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TacticalDebriefs.com operates under the auspices of Training and Consulting [TAC] Team, LLC. In addition to managing and facilitating its two web sites and an Online K9 Store, TAC Team provides training and services related to law enforcement and the tactical community. TAC Team retains and utilizes the services and expertise of highly respected law enforcement and law enforcement-related individuals with various tactical and K9 backgrounds to assist its efforts and works both independently and in conjunction with other businesses and agencies to provide a variety of tactical and K9-related services and consulting for its clients. The following training courses and services are provided through Training and Consulting Team;
Training
We know law enforcement training budgets today are tight, restricted, and many are being cut. However, updated and ongoing training must continue, particularly perishable skills and critical tactical tasks. Attorney Martin J. Mayer recently sent a client memo to police chiefs and sheriffs in California addressing the obligation to provide training to law enforcement officers even when there is a cut back to training funds;
"The duty to train officers is unaffected by reimbursement sources. The lack of funding from outside sources does not, in any way, relieve a department of its obligation to train its officers. The decision to eliminate training programs or reduce the amount of training, based upon the lack of reimbursement sources, would most likely be viewed, by a court, as deliberate indifference to the rights of others."
TAC Team provides contemporary training geared to not only make the job safer, more efficient and to limit liability, but we also provide training that is affordable and reasonable. Be sure to check the sections below regarding "On-Site Training" and "Customized Courses" for additional information.
"Things that go wrong in life are predictable and predictable is preventable."
- Gordon Graham
Photo by Phil Geisler (TAC Team Instructor)
Tactical K9 Deployments (for Patrol and SWAT)
This class is recommended for tactical teams, patrol teams and K9 handlers who want to incorporate and plan more proficient and safer tactical movements into their K9-related deployments with patrol and/or tactical teams. The class will teach tactical (SWAT) operators, patrol officers and K9 teams how to work together and be more efficient during tactical field deployments. Minimal time in the classroom will be followed by work in the field to place K9 teams into familiarization exercises and tactical deployment scenarios.
The class will include covert movement, working with the police service dog in a tactical environment, planning the deployment, teamwork and responsibilities, tactical approaches and clearings, apprehensions and arrest techniques, and long line deployment. This class is offered as a 2-day or 3-day course.
Upcoming class:
Sao Paulo, Brazil - September 20 thru 22, 2010 - Registration closed
Pictured below: Tactical operators and K9 handler coordinate lifting the police dog to the roof to begin a search deployment during a recent "Tactical K9 Deployments with SWAT" training scenario.
SKIDDS ("SWAT & K9 Interacting During Deployment School")
This is the class that formalized the standard concept of SWAT and K9 working together in a tactical environment. The class will teach tactical (SWAT) officers and K9 teams how to work together and be more efficient during tactical field deployments. The 3-day or 4-day POST-certified class is coordinated in association with Canine Tactical Operations (K9TacOps) or International Training Resources (ITR).
"Canine Liability 360: Prevailing in Crisis Situations"
Being consistent, making good decisions and keeping proper documentation will limit your liability and justify the retention of your K9 Unit.
This comprehensive 8-hour class serves as an essential phase for the K9 handler and K9 supervisor to assist in preparing for their potential “legal defense” and prevailing in the event of a lawsuit by examining TAC Team's “360 Degrees of Responsibility” involving a police service dog. Information shared will also assist to justify the retention of your K9 program during budget "cutback" considerations in these tough economic times. Handlers, K9 supervisors, managers, patrol supervisors and SWAT supervisors (who deploy with K9 teams) from the same agency are encouraged to attend together so that everyone involved with the police dog program can learn information and hear recommendations simultaneously so everyone leaves with a better understanding of each other's duties and responsibilities. The class will include information and discussions about case law, department policy, operational manual, use of force, selection/retention, training, documentation, statistics, deployments, debriefs, evidence collection/retention, report writing, and discipline. The class will include a scenario-based exercise as part of the report writing section.
Upcoming classes;
Cape Coral, Florida - Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - Registration now open!
South Euclid, Ohio - Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - Registration now open!
Chicago (River Grove), Illinois - Thursday, October 28, 2010 - Registration now open!
This course is offered as a "fundraising" opportunity. Is your agency, organization, association or K9 Unit interested in hosting a TAC Team training seminar or tactical course as a "fundraising" event? Once the expenses are paid, the extra money can be retained by your association or organization, donated to a K9 Fund or K9-related program, or used for K9 equipment purchases or additional K9 training. Contact Bill Lewis II at
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"Tactical Entries/Clearings for Patrol Officers and K9 Handlers"
Course Description: This 2-day two-part class will teach patrol officers and K9 handlers how to work together and be more proficient when making entries and clearing locations. This class is structured and recommended for patrol personnel who want to learn tactical entry and clearing techniques for application in patrol to better assess threats, make safer entries and create less noise distraction. It is an essential class for those K9 handlers who plan to later incorporate their police dog into more advanced-type tactical training to better understand tactical team movement and cover responsibilities.
Day One will be conducted without dogs and Day Two will incorporate K9 teams. Minimal time will be spent in the classroom followed with practical exercises and tactical scenarios to include;
- Covert/dynamic movement
- Determining risk/threats
- Scouting the location
- Evaluating/planning the entry
- Entry/clearing methods
- Teamwork/cell movement
- Angles/threat assessments
- Cover responsibilities
- Non-verbal communications
- Locating a suspect/arrest techniques
- Working with a police dog
K9 Stress Inoculation
This 8-hour reality-based training class will cover stress and the effects caused by stressful encounters during deployments and how inoculating the K9 to doses of stress through reality-based training scenarios will increase the K9's confidence and effectiveness. Actual deployments, illustrating the importance and the benefits of stress inoculation training will be examined and discussed during the lecture. The class will include classroom and field training scenarios. Students can attend with or without a police service dog. A student evaluation once noted: "I should have brought my dog." This class is coordinated in association with Gold Coast K9 and the instructor is Rodney Spicer.
