Veterans in the Criminal Justice System (9250-0813) NEW!! This course will start with what the face of a veteran looks like and next we will discuss the signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We will discuss the common military terms and lingo as well as the documents used by the military to identify a veteran including how to read a DD-214. Class ID: 2LEF-0392 (49082) Instructor: Baker/Fri 8:30 am 12:30 pm February 9, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Anatomy of a Sex Offense (9250-0858) NEW!! Why do sex offenders commit crimes? Listen to what a sex offender has to say about why he committed his crime, what attracts him to his victims and what could have been done to stop him how did he groom and manipulate his victim into compliance? This presentation will provide insights into the way some sex offenders think, justify and minimize their crimes. Included in this presentation is a videotaped interview with a sex offender who discusses his criminal history and current offense. This class discusses this offender s recent crime, how he gained compliance, why he chose this victim and the aftermath. More importantly, discussion of how this crime may have been prevented could provide you with ideas to improve your efforts to stop victimization. Class ID: 2LEF-0312 (49083) Instructor: Knowlton/ Wednesday 8:30am 12:30pm January 31, 2018 (East Campus Room 2313) $149 Predatory Offenders 101 (9250-0857) NEW!! Sex offenders being released from correctional facilities are often on the news and the subject of discussion among many in your community. This class will discuss the details of sex offenders including the grooming and offending process, incarceration, treatment, determination of risk levels and supervision when they are released. Who are sex offenders, what offense must they commit to be labeled a sex offender, when are they released from correctional facilities and where do they go? Once an offender is incarcerated for a sex offense, many processes occur to aid in rehabilitation and treatment. Determination of sex offense risk is the beginning of a process to categorize the risk a sex offender has of reoffending. When sex offenders are released from prison they must follow certain rules but only if they are on supervision; what happens when they are done with their sentence? Learn about the End of Confinement Review, Predatory Offender Registration, Community Notification, Intensive Supervised Release, Civil Commitment and sex offender treatment. Class ID: 2LEF- Instructor: Knowlton/ Wednesday 8:30 am 12:30 pm March 14, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Questions? ~ 1 ~
To Catch a Fugitive (09250-0859) NEW!! The MN Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit works hand in hand with local, county, state and federal law enforcement to apprehend DOC fugitives. This process includes intelligence collection, data and pattern analysis and many other techniques. Do you know what to do should the Fugitive Unit contact your office? Do you understand these warrants are not just probation warrants? This interactive class walks you through the process of locating and apprehending a fugitive. Your choices will determine how quickly your team does or does not apprehend the fugitive. By participating in this process, you will learn the importance of your role in the warrant process, why the fugitive unit makes some of the decisions they do, and experience some of the issues encountered during the apprehension process. From case manager notes, officer incident reports, public information and agent case notes, can YOU catch a fugitive? Learn about the DOC warrant process, prioritization of warrants, jurisdiction, intelligence collection, and fugitive apprehension process. Class ID: 2LEF- Instructor: Knowlton/ Wednesday 8:30 am 12:30 pm April 18, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Sovereign Citizens: Exercising Rights or Fueling Terrorism? (9250-0860) NEW!! Learn about the sovereign citizens' movement nationally and in Minnesota. Sovereign citizens do not believe they are accountable to any government authority and engage in harassing legal tactics, often referred to as "paper terrorism." In the last decade, sovereign citizens have been involved in increasingly violent conflicts with law enforcement. You will gain an understanding of the history of the movement and learn how the fraudulent legal tactics are used by citizens and inmates in attempts to avoid arrest, prosecution, and incarceration. You will learn tips on identifying sovereign citizen vehicles and paperwork. Class ID: 2LEF-0263 (49084) Instructor: McComb/Friday 8:30 am 10:30 am March 29, 2018 (East Campus room 2271) $149 Online and Out of Bounds: The Internet, Social Media and Sex Offenders (09250-0851) NEW!! The Internet, specifically social media, connects people across the world. How do predators manipulate social media sites for their own deviant purposes? In this course, we will briefly review common sex offender stereotypes and the efficacy of Predatory Offender Registration. We will discuss popular sites (and the not so popular) that have been used by offenders for nefarious purposes, such as the proliferation of child pornography, online sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors through the Internet and social media platforms. By now, everyone knows about Facebook and Snapchat, but what about apps like LiveMe, ask.fm, or Yellow? We will present and discuss case studies on some of the more unheard of social media platforms as well as some of the more well known, and how offenders have used these apps to groom and manipulate their victims. Class ID: 2LEF- Instructor: Moran & Ruzich / Wed 1pm-5pm February 28, 2018 (East Campus room ) $149 Questions? ~ 2 ~
