Advanced and Specialized Law Enforcement Courses
Upcoming Courses
These courses are designed for Florida sworn criminal justice officers. Contact your agency's training unit to register. (There is no registration form on this website for Advanced & Specialized classes). Officers outside of Hillsborough County will be placed on our waiting list and seated if possible.
This is not an annual schedule and it may change on a monthly basis as classes are requested by our local agencies so check back with us often.
Date and Time: September 28-29, 2020 0700-2000 (24 hours)
Instructor: Mike Cotignola, Randy Barnwell and Cadre
Location: Hillsborough Community College Public Service Technology Building 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL 33605
Enrollment: Limited to 16
Registration Fee Deadline: September 14, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) approved a new course: CMS Defensive Tactics instructor Update Course 1200 (24 hours). The goal of this course is to train instructors and to provide an overview of changes made to the Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: High Liability Defensive Tactics and the new Advanced Defensive Tactics. This update course is mandatory for all Defensive Tactics Instructors and must be completed by 2020 to be eligible to teach the new Defensive Tactics curriculum starting in 2020 and to renew your Defensive Tactics Instructor certification.
Prerequisites:
- Current Criminal Justice and Training Commission General Instructor Certification
- High Liability Instructor Certification for Defensive Tactics
Topics of instruction include:
- Basic Recruit DT changes/Force Guidelines
- Preparation for DT Training
- Fundamental Principles of DT
- Handgun Defense
- Teach Backs
- How to set up and run the scenarios
Upon completion of the instructor update course number 1200, participants will be authorized to teach the Defensive Tactics Instructor Update course #1200 and instruct the new updated Defensive Tactics Curriculum starting in 2020.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX. Officers in Region IX attend free of charge.
In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
Date and Time: 3 Separate Dates - 8 hour course
Instructor: Raymond Torres
Location: Dale Mabry Campus, 4001 W Tampa Bay Blvd DTEC 366, Tampa, 33614
Enrollment: Limited to 6 in each class
Registration Deadline: 2 weeks before class
Course Fee: Trust funded
This nationally recognized program provides the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to instruct,
mentor, monitor & evaluate BLS provider course candidates. Upon successful completion of both the course, and
classroom monitoring, BLS Instructor card will be awarded. This course is approved for Mandatory Retraining only.
PREREQUISITES: Current certification in AHA Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers.
On completion of this program, the participant is expected to have the information and skills necessary to do the following:
- Effectively present didactic material related to BLS.
- Use adult education concepts and appropriate teaching strategies in presenting material and in monitoring and mentoring participants in skills acquisition.
- Accurately demonstrate, according to AHA guidelines, the skills of adult/child CPR, use of an AED, management of FBOA in the responsive and unresponsive adult, infant CPR, management of FBOA in the responsive and unresponsive infant and child.
- Describe manikin maintenance requirements.
- Fairly and accurately evaluate basic provider candidates.
- Identify materials & resources for continued study and development.
- Use appropriate course scheduling and record-keeping procedures as defined by AHA policy.
- Describe the role of the BLS instructor.
Students should be:
- Familiar with the current Basic Life Support Instructors Manual. Class time will be spent primarily on how to teach rather than on what to teach. Please study the manual prior to the class.
- Able to perform all emergency procedures optimally on adult, child and infant manikins. No practice time will be offered on the day of the course. If your performance skills are not optimal please make arrangements to practice prior to taking the class.
- Completion of the AHA Core Instructor Course. Manual with DVD will be provided as part of course fee.
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX. Officers in Region IX
attend free of charge.
In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952.
Date and Time: September 20 - October 2, 2020, 0800 - 1700Location: Walter C. Heinrich Training Center 14063 County Road 39, Lithia, FL 33547
Topics Include:
- OC Aerosol Projectors (ICP)
- Less Lethal Impact Munitions (LLIM)
- Chemical (CS/OC) Munitions (ICP)
- Distraction Devices (ICP)
Officers must have their training departments register them with the Advanced and Specialized Training Division at HCC prior to showing up at the class!
STUDENT MUST ATTEND ALL 4 DAYS, THESE ARE NOT 4 SEPARATE CLASSES
Student Equipment Checklist
Class Uniform: Duty utility or tactical uniform, to include Weather Related Clothing and Hydration for all days
Please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952 for more information about this class including specific topics and mandatory required equipment.
