Child Abuse Investigation - This comprehensive 40-hour course covers all aspects of child abuse investigations, including factors that influence child abuse and target children. Injury investigation, a physical and sexual abuse checklist, child interviewing and incident assessment are also covered. Child sexual abuse, sexual exploitation and pedophilia are covered, along with child death investigation.

Crisis Intervention - This seminar is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and ability of law enforcement officers to interact with barricaded subjects, suicidal individuals and persons who are emotionally distraught. The skills and concepts taught in this course have been proven to reduce citizen complaints in that they enhance an officer's ability to communicate with the public. Approved by CJSTC for Salary Incentive.

Domestic Intervention - This program centers on the symptoms, legal aspects and investigation of domestic violence. The program includes segments on the dynamics of domestic violence, legal rights and remedies available to victims and batterers, understanding the role of incident reports, the role of injunctions, the investigation of probable cause, and arrest in domestic violence situations. Approved by CJSTC for Salary Incentive.

CMS Field Training Officer - Developed to enhance the officer’s knowledge, skill and ability to provide effective training to fellow criminal justice personnel. This course is designed for the newly appointed or aspiring field-training officer, not the longtime veteran FTO. Approved by CJSTC for Salary Incentive.

FTO Supervisor - This seminar targets the current and future first-line field-training supervisor and is designed to identify and address issues and concerns in the area of field training. Topics include legal standards continuity of standard evaluation guidelines, documentation and the critical role of the FTO supervisor.

Investigative Interviews - This course provides criminal justice officers with methods and techniques that result in successful and complete investigations. Approved by CJSTC for salary incentive.

CMS Instructor Techniques - Developed to enhance the officer’s knowledge, skill and ability to provide effective training to fellow criminal justice personnel. CJSTC Approved Specialized Training.

Kinesic Interview - The Kinesic Interview technique is a comprehensive, coordinated approach to interviewing. Officers can learn to use the conscious and unconscious verbal and nonverbal behaviors of the interviewee to diagnose his or her emotional state. This helps officers gain the truthful information they need and gather information faster and more thoroughly. With few exceptions, the behavior of interviewees tells officers if interviewees are being "open" and "honest" or "evasive" and "untruthfu." Their behavior also will alert officers as to when they are ready to admit the truth.

Managing Stress in the Real World - Be amazed at what your body does when you are stressed and change it. Learn the system that will change your head, and become aware of toxic relationships and learn how to live among them. Discover how to use perspective to change your life.

Radar Operator - This course is a state-approved course of study, which will provide certification in police radar operation techniques and procedures, as well as courtroom testimony. Approved by CJSTC for Salary Incentive.

Sex Crimes Investigation - This seminar will provide a comprehensive understanding of the complexities involved and sensitivity required in solving sex crimes. Approved by CJSTC for Salary Incentive.

Supervisory Techniques - This course teaches participants how to influence others positively, how to organize goals in such a way as to gain willing compliance, respect and loyal cooperation from staff and how to convert administrative decisions into the real world of work.

Discriminatory Profiling and Professional Traffic Stops - 4 hours (Formerly called Human Diversity)
The participant will understand the meaning of Discriminatory Profiling with relation to traffic stops and demonstrate a protocol for using good interpersonal skills when making traffic stops. This course is mandated by CJSTC and can satisfy the Human Diversity training requirement. (It is important to note that Human Diversity training is still required. Law enforcement officers are still required to attend four (4) hours of Professional Traffic Stops). The agency head may determine that the professional traffic stops training is sufficient to satisfy the Human Diversity training requirements.

Domestic Violence- 4 hours
This retraining course covers new statutory changes, dynamics of domestic violence, procedures for investigating, establishing probable cause in domestic violence cases, and proper service of injunctions for protection for domestic violence.

Juvenile Sex Offender - 4 hours
This course is based on new FDLE objectives and will explore topics including categories of molesters, patterns of deviant behavior, and defenses of a child molester. The student will be introduced to the FDLE website and shown how to access the sexual predator registration information.

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