Instructor Certification Program

The Importance of Training and Less-Lethal Technologies
Police officers sometimes need to control violent, combative people. Their actions under such circumstances are governed by use-of-force protocols and policies in their respective states and police organizations. Many agencies currently only utilize limited use of force tools ranging from hands, straight to firearms with no other options put in between. Less-lethal technologies give police an alternative to lethal force.  Instructor Based Training and Focusing on Making Arrests Safer With Less Lethal Technologies.  Less-Lethal Instructor Program is to provide law enforcement and corrections officers with equipment that protects them and the public, reducing the possibility of injury or death. Currently there are states that are slowly moving towards the use of less Lethal Technologies and our program provides a better understanding for law enforcement and corrections officers on how to properly utilize the Less Lethal Technologies.

These technologies are especially valuable when lethal force:
- Is not necessary.
- Is justified and available for backup, but lesser force may resolve the situation.
- Is justified, but its use could cause serious injury to bystanders or other unacceptable collateral effects.

This 2-day Instructor based program covers the following topics:
- Current less lethal case law incidents
- Overview on Use of Force guidelines and the implementation of less lethal systems
- Use of assorted less lethal systems
- Proper use of the air based less lethal system
- Provide tactics enabling law enforcement and corrections agencies to safely deny individuals or groups access to areas such as in crowd control situations.
- Understanding the proper distances and the effective ranges of the less lethal projectiles
- Sample policies that can be used to assist your agency in developing the deployment and use of less lethal systems.
- Video study of less lethal systems and understanding the human health effects of less-lethal technologies, including chemical, kinetic energy and Conducted Energy Devices such as Tasers.
- Analyzing information about incidents of the use-of-force against humans, including the nature of the force applied and the nature of injuries suffered.
- Understanding the importance of clearly dedicated less lethal systems during a deployment operation
- Overview on actual less lethal rounds and systems on the market today