This Guide provides instructors and potential instructor candidates with specific qualifications and training necessary to receive and maintain certification as a Patrol Procedures and Active Shooter Instructor.
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Patrol Procedures and Active Shooter Instructor Certification
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Patrol Procedures/Active Shooter Instructor Training
Timothy Watts is the statewide coordinator and the Municipal Police Training Committee liaison for the administration of Patrol Procedures. Patrol Procedures covers the following:
- Motor Vehicle Stops
- Building Searches
- Active Shooter / Less-Lethal Applied Weapons Training
- Applied Patrol Procedures (APP)
- Patrol Response, which includes training, certifying, and recertifying Patrol Procedure Instructors for Basic Recruit Academies and Veteran In-Service Training.
Additionally, the program oversees state and municipal police department’s program development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Key Actions for Patrol Procedures/Active Shooter Instructor Training
Instructor
Relevant work experience and training:
- Law enforcement officer with at least two (2) years of experience; or
- Two (2) years of teaching experience in secondary level education or above; or
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
- Successful completion of the five (5) day Patrol Procedures Instructor Train the Trainer Course
- Successful completion of the three (3) day Tactical Instructor Development Course
Lead Instructor
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Instructor Lead
- Certified Instructor in the subject matter for at least two (2) years;
- Recommended by either an Academy Director or Statewide Coordinator
Instructor Trainer
- Served as an Instructor (for classroom courses) or Instructor Lead (for practical skills courses) in an Academy for at least two (2) years; and
- Recommended by wither the MPTC Executive Director or Statewide Coordinator
Maintaining Instructor Discipline
PP/AS Instructor Certification expires two years from the date of issue.
Instructor
Relevant work experience and training:
- Law enforcement officer with at least five (5) years of experience
- Successful completion of the five (5) day Patrol Procedures Instructor Train the Trainer Course
- Successful completion of the three (3) day Tactical Instructor Development Course
Instructor Lead
- Certified Instructor in the subject matter for at least two (2) years;
- Recommended by either an Academy Director or Statewide Coordinator
Instructor Trainer
- Served as an Instructor (for classroom courses) or Instructor Lead (for practical skills courses) in an Academy for at least two (2) years; and
- Recommended by either the MPTC Executive Director or Statewide Coordinator
Level Upgrade
- Instructor Lead: Meet all criteria as an Instructor and Instructor Lead with the recommendation of an Academy Director and/or Patrol Procedures Statewide Coordinator
- Instructor Trainer: Meet all criteria as an Instructor Lead and with the recommendation and/or approval of the Patrol Procedures Statewide Coordinator based on the Patrol Procedures Advisory Committee (PPAC) vacancy
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