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Discussion Outline – The Gun Game – Full Day Presentation
Training Materials: Laptop Computer with PowerPoint slide show, Projector and sound system. There will be constant and ongoing references to documentation and report examples. However, we do not do handouts because we want to inform officers “how” to approach reports, yet dissuade “copy and pasted” template style reports. *This is not a tactics class, and we do not touch upon dangers or safety, or “when to encounter, stop, search, or frisk”.
- Introduction
- Explain Objectives & the Design of the Presentation
- Introduce “The Memes” (i.e. Our term for the learning cues to be used throughout)
- How the Mind Makes Decisions
- Commonalities
- Introduce Some Historically Common Themes in Past Unlawful Firearm Possessions Cases
- Gangs, and Their Unique Trends of Firearm Related Behaviors
- Behavior
- How to Document Physical Observations
- Conversational Cues and Deceptive Behaviors and Statements
- Identifiers of Visual and Physical Evidence, and How to Document It
- Baselines
- Rapport – And When to “Walk Away” from an Avenue of Investigation
- Restorative and Progressive Measures to Support Youth/Police Relationships
- Case Study on Successful Gang Intervention Program Between Police & Proven Risk Youth
- Success Examples
- Failure Examples
- The Hot and Cold Game
- Utilizing Behaviors and Statements to Identify Evidence Previously Unseen or Unrecognized
- Documentation of…
- Distraction Behaviors
- Groups Utilizing Their “Numbers” to Overwhelm and Confuse Crime Scenes
- Groups vs Individuals, Temperature Changes, Distraction Behaviors
- Markers and Hiding Spots
- Marked Gun Locations
- Searches of Outdoor Areas as Well as Discussing Trends and Common Hiding Spots in Vehicles
- Professionalizing Our Searches and How to Document Our Observations
- Professionalizing Our Craft
- Utilizing Body Worn Cameras to Support Police Integrity; Verbally Predicting Observations in Order to Show Confidence and Professionalism for any Suspicions or Observational Theories; Predicting Intelligent Outcomes
- The Importance of Doing the Extra Work
- Discarded Firearms and Footchases
- Foot-Chases and Discarded Evidence Best Practices
- The Importance of Radio Transmissions and the Interviews of the Apprehended
- Honor in Policing
- “The 5”. And the Commitment Required for the Future of This Honorable Profession