Date and Time: October 5-8, 2020 0800-1700 (32 hours
Instructor: Randy Keys
Location: HCC Training Facility Room 128, 5610 E. Columbus Avenue, Tampa, FL 33619
Enrollment: Limited to 30
Registration Deadline: September 21, 2021
Course Fee: Trust funded
This Tactical Surveillance Instructors are retired Police Detectives/Federal Agents who have conducted real life
Police Surveillance for many years. In addition, the Instructors have conducted Surveillance courses
throughout the United States for approximately 15 years together with excellent reviews.
Day 1 will consist of 4 hours of classroom lecture explaining the fundamentals of moving and stationary
Surveillance. The second half of the day will begin the physical/moving Surveillance with the 3 Instructors.
The class will be divided into 3 separate groups.
Day 2 will be all hands-on moving Surveillance throughout the Tampa Bay area consisting of both vehicle and
foot Surveillance. The 3 groups will be conducting Surveillance on the Instructors who will be advising and
critiquing the students. This will include the fundamentals of Surveillance Operations.
Day 3 will continue with hands-on moving Surveillance, advanced techniques and introduce scenario based
training.
Day 4 will conclude with a large scenario in which 3 suspects will be followed by the 3 student groups until they
meet together and consummate a crime at which time they will be ‘arrested’ by the students. This will involve 3
role players supplied by the host agency as the criminals with the 3 Instructors riding with and advising the 3
student team leaders.
This course is approved for mandatory retraining only.
Note:
- Students MUST bring an unmarked agency vehicle and portable hand held police radio that is compatible with other student radios.
- Students must sign an ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of FIREARMS SAFETY form. This prohibits weapons from being drawn, displayed or handled during any of the training exercises. Also, all traffic laws will be STRICTLY enforced during this Surveillance course.
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX. Officers in
Region IX attend free of charge.
In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective
agencies.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time: October 12-14, 2020 0800-1700 (24 hours)
Instructor: Chris Heppenstall, HCSO
Location: Hillsborough Community College Public Service Technology Building 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL
Enrollment: Limited to 30
Registration Deadline: September 28, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
The techniques in the Gracie Survival Tactics (GST) program are designed to be effective for any law enforcement professional regardless of age, gender, size, or athletic ability. While most other defensive programs rely on strength, speed, and coordination of the user, all the techniques in the GST program are based entirely on leverage, timing, and efficient use of energy so they can be successfully applied by anyone against a larger, stronger, subject in the field.
The GST program consists of four modules: Surprise attack counters, survival and escape strategies, weapon retention techniques and arrest and control procedures. Course participants will be introduced to all GST techniques in a calm and cooperative setting, and they will strengthen their confidence through a series of Reflex Development Drills. On the last day the participants will be evaluated on their comprehension and execution of the techniques they learned. This 24-hour course is approved for Mandatory Retraining only.
Topics of instruction include:
- Base Get-up
- Trap and Roll Escape
- Americana Arm lock
- Positional Control (Mount)
- Take the Back (Mount)
- Straight Arm lock
- Clinch Control
- Punch Block Series
- Body Fold Takedown
- Guard Get-up
- Twisting Arm Handcuffing Procedure
- Positional Control
- Double Under hook Pass
- Elbow Escape
- Shrimp Escape
- Safe Draw
- Double Leg Takedown
- Headlock Escape
- Hidden Arm Technique
- Kimura (Gun Retention)
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX. Officers in
Region IX attend free of charge. In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time: October 19-23, 2020 0800-1700
Instructor: Al Danna
Location: 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL 33605
Ybor Campus, Public Service Technology Building
Enrollment: Limited to 22
Registration Deadline: October 5, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Advanced Training Course. This 40-hour course is approved for mandatory retraining or salary incentive.
Sexual abuse is about power and control over the child. The abuser is someone that the child knows and possibly trusts so it is easy for the abuser to keep the child from telling anyone about the abuse. The abuser may say that the abuse is normal or the abuser may force or threaten the child. The child does what the abuser wants because the child loves, fears, or respects the abuser. Anyone can abuse a child. Reports indicate that 93% of children under 18 are abused by someone that they know. This person can be a parent, sibling, teacher, coach, or anyone else in the child’s life. It’s rare for a stranger to abuse a child. It can happen, but it’s not likely.