Alternative Dispute Resolution for Law Enforcement (9250-0817) This course develops officers awareness and communication skills and teaches pre-escalation techniques that help to keep disputes from growing into crisis situations. Class ID: 2LEF-0396 (49015) Instructor: Baker/Fri 8:30 am 12:30 pm April 13, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Basic Investigative Techniques (9250-0952) This course is designed for the investigator (new or experienced) who wants to sharpen his/her skills in investigations. Officers will learn what solves cases and how to successfully read crime scenes to obtain evidence (both physical evidence and behavioral evidence). We will consider traditional investigative techniques, along with new and innovative techniques for solving crimes. Class ID: 2LEF-43305 Instructor: Craft/Tues 8:30 am 12:30 pm February 6, 2018 (East Campus room 2311) $149 Criminal Investigative Analysis (Profiling) (9250-0282) Criminal profiling is an investigative aid and will help the investigator narrow down his suspect pool from possible to probable. The course teaches the investigator/patrol officer why people commit crimes and the number one question in every investigation. We will learn the theory of profiling how it works and why it works. The attendee will learn how to interpret the crime scene and to look for the behavior that is present at scenes and what it means. Physical evidence (DNA, fingerprints, etc) tells you the person who committed the crime, profiling tells the type of person who would commit this crime. We will look at abnormal behavior, forms of behavior, 3 criteria used to assess behavior, the 4 major questions at every crime scene, and predictors of future behavior. The attendee will also learn what solves cases, the psychology of violence, types of murders, the 4 stages of murder, and the 7 common characteristics of sexual sadists and serial murderers. Criminal Profiling/Crime Scene Analyst is not a substitution for thorough investigation, it is used to supplement and assist in the investigation. Class ID: 2LEF-0008 (49073) Instructor: Craft/Thurs 8:30am 5pm March 27, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $298 8 POST credits Questions? ~ 3 ~
De-escalation Strategies for Military Veterans in Crisis (9250-0816) This course provides public safety personnel (i.e. law enforcement, fire, EMS and 911 dispatchers) with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to defuse crisis situations that can arise when veterans reintegrate into their communities. Military veterans experience a unique set of circumstances upon returning to civilian society postdeployment. They can suffer physical and psychological aftereffects for traumatic experiences that can lead to injury to themselves, their families and public safety/law enforcement personnel. Class ID: 2LEF-0395 (49074) Class ID: 2LEF-0395 (49074) Instructor: Baker/Thu 8:30 am 12:30 pm Instructor: Baker/Fri 8:30 am 12:30 pm January 11, 2018 (East Campus room 2311) $149 May 11, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 4 Post credits 4 Post credits De-escalation Strategies for Persons with Mental Illnesses (9250-0812) This course will provide public safety personnel with the knowledge and skills necessary to de-escalate crisis situations involving persons with mental illness or behavior disorders. Participants will learn a set of assessment skills, intervention and communication strategies, and measured tactical responses that reduce or eliminate the need to use force to achieve compliance. Class ID: 2LEF-0391 (49077) Instructor: Baker/ Fri 8:30 am 12:30 pm January 19, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 First Responders: Psychological Healing for Those Who Help (9250-0808) Empirical data documents that first responders are subject on psychological stressors on a chronic bases. This course will equip attendees to identify the signs and symptoms of psychological stress inherent in their occupation, provide insight regarding how to handle stress related psychological issues, review quick but effective strategies that can create effective change and enhance resiliency in first responders. Class ID: 2LEF-0388-01 Class ID: 2LEF-0388 (43310) Instructor: Giacomoni/Mon 8:30 am 12:30 pm Instructor: Giacomoni/ Mon 8:30 am 12:30 pm December 4, 2017 (East Campus room2311) $149 April 9, 2018 (East Campus room 2311) $149 4 Post Credits Questions? ~ 4 ~
