This unit of instruction will assist the student in the detection, identification, and recovery of stolen vehicles, as well as the recovery of physical evidence. It will also make the participants aware of the role Vehicle Identification plays in everyday Criminal Investigations.

The students will be exposed to the latest techniques in identifying a suspect vehicle and to properly document that identification.

This class in vehicle identification will assist the officers in recognizing altered Vehicle Identification Numbers. The students will also gain a working knowledge on the purpose of a chop shop, what evidence to recover when searching a chop shop, and where that evidence can be located.

Cloned Vehicles, the latest epidemic sweeping Tennessee and the rest of the nation will also be covered in great detail.

By utilizing the knowledge and techniques taught in this session, the class participants will be able to distinguish between a factory and non factory installed Vehicle Identification Numbers. In addition, the participants will be able to identify suspect vehicles and component parts by having the knowledge of several other means of identification.

A facilitated discussion on the importance of vehicle identification and the vital role it plays in the types of criminal investigations being conducted by law  enforcement today will be held.

To register:

Contact
Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931)486-2252 Ext. 218
Email

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

This school will teach you how to research and seek grant opportunities as well as offer you hands-on work on writing grant proposals. You will learn about grant availability, what information to include in preparing your proposal, how to make your “pitch,” and
how to improve your department’s probabilities of actually receiving the award. During the first day, you will lean how to research and find federal, state, and foundation grant opportunities to match your needs, and strategies for community collaboration. You will also lean how to read request for proposals (RFPs) with an emphasis on key words and phrases. During the second day, you will learn about the major components of a grant proposal from the problem and need statement, goals and objectives, project description to the evaluation, staffing plan, and timeline. You will get hands on experience in writing each section of a proposal. The third day concentrates on completing budget forms and steps in formulating your grant budget, learning about outcome-based proposals, and exploring the many common problems associated with the preparation of grant proposals.

To register On-line:

http://www.utm.edu/departments/ecce/non_credit_registration.php

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

Techniques for solving confrontational situations.  Participants gain an understanding of how to recognize potential violence and turn hostile situations, individual or group, into controlled events by using communication skills, resolution techniques and crowd management.  Included: How To Deal With Irate People.

To register On-line:

http://www.utm.edu/departments/ecce/non_credit_registration.php

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

This course covers both undercover and traditional narcotics investigations.  Topics include substance/drug identification, identifying offenders, conducting surveillance, effectively using undercover techniques and tactics, developing the cover and setting up operations, conducting traditional narcotics investigations (stops, frisks, interdictions, search techniques, interviewing and Miranda), and managing legal issues to insure admissibility of evidence.
All instructors are experienced narcotics investigators and undercover operatives.  Participants should come in an unmarked/undercover vehicle and a cell phone to facilitate to surveillance practical exercises.  Participants will learn how to set up a cover and cover story and perform as an undercover operative.

To register On-line:

http://www.utm.edu/departments/ecce/non_credit_registration.php

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

An extensive course for the new investigator and a great refresher for the veteran.
Instruction will include: 
Overview of Operations: transitioning from uniform (& back); determining the depth and building the cover; financing operations and psychological issues – living the lie.
Tactical Issues:  officer safety; the use of props; surveillance and counter surveillance including practical exercises; informant management; recognizing deception;  working with Federal agencies. Also a session on the bust out and raid planning
Collecting intelligence on the target – sources of information and collecting corroborating evidence.
Managing the operation:  Drug and weapon purchases, vice/prostitution cases; corruption investigations; the contract murder case; storefront operations and more.
Equipment:  Sessions on state of the art surveillance equipment and how to use it to build rock solid cases, offer officer and CI safety and to gather intelligence
Included in each session: The undercover on the stand and tips for testifying.  Also, legal issues involved in UC operations such as:  entrapment, wiretap laws, consent once removed, UC investigation of inmates, listening posts and search warrants.
The instructors: Jimmie Leach, Patrick Willis and Dennis Mays are all veteran law enforcement officers with extensive experience working undercover and managing UC and covert investigations as supervisors.

