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Dear Law Enforcement Colleague,
The Attorney General’s Ohio Peace Officer
Training Academy (OPOTA) offers state-of-the-art firearms and driving
simulators, a diverse selection of regional courses, and expert instructors
through its Mobile Academy, which takes training on the road directly to local
law enforcement agencies. Most offerings are available at no cost to local
departments. Hundreds of courses are also available at the London and Richfield
OPOTA campuses and online through eOPOTA. For
a full list of courses, browse the OPOTA course catalog at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/OPOTACourses.
In this issue:
OPOTA will host an Advanced Investigative
Strategies for Child Abduction Cases course at its Richfield campus Dec. 1-4. The free course
is presented by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs and
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Programs. The Amber Alert
Training and Technical Assistance Program will cover tuition, materials, and
instructional costs. The course is designed for investigative and supervisory
professionals with direct investigative or case management responsibilities who
have experience in investigations involving abducted, kidnapped, exploited, or
murdered children. It focuses on legal issues, DNA as an investigative
resource, computer forensics, and related issues. A draft
agenda outlines additional content. The deadline to register through Fox Valley
Technical College’s training registration site is Oct. 30. (By clicking on
the link, you automatically add the course to your cart and can check out to
register.) For additional information, call 877-71-AMBER (877-712-6237) or
email askamber@fvtc.edu. In addition to
this opportunity, OPOTA offers Finding Words (description follows) and other
courses involving crimes against children and will provide a full track of
workshops on the topic at the Attorney General’s 2014
Law Enforcement Conference Oct. 28-29 in Columbus.
Finding Words, a course for first responders on
how to correctly approach and interview a possible victim of child sexual
abuse, is available on eOPOTA. The course instructs officers how to conduct and
tailor a basic fact-finding investigative interview based on the age, maturity,
and needs of the alleged victim. This course and several other OPOTA and eOPOTA
offerings satisfy the one-hour Crimes Against Families critical subject
training necessary under 2014 Continuing Professional Training (CPT)
requirements. The other three CPT hours required of all Ohio peace officers and
troopers in 2014 can be on general law enforcement topics. A list of
Crimes Against Families offerings and other courses appears in the OPOTA course
catalog. For more information, contact OPOTA at 740-845-2700 or AskOPOTA@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov.
OPOTA’s
Mobile Academy offers regional subject control classes to law enforcement
throughout the state. OPOTA staff members take the training on the road to
offer instruction in defensive tactics, ground defense, weapon retention, and
edge weapon defense. OPOTA provides Dollamur flexi-roll mats and other
materials needed for the one-day training. Law enforcement agencies
wishing to schedule regional subject control training should email AskOPOTA@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov.
OPOTA’s Mobile Academy has three portable training facilities
available to law enforcement across the state. OPOTA staff members take the
24-square-foot structures on location to offer training in responding to active
shooter incidents, clearing buildings, conducting building searches, and other
topics. Law enforcement agencies wishing to schedule a course using a portable
training facility should email AskOPOTA@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov.
The
Attorney General’s Office presents the following regional training
opportunities for law enforcement. Register online at www.OHLEG.org/ or fill out the registration
form at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/OPOTARegistration.
Most
offerings are available at no cost to local departments.
Below 100
This course is tied to
efforts to drastically reduce law enforcement line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) by
instilling a culture of safety within agencies. The goal is to progressively
reduce LODDs to less than 100 annually nationwide. The program specifically
addresses the operational areas of law enforcement that contribute to the
greatest number of preventable LODDs. These tenets are discussed: safety belt
and vest use, slowing down while driving, concentrating on what is important
now, and remembering that complacency kills.
Sept. 29, 2014 | 8 a.m.–noon
OPOTA Course 01-517-14-02
Owens Community College
Center for Emergency Preparedness
30150 Tracy Road
Walbridge, OH
Cost: Free
Oct. 6, 2014 | 8 a.m.–noon
OPOTA Course 01-517-14-03
Centerville Police Department
155 W. Spring Valley Road
Centerville, OH
Cost: Free
Nov. 17, 2014 | 8 a.m.–noon
OPOTA Course 51-517-14-01
OPOTA Richfield
4055 Highlander Parkway
Richfield, OH
Cost: Free
Electronic Surveillance Workshop
This course covers best practices for agencies and prosecutors using or
considering the use of court-ordered electronic surveillance. The discussion
addresses picking the right phone or communication device, the Attorney
General’s review procedure, affidavit preparation and probable cause,
phone-record analysis, exhaustion of traditional techniques, necessity of
electronic surveillance, reporting requirements, managing the wiretap, tactical
considerations, indictment and prosecution, and protection of privacy
interests. Note: Successful completion of this course does not grant
wiretap applicant certification and is not a periodic recertification
requirement under Ohio Revised Code 2933.64.
