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INTEGRAL
FORCE TRAINING - "INTEGRATED FORCE"
(8.0
Hours)
I. Course Description
An informative, dynamic and hands-on force management course designed
to introduce and update field and Institution officers in various
officer safety and non-lethal defensive force techniques.
II. Course Topics Covered
Use of Force case law and legal guidelines, pre-contact threat
assessment, contact & cover, teamwork; Tactical (verbal) Negotiation
& Conflict Resolution; body searches, search & seizure; concealable
weapons; arrest, control & restraint tactics; chemical agents
& OC spray update; introduction to Unarmed Defensive Tactics (UDT)
for standing assaults, and weapon retention (OC/handgun).
Course emphasizes hands-on practice, contemporary officer safety
tactics, critical decision making under stress and the integration
and transition through various non-lethal force option during
critical incidents.
Officers will participate in numerous realistic, stress-induced
scenarios and develop important self-defense skills and tactics.
This is an excellent course for all field and institution personnel.
III. Audience
General
IV. Prerequisite
Must have already completed a Basic Chemical Agents/OC course
per 1240, and an 8-hour Arrest, Control, & Restraint Tactics
Course produced by Martinelli & Associates Justice and Forensic Consultants, Inc.
V. Performance Objectives
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Articulate a legal and reasonable use of
defensive force within state and constitutional guidelines.
Be able to successfully integrate and transition through various
levels of defensive force during critical incidents and personal
assaults.
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Demonstrate basic officer safety principals
and tactics during high-risk contacts. Employ tactical negotiation
and alternative safety options prior to using higher level force
tactics, if possible.
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Articulate the dynamics and use of OC pepper
spray, physiological and psychological effects of the chemical
agent and situations where OC pepper spray use may not be appropriate.
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Deploy OC pepper spray safety during realistic,
stress-induced institution and field scenarios.
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Demonstrate proper use of various arrest,
control, and mechanical restraint and searching techniques against
passive to moderately resistive subjects.
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Use basic Unarmed Defensive Tactics (UDT)
blocking and striking techniques when attached from the front,
side, and rear standing positions.
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Write a report and orally articulate your
use of OC pepper spray or other force option following a defensive
force incident.
Minimum/Maximum Class Size: 16/20
Tuition: Depends on travel costs*
* Tuition costs per student significantly lower if agency provides
an Assistant Instructor who has completed the Martinelli Assistant
ACT AI Instructor course.
Evaluation Comments from Recent Courses:
"Excellent class - should take every year" "Good
class! We need (Probation Officers) more training like this"
- Monterey County Probation Department Staff
"Excellent refresher with several new points. Again Excellent!"
- Monterey County Park Ranger
"Outstanding refresher course - should be done every 3 months"
- San Bernardino County Probation Officer
"Just when one thinks 'I've got it down pat' here comes
Martinelli pointing out the little faux pas of position that mean
all the difference between success and failure"
- San Bernardino County Probation Officer
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