Course Outline

SESSION 1- INTRODUCTION

January 9, 2008

You will meet Sheriff Donald F. Eslinger and members of his Command Staff. This block of instruction will consist of the Organizational Philosophy of the Seminole County Sheriff.s Office and it.s employees. Additionally, we will give you an overview of the Community Law Enforcement Academy and what we hope to accomplish.

We will explain how your Deputy Sheriffs are chosen and the specific training that is necessary for each officer to qualify as a Law Enforcement Officer.

SESSION 2 - NEIGHBORHOOD POLICING, PATROL OPERATIONS, RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE

January 16, 2008

This session lays the groundwork for the scenario which begins in Session 3. This block of instruction will cover the concept and organization of Seminole Neighborhood Policing within the Seminole County Sheriff.s Office. Emphasis will be on the philosophy of Neighborhood Policing, the Broken Window Theory and it.s long term effect on the community. The application of Neighborhood Policing and the Broken Window Theory to patrol procedures, techniques and activities; and patrol response, deployment, tactics and the role of patrol support units will be discussed in detail.

This block will also center upon the Sheriff's Office Response to Resistance policy. You will be instructed as to how the policy was formulated and what legal and moral issues surround the topics of deadly and non-deadly response to resistance. You will be able to take part in demonstrations in the use of physical restraints, handcuffing, the use of the collapsible baton, and specialized vehicles and equipment.

SESSION 3, PATROL OPERATIONS, AIR OPERATIONS / K-9 UNIT

January 23, 2008

The scenario continues. We deal with the role of specialized units within the Sheriff.s Office to include Tactical Air and K-9. Specifically in the apprehension of an armed suspect who committed a violent felony. Air operations will include air support of ground operations, air rescue, medical evacuation, and insertion and extraction of special teams.

K-9 will include animal behavioral psychology, training methods for dog and handler, narcotics and cadaver scenting, and special equipment. The evening will culminate with a live tracking and K-9 apprehension demonstration.

SESSION 4 - JOHN E. POLK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

January 30, 2008

The class will meet at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility. Instruction will be provided on the operation of the Correctional Facility, to include an in-depth tour of the facility including the First Appearance Courtroom, Sallyport, intake and booking areas, pods, property section, food services, hydroponics, and vocational training.

SESSION 5 - COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, CRIME PREVENTION, TRANSIENT OFFENDERS

February 6, 2008

You will learn the history and migration, folk lore, organization, family structure, and methods operation of Transient Offenders. Included will be the various traveling groups prevalent in the United States.

The many volunteer opportunities within the Sheriff.s Office will be explained, to include the Citizens on Patrol program, Parking Enforcement Unit, Volunteer Search and Rescue Unit, Process Server Unit, and the Intelligence Center Unit. Programs will be explained in depth and volunteer applications will be distributed.

SESSION 6 - ELDER SERVICES AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES

February 13, 2008

The Elder Services Officer will explain the programs available for the elderly. Learn first hand the rigors of cataracts, glaucoma, and arthritis and its effect on application of the law. Included is a session of role playing.

The role of Child Protective Services will be discussed to include its responsibilities relative to child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, and child exploitation.

SESSION 7 - SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND SPECIAL TEAMS

February 20, 2008

This hands on block of instruction will be divided into segments, each pertaining to a special area of expertise within the Sheriff's Offices. continuing goal of providing effective law enforcement to the community. You will hear from a S.W.A.T. Team member regarding mission planning, composition, training, selection procedures, and operational restrictions of each team; and you will hear from a hostage negotiator.

SESSION 8 - INVESTIGATIONS OVERVIEW, DEATH INVESTIGATIONS

February 27, 2008

This block will continue the scenario which began in Session 3 and provide background information, ground rules, an introduction to the Criminal Investigations portion of the scenario, and the initial walk through the crime scene. Forensic Services and Major Crimes will introduce techniques and investigative processes of Crime Scene Processing , Gun Shot Residue (GSR), Alternate Light Source (ALS), Laser Trajectory Analysis, Blood Splatter Analysis, Homicides, Robberies, and Sexual Battery.

SESSION 9 - CONCLUSION OF INVESTIGATIONS SCENARIO, FUGITIVE APPREHENSION, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS

March 5, 2008

This block continues the scenario and features an introduction to techniques and investigative processes of Warrants/Fugitive Apprehension and Advanced Technology Investigations; to include Active Surveillance, Media Relations, Offender Management, Confidential Informants, Crimeline, video and audio surveillance, electronic tracking, video forensics, and GPS technology.

SESSION 10 - ECONOMIC AND COMPUTER CRIMES, DOMESTIC SECURITY, AND MEDIA RELATIONS

March 12, 2008

An introduction to techniques and processes of the Economic and Computer Crimes Unit and the City County Auto Theft Bureau. This will include identity theft, fraud and forgery, Organized Schemes to Defraud, Economic Crimes, computer forensic investigations.

Operations of the Intelligence Center to include criminal activity reporting and tracking, the Sheriff.s Office response to the war on terrorism, Federal agency assets, multi-agency domestic security task forces, response to terrorist threats, mutual advanced training, web based intelligence training, and counter-terrorism missions will be discussed.

SESSION 11 - AUTO THEFT, DRUG INVESTIGATIONS

March 19, 2008

Information on the City-County Auto Theft Bureau to inncluve methods of combatting auto theft. Techniques of drug investigations to include a demonstration by a drug dog, and narcotics and drug paraphernalia.

SESSION 12 - JUVENILE CRIME ENFORCEMENT AND INTERVENTION, JUVENILE GANGS

March 26, 2008

This block of instruction will focus on Operation Right Track in preparation for Session 14, Juvenile Enforcement and Intervention programs. The evolution and a description of juvenile gangs will be discussed in detail. Gang markings, grafitti, and tag art will also be discussed.

SESSION 13 - TRAFFIC AND DUI ENFORCEMENT

April 2, 2008

You will be exposed to the effects of traffic on our local streets and highways, from residential speeding, to reckless and aggressive driving, to Driving while Under the Influence. You will see how the Seminole County Sheriff.s Office and other governmental resources respond to these incidents to help reduce the consequences of traffic and improve the quality of life for each citizen driving on Seminole County Roadways. Participants will be provided an opportunity to drive a marked course using Sheriff.s Office vehicles while wearing Fatal Vision Goggles which simulate varying degrees of impairment.

SESSION 14 - GRADUATION

April 9, 2008

Graduation will be held in the Training and Community Rooms beginning at 6:30 p.m.

ELECTIVES

(available after the 5th week)

SHOOTING:

Spend a Saturday morning at the gun range where you will fire some of our weapons and observe a live-fire demonstration and exercise.

RIDING ON PATROL:

After the 6th week you will have the opportunity to ride in a Sheriff's Office marked unit with a uniformed Deputy Sheriff.

COMMUNICATIONS:

Spend an evening in the Sheriff's Office Communications Center. Monitor 9-1-1 calls, learn about our Computer Aided Dispatch system, observe use of the NCIC/FCIC computers and sit with dispatchers at the consoles.