Sept. 18, 2014 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
OPOTA Course 06-725-14-01
OPOTA London
Cost: Free
Traffic Collision Reconstruction
(Level IV)
This course is for officers who reconstruct traffic
collisions. Topics include human factors, Newton’s Law of Motion, and basic
physics. Students learn and apply mathematical formulas to determine momentum,
vector analysis, energy, speed, velocity, time, and distance. This course
utilizes project work, and students reconstruct actual and staged collisions
involving motor vehicles, pedestrians, motorcycles, and commercial motor
vehicles. Students need a scientific calculator and participate in outside
exercises. Prerequisite: Traffic
Collision Investigation (Level I), Advanced Collision Investigation (Level II),
and Vehicle Dynamics (Level III) or equivalent courses are required.
Sept. 22–Oct. 23, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 03-417-14-01
Ashland County Sheriff’s Office
1205 E. Main St.
Ashland, OH
Cost: $700
Slide, Tumble, and
Roll-Unique Drag Factors
This course is for officers
who want to learn how to determine unique drag factors. It covers determining
tumble and roll drag factors for all-terrain vehicles, drop and slide drag
factors for motorcycles, slide and tumble drag factors for pedestrians (using
life-like mannequins), drag factors for rotating vehicles, and slide to stop
drag factors on grass with front and rear drive vehicles. All officers
participate in field testing.
Sept. 24, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 06-726-14-01
OPOTA London
Tactical Training Center
1960 U.S. Route 42 SW
London, OH
Cost: Free
Best Practices for
Officer-Involved Shooting
This course is designed to
provide law enforcement officers, investigators, and supervisors with the best
practices necessary to cope with and investigate an officer-involved shooting.
Topics include investigations, officer support groups, legal issues, and an
overview of developing and implementing an officer-involved shooting policy.
Sept. 24, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 01-516-14-01
Columbus Police Academy
1000 N. Hague Ave.
Columbus, OH
Cost: Free
Domestic Violence
Update 2014
This domestic violence update course covers
what constitutes family/household members, levels of harm and participants’
relationships, on-scene safety aspects, information needed prior to arrival,
approaches, entries, and separation of parties. Also covered are various
protection orders available, particularly those enforceable by arrest.
Sept. 25, 2014 | 9 a.m.–noon
OPOTA Course 02-341-14-05
Edison Community College
Theater, Room 040, North Hall
1973 Edison Road
Piqua, OH
Cost: Free
Nov. 12, 2014 | 1–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 02-341-14-01
Sidney Police Department
234 W. Court St.
Sidney, OH
Cost: Free
Basic Narcotics: An
Investigative Overview
This course provides an overview of drug
identification and investigative techniques. It covers the latest in narcotics
cases, including field interview techniques, working with specialized units,
and key indicators of drug trafficking. Topics covered include search
techniques, utilizing informants, and prosecutorial considerations.
Sept. 26, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 53-716-14-03
Washington State Community College
Graham Auditorium
710 Colegate Drive
Marietta, OH
Cost: Free
Leading for Law
Enforcement
This eight-hour advanced training workshop
challenges officers to discover their leadership potential. The course includes
exercises involving behavioral tendencies to help individuals understand and
relate to what followers want and deserve.
Oct. 8, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 01-519-14-01
Owens Community College
Center for Emergency Preparedness
30150 Tracy Road
Walbridge, OH
Cost: Free
Nov. 10, 2014 | 8 a.m. –5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 51-519-14-01
OPOTA Richfield
4055 Highlander Parkway
Richfield, OH
Cost: Free
Dec. 2, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 01-519-14-02
Centerville Police Department
155 W. Spring Valley Pike
Dayton, OH
Cost: Free
Instructional
Skills (80 Hours)
This 10-day course prepares students to write
and present lesson plans in a law enforcement setting. Topics include
instruction in the theories of adult education, teaching techniques,
lesson-plan development, student learning objectives, platform teaching skills,
facilitative learning, evaluation and measurement, working with problem
learners, and training aid usage. This is an academically challenging course
merging theory and practice. Students are required to present a 15-minute
lesson plan, a 30-minute lesson plan, and a 45-minute course of instruction
using a prepared commission basic training lesson plan. Students should expect
to work 20 to 30 hours outside the classroom to prepare for classroom
presentations. Note: A pre-course
assignment will be given approximately 30 days prior to the start of the
course. Students need to bring a familiar computer with MS Word and MS
PowerPoint version 2003 or newer. Course 06-220-14-09 at James A. Rhodes State
College has a split schedule, with one week off between the first and last
weeks.
Oct. 20–24, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Split Schedule)
Nov. 3–7, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 06-220-14-09
James A. Rhodes State College
Keese Hall
4240 Campus Drive
Lima, OH
Cost: $400
VALOR Training
This course for frontline law enforcement officers is designed to
promote officer safety and help prevent line-of-duty injuries and deaths. It examines
some of the common characteristics of street-level criminal gunmen, including the
behaviors, movements, and visual cues that may indicate the presence of a
firearm. It also provides an overview of the general threat picture to law
enforcement officers and covers the need to maintain awareness of environmental
dangers to increase the likelihood of surviving an armed encounter.