Investigators need to understand that a child doesn’t make up stories about abuse. The child is constantly trying to make sense of what happened. The trauma from the abuse sometimes causes the child to mix-up the when, where, and how. It can also cause the child to say and do things that don’t always sound “right.”
Investigators need to understand that a child doesn’t make up stories about abuse. The child is constantly trying to make sense of what happened. The trauma from the abuse sometimes causes
the child to mix-up the when, where, and how. It can also cause the child to say and do things that don’t always sound “right.”
Topics of Instruction include:
- Recognizing child sex abuse
- Note taking and report writing
- Responding to the scene
- Interviewing the suspect
- Collecting evidence
- Preparing successful prosecution
- Corroborating evidence
- Reviewing Florida statutes
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX. Officers in Region IX attend free of charge. In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
Parking is located in the Fernando Noriega, Jr. Palm Avenue STUDENT PARKING GARAGE located on the north side of 9th Avenue, between Nuccio Parkway and 13th Street. You will be given a parking pass the first day of class.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952.
Date and Time: October 28-30, 2020 0800-1700 (24 hours
Instructor: Jerry Herren
Location: 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL 33605 Ybor Campus, Public Service Technology Building
Enrollment: Limited to 22
Registration Deadline: October 14, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
Being able to determine deceptive responses through the observation of nonverbal clues and body reactions
during an interview or interrogation can be a valuable tool for the perceptive investigator. During stressful
interviews, individuals often “leak” autonomic behaviors that are difficult to control. This seminar presents
instruction and demonstrations that teach students skills in reading behavioral signals of tempo, posture,
breathing, gestures, & other body movements that cannot be consciously controlled. The class provides
students with information that should enhance their perceptual skills, thus, increasing their ability to
recognize changes in behavior that often forecasts shifts in attitude and imminent disclosures, as well as, to
assess deception and resistance. This is not a boring lecture seminar where participants are forced to take
copious notes with minimal involvement. Rather, the program is conducted in a highly reactive setting,
prompting dialog between the students and the instructor. Students are involved in numerous exercises in
order to apply the techniques presented during instruction. This 24-hour course is approved for Mandatory
Retraining only.
Topics of instruction include:
- How messages are transmitted through nonverbal as well as verbal means
- Body reactions often mean more than just what is seen
- Methods of overcoming suspect resistance during interview
- Changes in behavior often forecast shifts in attitudes on behalf of the person being interviewed
- How to become more adept in the assessing of deception
- Limitations of body language as cues to deceptions or indications of honesty
- Skills required of the interviewer
- Importance of rapport building
- Need to overcome mental barriers that inhibit effective listening
- Nonverbal communication in the total interview/interrogation process
- Physiological basis of communication
Parking is located at the Palm Avenue Garage located on the corner of 9th Ave and Nuccio Parkway. Please
park on the student side of the garage.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time: November 16-20, 2020 0800-1700
Instructor: Andy Baxter
Location: Hillsborough Community College Public Service Technology Building 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL
Enrollment: Limited to 30
Registration Deadline: November 2, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
This course is designed to enhance the officer’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to conduct investigative interviews and interrogations. This course will provide the officer with a general understanding of the techniques, methods, & principles for conducting investigative interviews & interrogations. Law enforcement and correctional officers will learn practical interviewing skills to apply in every investigation. Interviewing is an important phase of an investigation because through the interview process a majority of case information is obtained and cases are solved. The purpose of this course is to teach the knowledge, skills, techniques, and attitudes that will enable an officer to conduct effective interviews. A law enforcement investigator interviewing a homicide witness, a patrol officer interviewing a witness to a traffic crash or a domestic violence incident, and a correctional officer interviewing an inmate or probationer about possession of contraband can use the same
techniques with effective results. This course is approved for either Salary Incentive or Mandatory Retraining.
Topics of Instruction include:
- Topics of Instruction include:
- Interview & Interrogation Preparation
- Distinction Between Interview & Interrogation
- Proper Room Environment
- Factors Affecting a Subject’s Behavior
- Evaluating Attitudes
- Evaluating Nonverbal / Verbal Behavior
- Interviewing Juveniles
- Interviewing Victims of Sexual Assault
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX.
Officers in Region IX attend free of charge.