To register On-line:

http://www.utm.edu/departments/ecce/non_credit_registration.php

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

This course is designed to advance the knowledge and familiarization the student has dealing with officer survival and safety tactics. It is designed to instruct the student in various tactics and techniques that have proven to be effective in real life situations. Each student will also learn the importance of continued education and training in this discipline. In this course, the student will be required to demonstrate his/her proficiency in the use of the handgun as well as other weapons in the use of force continuum. Proficiency will be determined by the proper use of qualified course instructors and their expertise/judgment, proficiency courses and drills, and student demonstration exercises. Students must understand this is a performance based course and will require students to demonstrate a specific level of proficiency. Students who fail any course requirement will not pass the course and will not receive a certificate of completion. Individuals who become safety hazards will be asked to leave and no refunds will be given once the course begins. You will only be given one attempt to pass the scenario and application drills along with any proficiency tests which must occur in the same day and time frame. Not everyone can operate effectively under stress and perform properly in certain enforcement environments and the Tennessee Tactical Officers Organization will only give certificate of completions to those who meet this strict standard of training. There are no exceptions given.
This course is specifically designed for law enforcement and security personnel.

Pre-requisites:

-BASIC FIREARMS TRAINING OR SAFETY & FAMILIARIZATION COURSE FOR THE HANDGUN
-CURRENTLY SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, SECURITY PERSONNEL, OR A PARAMEDIC ASSIGNED TO A TACTICAL UNIT

**Required Equipment**

• HANDGUN
• SIMULATION HANDGUN [DUMMY GUN]
• 300 Rds HANDGUN FMJ AMMUNITION
• AT LEAST 2 MAGAZINES FOR HANDGUN
• ON-DUTY GEAR
• QUALITY EAR PROTECTION
• WRAP AROUND EYE PROTECTION
• BALL CAP
• BALLISTIC VEST
• FLASHLIGHT
• HOLSTER & DUTY BELT
• PROTECTIVE CUP AND/OR GROIN PROTECTION
• MOUTHPIECE
• BACKUP FLASHLIGHT
• BRING WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY BRING TO WORK WITH YOU WHATEVER UNIT OR DIVISION YOUR ASSIGNED TO
• APPROPRIATE CLOTHING OR UNIFORM; NO SHORTS, SLEEVELESS SHIRTS, OR TANK-TOPS
• INK PEN AND NOTE TAKING PAD
• A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

For More Information and to Register:

Download the following Registration form:

Return registration form and payment to:

TENNESSEE TACTICAL OFFICERS

1113 MURFREESBORO ROAD SUITE 106-334

FRANKLIN, TN 37064

615-481-9376

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

This course is designed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the many concepts and issues relative to Criminal Procedure in police operations. It focuses on the patrol level aspects. It provides the student with a basic knowledge and understanding of acceptable practices that help in the application of police work. It covers topics such as current Procedure Case Laws, Current applicable practices, and other related topics. This is a 10 hour, 1 day course. Each student will also learn the importance of continued education and training in this discipline. This course is specifically designed for law enforcement and security personnel.

Pre-requisites:
-CURRENTLY SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, SECURITY PERSONNEL, OR A PARAMEDIC ASSIGNED TO A TACTICAL UNIT

For More Information and to Register:

Download the following Registration form:

Return registration form and payment to:

TENNESSEE TACTICAL OFFICERS

1113 MURFREESBORO ROAD SUITE 106-334

FRANKLIN, TN 37064

615-481-9376

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

In modern police departments crash investigation requirements have developed into more than report writing and evidence gathering. There is a constant demand for more in-depth crash investigation to answer the age old question: who was at fault? This situation requires police departments to have personnel with expertise in the higher levels of crash investigation.

This course is for the experienced police officer, supervisor or traffic homicide investigator who has had crash investigation training and is proficient in gathering evidence at the scene, measuring, scale diagramming and estimating minimum speed from skidmarks. Upon graduation from this course, the student will have advanced to the next level of traffic crash investigation and obtained a relatively high degree of technical expertise in this field.

Applicants for this course should have successfully completed the At-Scene Traffic Investigation course.

