Patrol Rescue Tactics and Vehicle Engagements

Decision making under extreme stress is one of the most crucial, and often times, one of the most critiqued aspects of law enforcement today. Topics such hostage or civilian rescue, officer down rescue, and vehicle engagements are oftentimes exclusively taught and trained to specialty units when in reality, patrol officers encounter these situations more frequently. In this class, officers will be exposed to hostage rescue drills and techniques, officer down rescue techniques, advanced vehicle dynamics and engagements, and critical decision making under stress using non-lethal training ammunition. Mental preparation, exposure to the techniques, and repetition of the techniques taught are the only ways to bridge the gap between training and real life thus reducing undesirable outcomes.