In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time: November 16-20, 2020 1000-1800 (40 hours)
Instructor: Nick Dittman
Location: Hillsborough Community College Public Service Technology Building 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL
Enrollment: Limited to 30
Registration Deadline: November 2, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
This course is designed for the law enforcement officer whose duties include speed enforcement to improve the officer’s effectiveness in traffic speed enforcement through the proper and efficient use of police traffic radar and laser speed measurement devices. Students should possess sufficient experience and background in traffic speed enforcement prior to attending this course.
Topics of Instruction include:
- Concept of speed enforcement and its relationship to economics and safety
- History of radar & laser
- Principles of stationary/moving and same direction radar
- Principles of traffic laser devices
- Set-up and use of traffic speed measurement devices
- Target vehicle identification
- Major court rulings
- Field training & officer safety
Students must bring a face mask to wear on campus
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX.
Officers in Region IX attend free of charge.
In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time: Nov. 30 – Dec. 4, 2020 0800-1700
Instructor: Dr. Michael Reichard
Location: 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL 33605 Ybor Campus, Public Service Technology Building
Enrollment: Limited to 22
Registration Deadline: November 16, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
Topics of Instruction include:
- Use of case files
- Post adjudication responsibilities
- Pretrial discovery
- Witness statements
- Depositions
- Courtroom exercise
- Pretrial conferences
- Florida rule of criminal procedures
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX. Officers in Region IX attend free of charge.
In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
Parking is located in the Fernando Noriega, Jr. Palm Avenue STUDENT PARKING GARAGE located on the north side of 9th Avenue, between Nuccio Parkway and 13th Street. You will be given a parking pass the first day of class.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time:
December 2: 1500-1900 PRE-QUALIFICATION (MANDATORY)
Dec. 7: 0800-1700
Dec. 8: 0800-1700
Dec. 9: 0800-1700
Dec. 10: 1300-2200
Dec. 11: 0800-1700
Instructor: Patrick Messier
Location: TPD Training Center, 116 S. 34th Street Tampa, FL 33605
Enrollment: Limited to 20
Registration Deadline: November 17, 2020 (Early due to Pre-Qual)
Course Fee: Trust funded
This course was organized & developed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of an individual to
provide efficient and effective basic recruit firearms training to criminal justice personnel. It is based upon the
premise that the primary objective of the basic recruit firearms instructor is to alert students to their
responsibilities for safe and efficient handling of firearms.
Prerequisites:
- Students must have 3 years’ experience in law enforcement prior to taking this course
- Instructor students SHOULD possess a Florida General Instructor Certification prior to attending this course.
Topics of instruction include:
- Legal Issues in Firearms Instruction
- Review of the Basic Recruit Firearms Curriculum
- Use of Force/Deadly Force
- Correcting Student Deficiencies
- Civil Liability
- Student Teaching (Classroom/Range Exercises)
- Documentation of Training
- Firearms Range Management & Setup
Course Completion Requirements:
- Instructor-students must shoot 2 qualifying rounds back-to-back or 3 out of 6 attempts and MUST qualify at 85% proficiency on the FDLE approved course of fire during daylight and nighttime conditions prior to beginning this class (the Pre-Qual). **There is NO remediation for any part of this course.
- Instructor student must obtain a score of at least 85% on the written examination.
Required Equipment:
- Departmental Duty gear (gun belt & holster)
- Regular flashlight and/or mounted gun light
- Hearing Protection
- Eye Protection
Ammunition Requirement:
For Pre-Qual:
400 rounds of handgun ammunition
25 rounds of shotgun ammunition (preferably 9 pellet)
For Class:
600 rounds of handgun ammunition
50 rounds of shotgun ammunition (preferably 9 pellet)
20 rounds of 223 or 556 ammunition
***Students must bring receipts for ammunition on the 1st day of class for agency reimbursement
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time: December 2, 2020 0800-1700 (8 hours)
Instructor: Mark McClish
Location: Hillsborough Community College Public Service Technology Building 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL
Enrollment: Limited to 22
Registration Deadline: November 18, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
When conducting an interview it is important to know if the subject is telling you the truth. Many investigators rely on
nonverbal cues to determine if a person is being deceptive. However, a nonverbal gesture does not always equate to
deception. A more accurate way of detecting deception is to use Statement Analysis®.