Topics include:

a. Speed estimates for kinetic energy, skidmarks, scuffmarks and airborne situations.

b. Vehicle dynamics and motion

c. Time, distance and motion equations

d. Conservation of momentum calculations

e. Diagramming vehicle damage

f. Vehicle damage analysis explaining thrust, center of mass, overlap and collapse

g. Vehicle lamp examination

h. Tire damage evaluation

i. Advanced photography and video techniques

j. Vector sum analysis

To register On-line:

http://www.tntrafficsafety.org/GHSO/registration.asp    

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

Introduction
What you’ll learn here, Characteristics of street crimes, Information: Your investigative foundation, Psyching yourself for the street-crime game
Street-Smart Intelligence Gathering
What’s so “intelligent” about intelligence?, Digging deeper in records and databases, Networking with official contacts in Law Enforcement, Secrets of “mining” the streets for intelligence, Tools for proactive observation & monitoring, Ruses for getting information from people
Realistic Interview Tactics
Basic considerations you should be aware of, Setting the scene for successful interviews, Approaching family members to obtain cooperation, Shaping good questions for good answers, Questioning for fresh leads to move your case forward, Interviewing streetwise subjects to obtain info, Street stops/roadside interviews for patrol, Developing witnesses in the area you patrol
Officer Safety Issues
Officer safety quiz, Concerns for both on and off duty situations
Deadly Force Encounters
Mental preparation for use of deadly force, Risk of deadly force for street cops/agents, Legitimate reasons for deadly force encounters, Characteristics of deadly force encounters, How to protect yourself , Deadly force statements, Do's and don'ts for deadly force encounters,  Myths and truths about deadly force encounters
Covert Surveillance Techniques
When you need to use surreptitious monitoring, Matching tactics to the target your tailing, How targets “make” you during a surveillance, Preparation checklist for a successful surveillance, Do’s and don’ts for successful surveillance
Cultivating Confidential Informants
How good C/I’s can help you solve cases, Where to find the best street sources, What’s in it for them if they cooperate?, Creating and working street sources & informants, Getting what you need reliably/safely from C/I's, Core questions for gang C/I’s, C/I buys should follow specific tactical guidelines, Using C/I’s as “moles” to gather information, Anticipate potential problems that can come up
Succeeding and Surviving Undercover
Undercover work is the ultimate street game, Are you up to the challenge of undercover work?, Infiltrating the target you've selected, Creating your believable U/C identity, Avoid these life- threatening mistakes, Always, Never, Handling high-risk surprises that could occur
Stakeouts: Winning the Waiting Game
What is a stakeout?, When to consider “setting up”, Laying your game plan, Role of the inside team, Role of the outside team, Keeping arrests safe and efficient
Interrogation Tactics that Expose the Guilty
Interviewing vs. interrogation, Paving the road to truth, Interrogation strategies, Developing interrogative “themes”, Tricks to learn the truth from lying suspects, From first admission to full confession, How to maneuver past pitfalls when testifying
Car Traps, Hidden Compartments, Search Procedures
Conducting high-risk raids and search warrants, Secret hiding places in vehicles/high-end traps, Types of traps found in vehicles, Types of vehicles commonly used, Locating traps in vehicles: Guide to finding traps

To register On-line:

http://www.utm.edu/departments/ecce/non_credit_registration.php

Classes will be held at 563 Maury Hill Street Spring Hill, TN 37174 behind Spring Hill Elementary.  In the downstairs of the Spring Hill Winchester Community Facility.

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

The goal of this training seminar is to provide a framework of legal and ethical requirements required in the operation of law enforcement property and evidence units; to acquaint individuals with the technicalities and responsibilities involved in the daily function of a property unit; to provide a positive learning environment for property and evidence professionals to exchange ideas and concepts.

At the conclusion of 16  hours of instruction, the student will:

1. be able to explain the organization and management required in a professionally maintained evidence room.
2. be able to describe the facility considerations required concerning evidence and property management.
3. be able to describe security issues associated with evidence and property management.
4. be able to explain how automation and computerization can be utilized in the management of the evidence and property room.
5. be able to explain the importance and how audits and inventories of the evidence and property room.
6. be able to describe internal controls to be utilized when dealing with cash, and joint custody of evidence.
7. be able to demonstrate proper methods of documenting and packaging evidence and property.
8. be able to describe the proper forms and records necessary when handling narcotics evidence.
9. be able to describe specific evidence handling procedures that deal with currency, narcotics, firearms, biological evidence, and bloodborne pathogens.
10. be able to describe evidence and property disposition and purging procedures.

To register On-line:

 http://www.IAPE.ORG

Classes will be held at Best Western 104 Kedron Road Spring Hill, TN 37174

Lodging:

Best Western
104 Kedron Road
Spring Hill, TN 37174
(931)486-1234

Any questions regarding Training, please contact Sgt. Shauna Dooley
(931) 486-2252 ext 218
Email

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