In this training course, Michael Bourke, Ph.D., PLLC, combines findings from recent research with insights gleaned from his years as a treatment provider and polygraph examiner for the federal prison system and from the more than 13 years he spent as head of the United States Marshals Service’s Behavioral Analysis Unit. After completing this course, participants will more completely understand what motivates sexual violence, the etiology...

While verbal tactics like crisis intervention and de-escalation have been around for decades, few people have unpacked these practices to master them. As such, these concepts often get reduced to buzzwords. But when these skills are utilized in a meaningful and systematic way, the outcomes speak for themselves. Not only do these tactics promote safety and reduce liability, but if taught properly, they also improve all aspects of our lives. Joi...

Agencies can face a crisis of faith and trust at any given moment – it’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. But how do you build back trust and connection with your community? In this webinar, instructors will share best practices based on their “Pathways to Trust” article to highlight ways to measure community sentiment, what to do when there is a critical incident resulting in a loss of trust, and more.

For any team to succeed, there must be a significant degree of trust which allows them to perform at their highest level. Most leaders want a well-functioning and high-performing team. But the process to get a team to that level involves a common denominator for any high-performance team: trust. Without creating a culture of trust, a team and organization will not reach it highest potential. Let’s consider Abraham Maslow’s hierarch...

When the term “Next Generation 911” is heard, we often think about changes in technology. What isn’t thought about is how the Next Generation of 911 is not only about adapting to new technology, but new practices and models of training, retention, hiring, and other personnel-related matters in the center and the shifts we’ve seen so far. In this webinar, we’ll take a look at how personnel systems put in place duri...

In public safety, every second counts. Not just a paramedic unit arriving on the scene for a heart attack or for COVID. How about law enforcement showing up on scene to a fight to find 20 people in a clash? Would it be beneficial for the fire department, to respond to an alarm for a big box store, to have size up before arriving, so additional alarms could be called before arriving on the scene? The Drone as a First Responder program also know...

The ability of law enforcement agencies to respond to emerging threats and future goals depends on the implementation of new operational initiatives, policies, and programs based on leveraging community resources and evidence-informed practices. The purpose of this webinar is to discuss strategies for establishing collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and academic institutions and researchers. Law enforcement personnel have an obl...

Jail correctional officers, prison staff, and juvenile staff work inside facilities where operations are governed by policies and procedures. All staff, both sworn and non-sworn, must keep a step ahead of the inmates and their con-games and schemes. Inmates will attempt to circumvent corrections staff authority and create cracks in the security network. While officers and staff may think that all is well and operations are running smoothly, in...

At Splunk we turn your criminal investigation data into law enforcement action. The sheer amount and breadth of data common to a modern investigation can be overwhelming, especially if the analysis of that data is across different tools or is a manual exercise. Splunk provides a centralized platform to correlate data, perform advanced analytics to various data sources and apply built-in AI to quickly identify unusual behaviors or anomalies. In...

In recent years, sharp criticism and scrutiny have occurred on high-profile use-of-force cases by the police. Law enforcement is asked to reimagine police response to reduce the incidents of force and mitigate violent confrontations with the community. The critical goal of every law enforcement interaction with the community is to have voluntary compliance and when this does not occur, to de-escalate the situation as quickly as possible while...