The Backup offers 22 training courses geared for secondary school students. The courses offer real-life, interactive training for students who wish to move into the field of law enforcement.
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Learn about the costs associated with commercial trucking; how to
recognize equipment and weight violations, what to do when
deciding to stop a truck, and what the law entitles an officer
to search.
For today's law enforcement officer, it is not enough to just
know criminal law. Case and civil law impact an officer
on a daily basis. This course will allow students to prepare
for their 'real world' liabilities on the street.
This course informs students of the traps of misconduct associated
with community policing. It also teaches students how to
foster police and community cooperation to develop strong,
safe communities-essential elements for any student desiring
a satisfying law enforcement career.
Like it or not, crash investigations are a big part of a police
officer's job. This course helps students learn how to investigate
and document crashes in an effective manner, regardless
of their experience.
Don't fall into the trap of 'stereotypes,' which are assumptions
based on false information.
This course will not only improve the student's knowledge
of habits and customs of our ever changing public, but it
will also enhance future relationships with coworkers and
supervisors.
This two-hour course removes the deceptive veils surrounding the
image of militias. Described in detail is how and why these
groups form and how to positively handle their presence in
the student's town.
This course enables the student to recognize DUI incidents based
on driving behavior, and the difference between impairment
and intoxication. Instruction covers all the ABC's of field
sobriety tests and how to transform them to qualified DUI
arrests.
This course provides students with a comprehensive view of
the components of criminal trials, and focuses on the knowledge,
skills, and attitudes that contribute to an officer's credibility
This course discusses the types of questions asked of witnesses,
strategies and tactics of the prosecution and defense, as
well as recommend effective methods for improving officers'
skills on the witness stand.
This two-hour course covers the developmental disability, psychotic
and neurotic mental illnesses, and the early warning signs
of potential violence from the seriously mentally ill.
This course is designed to help students learn to identify and
contend with street gangs and the crimes they commit. This
course looks at modern street gangs, their origins, and
their socioeconomic impact on urban and rural neighborhoods,
athletics, and music. Gang clothing, graffiti, hand signs,
language, and lifestyles are presented in detail. Prison
gangs and their control both inside and outside of correctional
settings are presented. Interviews with gang members illustrate
the dangers gangs pose to officers and others. The course
helps students assess gang activity in a safe and streetwise
manner.
This two-hour course introduces the complex and often misunderstood
world of motorcycle gangs. Students will learn how to better
prepare themselves when stopping and dealing with these bikers.
What makes good officers go bad? Misconduct is responsible for
ending more law enforcement careers than acts of violence.
This course exposes common pitfalls encountered during a
police career. Students learn that generally misconduct
begins with insignificant acts, which, if left unchecked,
may lead to disciplinary action, even prison.
Every officer will eventually be involved in a pursuit - the single
most dangerous activity officers ever encounter. This course
will enable you to make the right decisions. That's really
what police work is all about. Pursuit Decision Making provides
a new decision making model which helps in deciding when
to pursue, how to pursue, and when to break off.
Are they accurate? Have you covered all of the facts? Inaccurate
reports can come back and bite you. They need to be clear,
accurate, and thorough. Report writing is one of the most
important parts of police work that must be done right the
first time. Remember, if it is not documented, it didn't
happen.
This course examines the planning and communications functions
as well as the specifics of homicide and robbery call response
tactics and crime scene management.
Calls involving mentally disturbed persons can be a nightmare.
Often, officers are called upon to resolve incidents that
do not involve crimes. Officers find themselves called into
situations because there is no other agency willing to respond.
This course will increase students' knowledge of the methods thieves
use to disguise stolen vehicles. They will learn the techniques
of identifying stolen vehicles on traffic stops without jeopardizing
their safety.
If you aren't well prepared before a school violence incident
happens, you will fail, and people will die. You cannot
develop a plan as an incident occurs. This course offers
tips on how an agency and the student can prepare to encounter
and defeat active shooters.
From zero to deadly force in a heartbeat. Ed Nowicki explains
the "use of force" matrix in a hands-on manner that is as
close as you can get to reality in a CD-ROM format.
This course teaches students the elements of vice-related crimes
such as: prostitution, massage parlors, pornography, liquor
laws, or ticket scalping. Learn how various agencies eliminated
these crimes in their jurisdiction, or greatly reduced their
corrosive effect.