New Course! - North East Multi-Regional Training, Inc.

Responding To
Hostage Situations
PAT006R
Jan. 18-19, 2012
Lyons Police Department
08:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Member Tuition: None
Non-Member Tuition: $200.00
Limit: 2 per Dept.
Responding to School
Drug Impairment
PAT733R
Jan. 18, 2012
Elmhurst Police Department
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Member Tuition: None
Non-Member Tuition: $100.00
Limit: 2 per Dept.
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Unless otherwise indicated, cancellations must be received by NEMRT 7 days prior to the beginning of a course
in order to avoid being billed for that course. Exceptions will be noted where applicable.
New Course!
This two day course is designed to serve as an introduction to the concept of hostage
negotiations for new negotiators or supervisors reponsible for hostage situation
management. It will serve as a review for trained and experienced negotiators and will also
provide SWAT officers and patrol officers with a complete overview of the entire crisis
management concept.
Course content will include:
- Recognition of various types of criminals and groups who take hostages
- Recognition of types of mental illnesses that can precipitate a hostage incident
- Various available options that can safely and successfully conclude such a situation
- An understanding of the team concept, as used in these situations
This course will be taught by: Sergeant Michael Wargo, Illinois State Police (Retired).
School officials often call on law enforcement officers to determine drug impairment in
students. Furthermore, teachers, principals, and school staff have been known to use drugs in
school during school hours. Incidents of in-class student drug overdose deaths have even
occurred.
Procedures for recognizing and documenting signs of drug impairment in a school
environment will be the focus of this unique course. Emphasis will be placed on identifying
physical symptoms displayed by persons under the influence of depressants, stimulants,
narcotics, and cannabis.
Legal thresholds for appropriate police actions and the utilization of a “decision matrix
approach” will be examined regarding arrests, searches and seizures. A thorough review of
the advantages and disadvantages of urine, oral fluids, blood and hair testing for drug use
will be included.
A national expert on drug/alcohol recognition and prevention will cover these topical points:
- Grasping the scope of the school drug impairment problem
- Hiding places for drugs and paraphernalia
- Review of current case law
- Model and sample school drug policies
- Suspicion-based testing versus random school drug testing
- Federal funding and guidelines for random student drug testing
The instructor for this class is Bruce R. Talbot, of Talbot Associates.
North East Multi-Regional Training, Inc.