A Virtual Call to Arms: Law Enforcement Training for the 21 st Century

A VIRTUAL CALL TO ARMS: LAW ENFORCEMENT

TRAINING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Rural Justice Training CenterCentral Wyoming College

League for Innovation PresentationMarch 6, 2012

RURAL JUSTICE TRAINING CENTER “We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training.”

-Anonymous

THE PROBLEM Five Agencies, Four Jurisdictions, One

Reservation with two Sovereign Tribes, and small cities with big city issues:One of three reservations with the highest

crime rate in the nation.Very high unemployment. (over 15%)Alcohol and Drug related arrests total over

87% of total arrests county-wide.One of the only Reservations in the U.S.

where two tribes have to share one reservation.

THE PROBLEM Working Together Was Unheard of:

Each agency serves its own communityOfficers from each agency rarely saw each

other in a “normal” situation.Nobody ever asked why?!

Who’s Really in Charge? Jurisdictional issues (Federal, State, Local)Conflicting rulings from the Courts about

who has jurisdiction and which agencies can/cannot enforce law

THE PROBLEM But we’ve always done it this way!

Training was always viewed as something each department did separately.

When inter-agency training did occur, some of the biggest players were left out (BIA).

Agency training budgets are continually the first to be cut when cities and county are in fiscal crisis.

THE SOLUTION Develop a comprehensive, central

training center whereby all agencies can train together in order to maximize benefit to public safety.Federal DOJ/OJP Grant Invite all agencies to participateSubsidize high-cost training to allow more

officers to participate

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THE SOLUTION Develop strategic partnerships (FBI, BIA,

State, County, Local Law Enforcement)Figured out why each agency trained

separately.Leverage Federal Dollars to help local and

federal agenciesBring the “big guns” to the table!

THE SOLUTION House it all at the COMMUNITY

COLLEGE!Centrally located, no more than 25 miles

from each agencyLocation means less down time, no

travel/hotel costsMore officers able to participate because of

proximity to agencyCollege Credit=FTE Generation

WHAT WE OFFER FATS-Virtual Firearms Training

Over 500 real-life scenario’s, which can branch to an officer’s reaction

Shoot/Don’t shoot discussionLess lethal force options“Shoot-back” system

WHAT WE OFFER Simuntions-Live fire rounds

Fired out of modified weaponsPaint marking bullets Inflict pain but still safe to train withAdd more “realism” to live training

scenarios

WHAT WE OFFER Martial Arts-Personal protection, knife

and ground fighting, hand to hand combat.Focus on officer survivalWhat to do in situations where a firearm is

unavailable Become less reliant on weapons and more

confident in self

WHAT WE OFFER Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country

(CJIC)U.S. Attorney’s Office TrainingFocuses on Law Enforcement on a

Reservation (Indian Country)Enables trained officers to enforce some

(but not all) of the laws on the ReservationOfficers must hold a CJIC “card” in order to

enforce law on the Reservation

WHAT WE OFFER And much, much more!

Drug RecognitionCrisis Negotiation Accident ReconstructionHigh Risk Patrol StopLethal ConfrontationCustomizable Solutions for any agency, any

time!

WHERE WE’RE HEADING Partnership with BIA, DOI, and FLETC

U.S. Department of Interior DesignationFLETC TrainingBIA Officers from all over the region, not

just District V

WHERE WE’RE HEADING Expansion of current offerings to include

driver simulationApplication in for Federal Grant Trains new and veteran officers how to

respond without wear and tear on actual vehicles

Enhances FATS trainings

WHERE WE’RE HEADING County-wide SWAT team training

First time three agencies had ever trained together as a county-wide team

Will continue to train bi-monthlyWill hopefully result in officers becoming

more familiar with each other and keep the communities they serve safer

QUESTIONS