene prior to the arrival of investigators. Participants will learn to recognize the initial and secondary scene boundaries, initiate the crime scene log, identify individual and class characteristic evidence, protecting and securing of evidence, identify exigent circumstance, ensure fourth amendment requirements are met, identify and securing of witnesses and suspects. Public Safety Building: Jamestown Campus Room 127 Kennedy8 45 / 45 / 0
Jun 13 2023 - Jun 15 2023 8am-5pm Interview and Interrogation
Reserve Seat 		 The officer will be able to gather data or information from the interviewee. Determine specifically, if the interviewee is truthful and if not, identify the form of the deception and transition the interviewee from unwilling to willing. Public Safety Building, Jamestown Campus Room 127 Prodan24 45 / 45 / 0
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