Use of Force

We are in the process of developing an implicit bias course, and would like to build more courses focused on procedural justice, communication, de-escalation , community policing and other modern policing strategies and techniques. I am also attempting to build training to improve officer safety, mental health, and leadership at all levels of the police community.

Requesting the following data about existing defensive tactics training:
• Curricula, lesson plans, and programs of instruction
• Information on specific tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Methods of instruction, evaluation, and practice
• Frequency and length of training
• Effectiveness of tactics and techniques for a diverse range of officer body sizes and types
• Research and evaluation results for DT training programs
• Evidence from actual street-level encounters about effective and ineffective TTPs

Polis will conduct a 60 minute online webinar to which we will invite a representative group of law enforcement, academic, and BJA stakeholders. The ADAPT DT Roundtable webinar will provide a strategic overview of ADAPT. It will also expand the ADAPT network of people and organizations committed to transforming defensive tactics training. We will use a question and answer period at the end of the webinar to elicit input from attendees and ensure wide collaborative involvement in our subsequent program efforts.

Polis has been directed by BJA to work closely with selected police agencies and academies across the U.S. to examine their existing DT training and to pilot new, evidence-based training content and methods. Based on this process, Polis will develop a model DT training program that agencies nationwide can implement. To develop ADAPT, Polis will establish collaborative partnerships with training academies, defensive tactics professionals, researchers, and law enforcement leaders. Polis will establish a set of organizationally and geographically diverse relationships.

The purpose of this comprehensive survey project is to collect vital information from DT instructors, trainers, and law enforcement officers on police defensive tactics (DT) training and how it affects officers’ use of force. These surveys are in support of the Adaptive Defensive and Protective Tactics (ADAPT) program. The ADAPT surveys represent the most comprehensive effort ever undertaken to study the relationship between DT training and street-level use of force.

The National Law Enforcement Roadway Safety Program (NLERSP) will deliver a 4-hour, in-person training at the Alexandria (VA) Police Department to educate executive and mid-level law enforcement officers from the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area about policies, tactics, training strategies, and technological innovations that can improve the safety of their officers by reducing the risk of officer-involved collisions and struck-by incidents on the roadways.

To coordinate VALOR and NOSI Initiative efforts across providers, benefit from gathered work and research, and reestablish framework including protocols and expectations for the Initiatives.

The Birmingham, Alabama National Public Safety Partnership Site requested a Crime Prevention Throught Enviromental Design training. The requestor withdrew the request.

Toledo PD requested training from Command Presence. The requestor was unresponsive.

IACP will develop and conduct a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis to identify TTA needs for each task force. The SWOT analysis will be conducted using electronic surveying and phone interviews. Based on the outcome of the assessments, in consultation with BJA, IACP will develop/enhance/refine training for delivery to the ECM task forces.