Canceled-99 Signs of Danger -Freeport

Learning Objectives:

Students who attend this class will be able to

• Explain the manifestations of danger signs during traffic stops, in motorist behaviors, during field contacts, during inmate contacts, inmate security, suspect apprehensions and suspect behaviors
• Explain danger signs ‘in context’
• Explain danger signs within ‘the totality of the circumstances’
• Explain the P.R.O.T.E.C.T. safety system
• Explain the ten types of body language manifestations
• Explain the danger signs associated with gangs, terrorists, extremists, criminals, drug traffickers, persons under the influence, emotionally disturbed persons and dangerous situations
• Explain the Options of Effective Actions
• Explain the ways to approach and culminate situations including disengage and return, cover, concealment, defuse, deescalate, defend, solve.
• Explain the ‘Winning Mindset’ and ‘Win/Win/Win’

Students who attend this class will be able to recognize the following indicators of imminent danger:

• The 10 types of Body Language Manifestations
• AVOIDANCE
• TOO COOL/TOO CALM
• NERVOUSNESS
• EXTREME NERVOUSNESS
• FEAR
• GUILT
• DECEPTION
• UNCOOPERATIVE/RESISTANT PERSONS
• STALLING 
• DISTANCING
• DISASSOCIATION
• ANGER
• AGGRESSION: (Active vs Passive)
• FLIGHT
• FIGHT 
• CLANDESTINE COMMUNICATION
• ARMED SUSPECTS
• CRIMINAL AFFILIATION 
•  UNDER THE INFLUENCE
• EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PERSONS
• VEHICULAR CUES
• CRIMINAL MOTORIST CUES  
• PERIPHERAL/SITUATIONAL circumstance
• CRIMINAL PROFILING
• LAW VIOLATIONS
• BOOBY TRAPS

To further explain, the 99 Signs of Danger Course was designed to instruct law enforcement officers to identify potential threats long before the threats become an attack.  It will greatly increase an officer's ability to avoid attacks, ambushes and confrontations through the use of Cover, Concealment, De-escalation, Communication and Body Language.  Law enforcement officers are taught to conduct observations earlier and more accurately to gain a truer perspective of danger or false indicators. Officers who have attended this course are less fearful of persons contacted and are less likely to utilize physical and deadly physical force. The point is to avoid conflict, increase public perception and increase officer safety.  The indicators and skills taught in this class are the least taught skills in law enforcement today which is why officers become arrogant to the public, feel threatened by people and misunderstand context of interactions as wells as rely on physical confrontation and firearm confrontation than defusing a situation.  This course teaches how to defuse a situation, deescalate a situation and to prevent confrontational situations through effective verbal and non-verbal communication enhanced by accurate analysis of a person's (suspect or citizen) demeanor, etc...