Force Science – Force Encounters
Investigation Fundamentals, Decision-Making, & Human Performance
Urbana, IL 61802 + Google Map
Certification
This course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
Training Mandates
- De-escalation Techniques (6.0 hrs.)
- High Risk Traffic Stops (2.0 hrs.)
- Officer Safety Techniques (7.0 hrs.)
- Lead Homicide Investigator (16.0 hrs.)
Description
The Force Encounters Course introduces the psychological and physiological factors that affect threat assessment, sensory perception, decision, performance, and memory and applies these evidence-based concepts to high-stress and life-threatening encounters in a law enforcement context.
The curriculum for this program is based on Force Science’s peer reviewed research that uses precise time-and-motion measurements to document environmental, physiological, and psychological dynamics during high-threat events. Real-world examples are used to facilitate discussion and demonstrate the ways physiological and technological factors affect the answers to critical use-of-force questions.
The course materials are delivered in class by lectures, group discussions, video presentations, and case studies.
Topics
- How popular firearm tactics can increase the risk of armed encounters.
- How critical incidents can affect memory.
- How the speed of assault influences de-escalation strategies and tactics.
- How the speed of assault, prone threats, attention, and exhaustion can affect traffic stops and investigative approaches.
Instructor
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Deadline
Please register for this course by October 31.