Statement Analysis is the process of examining the words a person uses in an effort to determine if the subject is being
truthful or deceptive. Even though people may lie and withhold information their words will betray them. There are
usually several ways you can phrase a statement. People will always word their statement based on all their knowledge.
Therefore, their statement may contain information they did not intend to share. People will give you more information
than what they realize. The key to detecting deception is to listen to what people are saying and to know what to look
for in their statement.
In this seminar, retired Deputy U.S. Marshal Mark McClish will share his Statement Analysis techniques on how to
analyze a verbal and written statement to detect deception. He will also provide insight on how to obtain additional
information from a statement. By using excerpts from today’s headlines, Mark gives a presentation that is current and
unforgettable. When you use the Statement Analysis techniques you will know exactly what a person is telling you…
Topics of instruction include:
- How to analyze a verbal and written statement to detect deception.
- How to obtain additional information from a statement by examining the subject’s language.
- What type of questions to ask in order to acquire truthful information.
Statement Analysis is a registered trademark of Mark McClish.
Parking is located at the Palm Avenue Garage located on the corner of 9th Ave and Nuccio Parkway. Please
park on the student side of the garage.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time: January 11-15, 2021 0800-1700
Instructor: Jack Bish
Location: TPD Training Center, 116 34th Street,Tampa, Florida 33605
Enrollment: Limited to 15
Registration Deadline: Dec. 17, 2020
Course Fee: Trust funded
The CMS Law Enforcement Vehicle Operations Instructor Course was organized and developed to
enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of an individual to provide efficient and effective basic
recruit driving training to criminal justice personnel. It is based upon the premise that the primary
objective of the law enforcement basic recruit driving instructor is to alert students to their
responsibilities for safe and efficient vehicle operation, both in stressful conditions and patrol
activities.
Prerequisites: Instructor students SHOULD possess a Florida General Instructor Certification prior to
attending this course.
Course Completion Requirements: Instructor students are required to complete all of the following
for successful completion of this course:
All driving exercises in the basic recruit program The evaluation standard for the instructor student is
successful completion of at least four out of five runs (85%) for each exercise. NO remediation
allowed. A written examination on the cognitive material provided in the basic recruit curriculum. It is
required that an instructor student obtain a score of at least 85% on the written exam.
Topics of Instruction include:
- Vicarious & Civil Liability
- Documentation of Training
- Liability Reduction
- Review of the Law Enforcement Vehicle Operations Basic Recruit Curriculum
- Correcting Student Deficiencies
- Student Teaching (Classroom)
- Course Set-Up & Student Evaluation
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX. Officers in Region IX attend free of charge.
In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952
Date and Time: February 1-12, 2021 0800-1700 (80 hours)
Instructor: Mike Cotignola and Cadre
Location: Hillsborough Community College Public Service Technology Building 2002 N 17th St. Tampa, FL
Enrollment: Limited to 20
Registration Deadline: January 18, 2021
Course Fee: Trust funded
The CMS Defensive Tactics Instructor Course was organized and developed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of an individual to better prepare prospective officers to control subjects and defend themselves using appropriate Defensive Tactics in accordance with the Recommended Response to Resistance Matrix. The course is designed to teach basic recruit students their responsibilities for safe and efficient response to resistance.
Prerequisites: Instructor students should possess a General Instructor Certification or be eligible for and apply for the General Instructor Certification at the same time as the High-Liability Instructor Certification. Student applicants must also have 3 years experience.
Topics of instruction include:
- Legal Issues
- Instructor Techniques
- Use of Force/Response to Resistance Matrix
- Review/Recall and New Information
- Groundwork for Instruction
- Examples/Demonstration
- Instructor/Training Center Preparation
- Practice & Feedback
- Documentation
- Chemical Agent Lesson
- Student Preparation
- Evaluation & Remediation
- Practical & Scenario Exercises
Course Completion Requirements:
- Complete all practical exercises in the basic recruit curriculum with 100% successful completion.
- Complete written examination on the cognitive material provided in the basic recruit curriculum with a score of at least 85%.
This is a Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Trust-Funded Course for Region IX. Officers in Region IX attend free of charge.
In order to attend, all officers are required to process the appropriate paperwork through their respective agencies.
For more information, please contact: Sandra Franklin sfranklin21@hccfl.edu or 813.253.7952