Verbal Trauma Control

September 7 to 10 - Legacy of Excellence Conference AND Force Science Institute Seminar - Attend all fours day for only $577.00 (plus GST)

This program was developed based on the first-hand knowledge of the presenter in leading military and police units in high-risk missions. Utilizing a 20-year study of leadership, leadership dynamics and practical experience, Steve offers simple, stress tested techniques for leaders of law enforcement units and organizations.

· Identifying the traits and values of good leaders in the pressure filled law enforcement leadership environment.

· Understanding how to apply those traits and values to the organization’s mission.

· Strategies for utilizing good leadership skills in the performance of high-risk law enforcement activities.

Steve Smith is a veteran law enforcement officer having served 29 years with the Lenexa Police department. He is the Executive Director, of the Kansas City Metro Tactical Officer’s Association and served as the Central Region Director for the National Tactical Officer’s Association. Steve is an author and trainer who serves as an adjunct faculty member for numerous organizations including the International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Tactical Officers Association, KC Metro Tactical Officers Association, the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police and the Missouri Police Chiefs Foundation.

On June 30, 2006, during the course of an investigation, three Edmonton Police Service (EPS) patrol officers were confronted with an armed assailant resulting in a member involved shooting. One member, Constable. Dan Furman, sustained life threatening injuries, which included a punctured lung and a severed brachial artery. The immediate, advanced life saving first aid that was applied to the critically injured officer saved his life. The officer who took that heroic life saving action was Constable Jason Mitchell

Constable Furman and Mitchell will be in attendance to share the story of the events on June 30, 2006 as well as the development and implementation of the Officer Down Combat Casualty Care course developed and implemented by the Edmonton Police Service.

"The deadly Mix" is based on research on three landmark studies in law enforcement safety; "Killed in the Line of Duty", "In the Line of Fire" and "Violent Encounters". The research was conducted by member of the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI Academy. Topics and training issues include the results of 20 years of research into law enforcement safety; psychological aspects of perception and memory, suicide by cop and numerous training recommendations.

Dr.Tony Pinizotto - Before retiring Dr. Pinizzotto was the Senior Scientist and Clinical Forensic Psychologist assigned to the FBI Training Division in the Behavioral Science Unit, at Quantico Virginia. Dr. Pinizzotto is the author of numerous articles on law enforcement safety, he is a principle author of the three selected studies conduced by the FBI (the focus of this presentation and he is a consultant to Force Science Research Center.

Edward Davis - Edward Davis recently retired from the FBI academy, where was assigned to the Behavioral Science Unit (BSU), Quantico Va. Mr. Davis is a principle author of the three selected studies conducted by the BSU (the focus of this presentation). He has written numerous articles on safety in law enforcement and he holds a Masters Degree in Justice. Mr. Davis was instrumental in the development of many criminal justice programs for safety, include instruction to the US Attorneys.

Shannon Bohrer - Shannon is the Range Master for the Maryland Police Training Commission. Prior to that position he was an instructor at the FBI Academy where he taught firearms, management of use of Force at the National Academy and Use of Force and Perceptions to the U.S. Attorneys Office. Shannon is retired from the Maryland State Police and he holds undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and a Masters Degree (MBA) in management.

The past decade in law enforcement and military training has been extraordinary. Evidence-based practices has brought the realms of science and research from various disciplines such as psychology, neurology, sports science and many others into our training paradigms. Likewise, improvements in technology have provided officers and soldiers with the most advanced equipment and weaponry. Undoubtedly, these cutting-edge training methodologies and equipment have ensured our soldiers and police officers are the most prepared they have ever been to enter the realm of combat and exceed.

This session will discuss what is the most under-addressed areas in training persons engaged in critical occupations: traumatic stress. It is truly a tragedy when a police officer or soldier survives the 'fog of combat' only to be later taken out by the effects of critical incident stress and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In this session we will discuss the fundamental understanding of the workings of the mind, how traumatic incidents effect memory formation and retrieval and how such memories impact behaviour below our level of consciousness. Finally we will explore how to imbed training methods with strategies to further armour our minds to be extremely resilient against the potentially debilitating effects of traumatic incidents.

Chris Butler is a 26-year law enforcement veteran, and currently a staff sergeant for the Calgary Police Service

Chris has been certified as an instructor or instructor trainer in numerous firearms, combatives, less lethal/chemical agents and emergency vehicle operation techniques. In addition, Chris has training in special event risk management and close personal protection. He is a member of the National Incident Command Association, the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association and the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors

Chris has made presentations at National and International law enforcement conferences on a variety of topics.