Nov. 18, 2014 |
8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course
#56-727-14-01
OPOTA Richfield
4055 Highlander Parkway
Richfield, OH
Cost: Free
Nov. 19, 2014 | 8
a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course #06-727-14-01
Columbus Police Academy
1000 N. Hague Ave.
Columbus, OH
Cost: Free
Legal Update Training
This half-day
training covers recent case and statutory law in the areas of search and seizure,
Miranda warnings, and laws of arrest. Hypothetical fact patterns are utilized
to facilitate instruction.
Dec. 16, 2014 | 8
a.m.–noon
OPOTA Course # 03-717-14-03
Youngstown State University
(Kilcawley Center: Chestnut Room)
1 University Plaza
Youngstown, OH
Cost: Free
The
Attorney General’s Office presents the following new training opportunities for
law enforcement at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy’s London Campus,
1560 State Route 56 SW, London, OH. Register online at www.OHLEG.org/ or fill out the registration
form at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/OPOTARegistration.
Ohio Elder Abuse Training for Investigators
This training is designed for investigative teams of law enforcement officers,
Adult Protective Services (APS) workers, and first responders. It combines
lecture and discussion, review of elder abuse cases and applicable laws, and
investigative exercises to help ensure the competent investigation of elder
abuse cases. The training supports a multidisciplinary approach, and preference
is given team applications. The ideal team consists of a law enforcement
officer, APS worker, and first responder. Individual applications also are accepted.
Registration is limited to 30 students; apply early to increase your chances of
enrollment. Note: To register and for complete course details, visit the
Ohio Attorney General’s website.
Oct. 23–24, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA London
Cost: Free
Drag Factor Determination for the
Traffic Collision Investigation
This course teaches officers how to determine the effective drag factor after a
collision and how to adjust the drag factor using the vehicles’ weight
distribution and the surface coefficient of friction. Practical exercises with
skidding and rotating vehicles on various surfaces are part of this course. Note:
Students must bring a calculator and will participate in outside exercises.
Advanced Traffic Collision Investigation (TCI II) or equivalent is recommended
but not required.
Nov. 12–13, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 06-453-14-02
OPOTA Tactical Training Center
1960 U.S. Route 42 SW
London, OH
Cost: $75
The Warrior’s Edge
Based on Lt. Jim Glennon’s book “Arresting
Communication,” this course is designed to examine the importance of communication
skills as they pertain to officer safety. Topics include detecting pre-attack
indicators, recognizing deception, developing effective routines, accurately
reading body language, establishing command presence, understanding proxemics,
the “idiot” factor, and the truths of the human animal.
Nov. 13–15, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5p.m.
OPOTA Tactical Training Center
1960 U.S. Route 42 SW
London, OH
Cost: $139/person
Groups of 3+ $129/person (coupon code AAA10)
Groups of 6+ $109/person (coupon code AAA30)
Humane
Agency Training (24 Hours)
This course provides the mandatory training for
humane agents and benefits law enforcement officers desiring training on crimes
against animals. Topics include ethics and professionalism, legal issues,
investigations, animal husbandry, and report writing. Prerequisite: Students must be employed (but not yet appointed) as
a humane agent or be a current commissioned peace officer.
Dec. 8–10, 2014 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
OPOTA Course 01-513-14-04
OPOTA
London
Cost:
$150
Electronic Surveillance
Workshop
This course will cover best practices for
agencies and prosecutors using or considering the use of court-ordered
electronic surveillance. The discussion will address picking the right phone or
communication device, the Attorney General’s review procedure, affidavit
preparation and probable cause, phone-record analysis, exhaustion of
traditional techniques, necessity of electronic surveillance, reporting
requirements, managing the wiretap, tactical considerations, indictment and
prosecution, and protection of privacy interests. Note: Successful
completion of this course does not grant wiretap applicant certification and is
not a periodic recertification requirement under Ohio Revised Code 2933.64.
Sept. 18, 2014 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
OPOTA Course 06-725-14-01
OPOTA London
Cost: Free
In addition to our regional and campus trainings, be sure to check out our lineup of free eOPOTA online courses at www.OHLEG.org. More than 80 courses are available on a wide range of topics pertinent to Ohio law enforcement officers. All are available 24/7 at no cost to local agencies.
To update your information and ensure you continue to receive training and other important law enforcement announcements, visit www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/OPOTAUpdate. This is especially important for heads of agencies.
Send your questions on training, certification requirements, and other issues to askOPOTA@OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov.
Very respectfully yours,
 Mike DeWine
Ohio Attorney General
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