Liability 360 for K9 Supervisors
This 8-hour course is "Canine Liability 360" modified slightly and recommended for K9 supervisors and K9 commanders. The class will examine TAC Team's "360 Degrees of Responsibility" involving a police service dog. Class size is limited to allow time for open discussions of current, potential or hypothetical liability and budget problems associated with the participant's unit.
Canine Liability for Patrol Supervisors
This 4-hour class is offered to patrol supervisors and watch commanders with minimal or zero knowledge of K9 operations and policies who are currently supervising or who may supervise K9 handlers to assist in limiting their liability and preparing for their "legal defense" in the event of a lawsuit. The class will examine TAC Team's "360 Degrees of Responsibility" involving a police service dog excluding equipment issues and selection/retention of handlers and dogs.
In most agencies, patrol supervisors, not the designated K9 supervisor, are assigned as the immediate supervisors for patrol K9 handlers and responsible for the first-line supervision and primary evaluation of the handlers. Immediate supervisors and other patrol supervisors become "K9 supervisors" in terms of liability when a K9 team is deployed under their supervision during a field operation or works in the field under their general supervision. Patrol supervisors are usually knowledgeable with patrol operations and liability aspects related to the other less lethal tools, but less familiar with patrol supervision and liability as it relates directly to the police service dog.
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Special Presentation: "Prosecuting Criminals and Defending Officers"
Sergeant Bill Lewis II (Retired) from TAC Team recently made a presentation at the California Association for Property and Evidence (CAPE) annual training conference in Rancho Mirage, California. His presentation addressed the evidence collection and retention issues related to both criminal prosecutions for and civil cases against law enforcement agencies as they pertain to use of force incidents, OIS, K9 deployments, and SWAT operations. If you are interested in a similar 90-minute presentation, contact us at
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Tactical Debriefs 360
This 2-hour presentation takes you full circle with the debriefing (after action review) process in four parts, starting with an overview and the fundamentals involved when participating in and documenting tactical and incident debriefs. Next, it progresses into an actual debrief that reviews "The Manzanita Drive Incident" where a SWAT officer is tragically killed by another SWAT officer during a high risk warrant service. The presentation continues with the lessons learned from the debriefed incident that served as a catalyst for a comprehensive training plan. This incident and the resulting training plan were considered instrumental in assisting to establish the subsequent California POST SWAT Operational Guidelines and Standardized Training Recommendations. The presentation concludes with the benefits of an annual proficiency test to determine the success of the comprehensive training program and evaluate the retention of policies and guidelines by team operators as well as their individual and team-related skills. Tactical Debriefs 360 has been presented at Basic SWAT School for new tactical operators, tactical team training, Advanced SWAT Commanders Course, and meetings for SWAT commanders and team leaders. This presentation is conducted by Sergeant Bill Lewis II (Retired) and can be optionally incorporated into the "Tactical K9 Deployments for SWAT" class.
TAC Team Provides On-Site Training
We can provide on-site training with staff and instructors available to travel to an agency or organization to conduct most of its courses. On-site training hosted by an agency or organization typically saves significant money from the training budget by eliminating many of those costs normally associated with travel, lodging and per diem. And, some courses are offered as a "fundraising" opportunity to enable a host agency or organization to make a little extra money for equipment purchase or training fees. Contact us for more information.
TAC Team Provides Customized Courses
We realize every agency does not train the same nor deploy the same as other agencies. The courses offered by TAC Team can be customized and modified to the specifications of an agency with respect to its training standards, policies and deployment procedures. Contact us for more information.
Other Services
Consulting
TAC Team provides consulting services for law enforcement, government entities, private businesses and individuals. We can provide the consultant with the appropriate experience related to law enforcement, tactical teams and operations, field operations, patrol and tactical supervision, and use of force, with a specific emphasis on K9 operations, training, supervision, liability, deployment, policies/procedures, and handler compensation. Additionally, we have extensive experience in labor negotiations, management relations, and employee representation. If we cannot provide the appropriate consultant, we can assist clients in locating one.
Expert Witnesses - Are you in trouble? Need help?
TAC Team can provide expert witnesses and case preparation consultants in civil and criminal cases representing Plaintiffs and Defendants. Areas of expertise include K9 operations and supervision, tactical team operations and supervision, patrol operations, and general law enforcement-related matters involving supervision, employee/management relations, and use of force.
Assessments for SWAT and K9 Units
TAC Team will conduct thorough and comprehensive operational assessments, evaluations and audits for tactical teams and K9 units that will include, but not limited to, a review of policies, procedures, operations, supervision, training, litigation, use of force, documentation, discipline, and standards/certifications. An audit will include interviews and training session observations. The structure and content of the audit as a final audit report or assessment can be determined.
Case Studies and Tactical Reviews
TAC Team will conduct case studies or tactical reviews of critical and significant incidents for patrol-related incidents, tactical team operations, K9 deployments, and specialty unit operations.
Report Reviews and Critiques
TAC Team will review use of force, after action reports and K9 use reports and provide general comments about the incident as well as critiques directed at improving the report writing content and style and address any related training issues if needed. This service is provided with multiple options, including an informal initial consultation provided free of charge based on a single submission from a handler or supervisor from a single agency, based on time available and quantity, or a more formal process where reports are submitted by supervisors as a matter of routine. Confidentiality agreements or notices may be required to accompany reports submitted to address any applicable laws pertaining to distribution of reports as well as potential discovery issues. Contact us for more information.
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