First Responder Explosive Training (9250-0815) This course has the target audience of first responders. Instructor, John Adamek, is the Bomb Squad Commander for the St. Paul Police Department. He is a bomb technician and commander of St. Paul Police Department s Underwater Hazardous Devices Team. The instructor will walk learners thru the area of explosive recognition and suspect packages. Local case studies will be presented. Skills will be gained in the area of vehicle born IEDs and person born IEDs and current trends. The learner will walk away with knowledge on MN bomb squads and how to work with them. Class ID: 2LEF-0394-02 (43311) Tues 8:30 am 12:30 pm January 9, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Class ID: 2LEF-0394-03 (43312) Tues 8:30 am 12:30 pm February 13, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Class ID: 2LEF-0394-04 (43314) Fri 8:30 am 12:30 pm Friday, April 20, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Class ID: 2LEF-0394-05 (43316) Tues 8:30 am 12:30 pm May 15, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Filming the Police (9250-0814) This course will examine the Constitutional rights of an individual filming the police. What are the limits of those rights and what are best practices of law enforcement. Class ID: 2LEF-0393 (49080) Instructor: Baker/Fri 8:30 am 10:30 pm March 23, 2018 (East Campus room 2561) $79 2 Post Credits Questions? ~ 5 ~
Forensic Evidence and Medical Exam: Handling Sexual Assault Cases (9250-0692) Forensic and medical evidence is critically important especially in a sexual assault case. Learn the tools that you need to effectively communicate with the victim of a sexual assault, obtain and/or preserve evidence and understand the forensic reports. We will examine the benefits to both the victim and the legal system when a sexual assault victim receives a medical/forensic exam performed by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). You will learn to: ~ Maximize the amount of evidence available for the victim, suspect and scene ~ Start by believing to set the tone of interactions between the victim and law enforcement ~ Interview the victim of sexual assault using communication techniques that encourage trust ~ Identify components of the medical exam that focus on the concerns of the sexual assault victim ~ Identify the intersection of roles between medical professionals, advocates and law enforcement in regards, to victims of sexual assault ~ Identify the two biggest fears that prevent many sexual assault victims from reporting to law enforcement Class ID: 2LEF- 0285 (43320)/Thursday 8:30 am 12:30 pm Instructor: Johnson, Health Partners May 3, 2018 (East Campus room 2311) $149 Law Enforcement and PTSD: Recognizing the Signs in Others and Yourself (9250-0809) The impact of high level, chronic stress, can result in changes in motivation, sleep difficulties, interpersonal difficulties, substance abuse and emotional burnout. This seminar will address the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as it applies to the work within law enforcement. Attendees will learn to identify the signs and symptoms of PTSD, as well as an array of other psychological issues. Participants will learn how to manage psychological responses, identify triggers associated with stress, and how to have a more satisfying life. Class ID: 2LEF-0389 (43318) Instructor: Giacomoni/ Mon 8:30 am to 12:30 pm May 14, 2018 (East Campus room 2311) $149 Questions? ~ 6 ~
Law Enforcement Strategies in Working with Individuals with Mental Illness (9250-0807) Law enforcement personnel are encountering individuals with mental illness issues at greater frequency. This seminar will equip attendees to identify the signs of mental illness, better understand and identify type of mental illness, gain insight into the underlying basis of observed actions and comment, and understand how to interact with individuals with mental illness so the situation can be resolved with the best outcome possible. Class ID: 2LEF-0386 (43304) Instructor: Giacomoni/ Mon 8:30am-12:30pm January 24, 2018 (East Campus room 2313) $149 School Shooting/Workplace Violence (9250-0620) Be prepared for an active shooter scenario. Learn to act, and not merely react. The school shooter and the workplace shooter are the same personality. They are often suicidal and see themselves as victims (bullied, rejected, teased real or imagined) so they become avengers. This class will help you recognize the warning signs and the different negotiation strategies for each of the 4 types of threats (direct, indirect, veiled and conditional). Learn debriefing techniques to enable you to cope and recover after the incident. We will also cover the Four Agreements for successful stress management. Class ID: 2LEF-0215 Instructor: Craft/Tues 8:30 am 12:30 pm December 12, 2017 (East Campus room 2313) $149 Class ID:2 LEF- Instructor: Craft/ Tues 8:30am-12:30pm April 10, 2018 (East Campus room 2311) $149 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NEW!! Additional Classes will be added in the Spring of 2018! Including: *Death Investigations and *Incident Command System (ICS) Questions? ~ 7 ~