Prior to becoming a police officer, Chris served for six years as a Park Ranger in Kananaskis Country in the province of Alberta and was responsible for resource enforcement and public safety. In this capacity, Chris was involved in numerous search and rescue operations involving lost and injured climbers, hikers, boaters and skiers as well as several searches for downed aircraft.

Chris has been qualified at Provincial and Federal court as an expert in firearms safety, police firearms training, law enforcement use of force training and evaluation and is certified as an instructor in Verbal Judo and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and is also certified in Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy. Chris is certified in critical incident stress management (CISM) and has conducted individual and group CISM defusings and debriefings following traumatic incidents throughout Alberta and the NWT.

Chris is the owner and chief training officer for Raptor Protection and Safety Services; www.raptorprotection.com

Brad knows first hand the toll that working shifts can take. He was a police officer, a trainer, and a TAC team leader with the City of Calgary Police Service for 17 years. Brad thoroughly enjoyed his job, but he also suffered the consequences of working in a stressful environment and working shifts day in and day out. Within seven years of service, Brad was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and endured two intestinal operations inside of two years. His personal experience and the experiences of those around him, lead him to study nutrition and eventually build a company devoted to developing and manufacturing nutritional products.

Brad is a passionate student and has educated himself in the arena of health, nutrition and chronobiology over the past many years. Most recently, Brad attained his Functional Medicine certificate. Brad has an Honours Degree from the University of Alberta and a background in science. He is a graduate of the Harvard Business School’s MBA in Agri-Business. He has taken many courses to enhance his knowledge of processing methodology including the “Production of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods” from the Food Protein Research & Development Center at Texas A&M, Texas Engineering Experiment Station.

A testament to Brad’s extraordinary recovery from Crohn’s Disease and his commitment to health is the fact that at the age of 50, and after 12 years away he returned to his other passion, policing. Brad has returned to the City of Calgary Police Service. He is once again a full time, active member of the police service, patrolling the streets of Calgary and defying his fellow officers that are literally half his age to keep up to him. Brad is also the President of Stand Six Inc.

Unintended Consequences of Well-Intentioned Training

Ken Murray

Many officers are both physically and psychologically unprepared for the modern dangers faced in an increasingly violent world. Further, much of the training undertaken today in law enforcement circles is often dangerous in and of itself due to a lack of understanding of many of the critical subtleties of the training provided. Beyond the direct inherent dangers, there are many unknown perils given that poorly designed training has the potential to fail at its core purpose in preparing students for the realities of battle … or worse, might actually program them for failure during critical incidents.

This presentation will provide some basic insight into the danger areas of both conventional training as well as much of the training currently undertaken, as well as pose some solutions to these problems. This class builds on the concepts taught in the book Training at the Speed of Life^®.

Kenneth Murray is the Director of Training for the Armiger Police Training Institute (www.armiger.net) located in the greater Orlando area of Florida. Born in Winnipeg, Canada, he has spent his entire career as a police and military trainer, specializing in the field of Reality Based Training. His commitment to the realm of Reality Based Training (RBT) began after he co-founded SIMUNITION^® with David Luxton as an offshoot of the Armiger Corporation in Ottawa, Canada. With RBT in its infancy and given the scarcity of information on the topic, he wrote numerous articles and policy papers on the safe conduct of projectile-based simulation training exercises.

As the concept of force-on-force training started to gain popularity, he began to study the complexities associated with realistic training. In the wake of the increasing number of serious injuries and deaths that were beginning to occur during tactical simulations, he authored and taught the first instructor schools in North America on how to conduct safe and effective tactical simulations. Since that time, his training principles have been adopted by thousands of agencies, nationally and internationally. He continues to lecture on both a national and international level on the topics Officer Safety and Survival, the Psychology of Lethal Force Encounters, and is regarded as the leading authority on Reality Based Training. He continues to personally conduct instructor certification schools on Reality Based Training. Topics covered in his instructor classes include both the governing principles for effective training as well as the safe use of the broad spectrum of available and emerging technologies designed to improve realism in training for dangerous encounters.

Ken is an advisor to the Killology Research Group (www.killology.com) founded by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, and along with Col. Grossman, co-authored the entry dealing with Behavioral Psychology in the Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace and Conflict, as well as a contributor to the IALEFI Guidelines for Simulation Training Safety. He is on the Force Science Institute Board of Advisors.

Detective Steve Walton (retired) was a 25 year veteran of law enforcement. For the last 10 years of his career he was assigned to a Drug Unit. In that capacity he supervised an undercover street team and managed more than 120 undercover drug operations and 780 undercover drug transactions.

Steve has personally attended over 300 Marihuana grow operations and has been qualified in the criminal justice system as an expert with respect to street drug related matters. Steve’s formal and informal education regarding street drugs has provided him with considerable expertise in the areas of street jargon, consumption practices, the physiology of street drugs, the effects of use, street pricing and patterns of abuse.

Steve is a member of the California Narcotic Officers Association, and a former member of the National Advisory Board for the Police Marksman Magazine. Steve is a member of the advisory board and is an active instructor for the Addictions Studies faculty at Mount Royal University. Steve has published numerous articles in a variety of publications in Canada and the United States and is the author of the award-winning, best-selling book “First Response Guide to Street Drugs” Volume 1. Steve recently completed his second book “Club Drugs, Designer Drugs, and Predatorial Chemicals; A First Response Guide to Street Drugs Volume 2”.

Steve has spent considerable time in other areas of the Police Service including; patrol and tactical support. Steve actively instructs in the areas of drug education, and drug investigational techniques, as well as officer safety.

In this presentation Brian will reflect on his 25 years as a police officer and 20 years of training law enforcement professionals from across North America to share powerful lessons learned. He will share both personal insights as well as insights gained from the law enforcement professionals who contributed to Brian's latest Warrior Spirit Books project "If I Knew Then: Life Lessons From Cops on the Street". These professionals reflected on over half a century of combined experience to answer the question - What is one thing you know now that you wish you knew at the start of your career?

In this powerful presentation Brian will explore the issues around victim thinking that has become pervasive in today's world. Through the use of stories and the analogy of The Ostrich and The Eagle, Brian will explore the causes of this type of limiting thinking which only serves to hold us back and keep us from Daring to Soar. Daring to Soar is about breaking free from victim (Ostrich) thinking and achieving excellence in our lives. Brian will also share powerful stories of people who, faced with incredible obstacles and challenges still Dared to Soar by choosing to view adversity in their life as an opportunity to learn and grow.

Brian is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer and writer and the President of Winning Mind Training Inc., an innovative training company focused on helping law enforcement officers, trainers and organizations create a Legacy of Excellence.

Brian began his law enforcement career with the Calgary Police Service in 1979 and over the next 25 years he worked as a patrol officer, patrol supervisor and trainer. From 1995 to 2004 he was responsible for researching, developing, instructing and overseeing the Officer Safety, Subject Control Tactics, Crowd Management, Incident Command and Emergency Vehicle Operations programs with the Calgary Police Service. Brian is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution and commitment to Officer Safety in Canada.

Brian serves as the Deputy Executive Director for the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEET, the Editor of the ILEETA Review and writes the W.I.N. Column for the ILEETA Use of Force Journal. He served as a member of the National Advisory Board for Police Marksman Magazine from 2000 to 2007.

September 10 - Force Science Institute Seminar

New Force Science Findings into Human Dynamics of Deadly Force and Other High Encounters

Through ground-breaking research into the human dynamics involved in complex, rapidly unfolding force encounters The Force Science Institute, founded and directed by Dr. Bill Lewinski, has had a profound impact on law enforcement. During his presentation at the 2010 Legacy of Excellent Conference, Dr. Lewinski will discuss the Institute's revolutionary findings on human performance under extreme stress, action/reaction timing, visual and auditory anomalies that surface during life-threatening scenarios--including new insights into officers' eye scan patterns during armed encounters and the impact they have on speed and accuracy--memory and recall challenges and other issues that can have a tremendous impact on the thoroughness and accuracy of investigations into officer-involved shootings and other force encounters.

Dr. Bill Lewinski

Dr. Bill Lewinski is the co-founder and executive director of The Force Science Institute, which was launched in June 2004 and is headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota. He also runs the Force Science Research Center, based at the University of Minnesota, Mankato and directed by the Institute. The mission of the Institute and the Research Center is to scientifically determine and fully understand the true dynamics of force encounters – what actually happens between officers and offenders in fluid, rapidly unfolding, life-or-death confrontations.

Dr. Lewinski has a Ph.D. in police psychology, a subject he has studied for more than three decades. He is a full professor in the Law Enforcement Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato where until recently he taught full-time for more than two decades.

He has interviewed more than 1,000 officers who have been involved in deadly force incidents and he has conducted groundbreaking research that sheds light on the little understood and often ignored realities of deadly force encounters. This information has saved officers’ lives on the street and has prevented some from going to prison when they were wrongly accused of criminally using deadly force.

Force Science Institute findings combined with Dr. Lewinski’s expert courtroom testimony have made a dramatic impact on some of the highest profile use-of-force cases in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. His research has been published in numerous national law enforcement publications, Web sites and e-newsletters. Additionally, the work for The Force Science Institute is frequently cited in law enforcement training articles and classes worldwide.