Law Enforcement Training Programs

Police Officer Training

FIP is a collaborative, supportive training firm dedicated to offering best practice executive leadership training and mentoring services for the intelligence services and law enforcement community. Whether addressing counter-terrorism, justice reformation, poverty reduction, or economic development, the solution – we believe – lies in a professional policing approach that’s highly respectful of human rights, supported by a brilliant command and control structure. FIP is dedicated to the support and development of executive police officers and emerging leaders who can precisely deliver this level of security for their communities.

At FIP, we offer a comprehensive security training program, ensuring that you learn the various law enforcement tactics. In addition, we also provide procedural justice training, police diversity training, police sensitivity training, police management training, and law enforcement management training.

Recruit and Patrol Officer Training

The US Department of Justice funded the development of a curriculum for recruits and patrol officers that reflects the Fair & Impartial Policing perspective.

The 8-hour training helps the recruit and patrol officer to:

Understand that even well-intentioned people have biases;
Understand how implicit biases impact on what we perceive/see and can (unless prevented) impact on what we do;
Understand that fair & impartial policing leads to effective policing; and,
Use tools that help him/her (1) recognize his/her conscious and implicit biases, and (2) implement “controlled” (unbiased) behavioral responses.

Training Information

Class accommodates up to 30.
Agency/academy provides room with U-shaped seating and projector.

First-Line Supervisor Training

The US Department of Justice funded the development of a curriculum for first-line supervisors that reflects the Fair & Impartial Policing perspective. Identifying the appropriate supervisory response to biased policing can be challenging. Not only is biased behavior very difficult to prove through the traditional complaint review system but, for the officers whose biased behavior is not intentional or malicious, “disciplinary” action would be inappropriate. Since, in many instances, there will only be “indications” and not “proof,” it will be important to convey when and how supervisors can intervene to stop what appears to be inappropriate conduct while keeping in mind the ambiguous nature of the evidence as well as the sensitive nature of the issue.

First-line supervisors who have participated in the training report that they now have a new perspective for thinking about how bias (not just racial bias) might manifest in policing. The comments indicate that they emerge believing (some expressing surprise) that biased behavior can be unintentional and can manifest even in well-intentioned subordinates. Overwhelmingly, the participants report that they will be able to apply the information and skills from the police training courses into their daily job as a supervisor. They report acquiring new tools for identifying when bias might be manifesting in their supervisees and new tools for intervening when they have concerns about subordinate behavior.

This curriculum instructs trainees in how to supervise to promote fair & impartial policing. The 8-hour training:

helps supervisors identify subordinates who may be acting in a biased manner–including those well-meaning officers whose biased behavior may not be consciously produced;
provides guidance to supervisors on how they should respond to officers who exhibit biased policing behaviors;
challenges supervisors to think about how bias might manifest in their own behavior; and
provides guidance on how to speak about bias to individuals (e.g., officers, individual community members) and groups/media.

Training Information:

Class accommodates up to 30.
Agency/academy provides room with U-shaped seating and projector.

Mid-Management Training

Identifying the appropriate mid-manager response to biased policing can be challenging. Not only is biased behavior very difficult to prove through the traditional complaint review system but, for the agency personnel whose biased behavior is not intentional or malicious, “disciplinary” action would be inappropriate. Since, in many instances, there will only be “indications” and not “proof,” it will be important to convey when and how mid-managers can intervene to stop what appears to be inappropriate conduct while keeping in mind the ambiguous nature of the evidence as well as the sensitive nature of the issue.

This curriculum is targeted toward individuals who are above the rank of first-line supervisor (e.g., sergeant) and below what might be considered “command staff” in an agency (e.g., Captains). The 8-hour training combines elements from the command-level and first-line supervisor training for law enforcement curricula; it:

introduces the trainees to the science of bias, including the science underlying mechanisms for reducing/managing biases;
helps mid-managers identify and intervene with subordinates who may be acting in a biased manner;
challenges mid-level managers to think about how bias might manifest in their own behavior;
provides guidance on how to speak about bias to individuals (e.g., sergeants, officers, individual community members) and groups/media; and
Introduces the attendees to the elements of a comprehensive agency program to produce fair & impartial policing.

Training Information

Class accommodates up to 30.
Agency/academy provides room with U-shaped seating and projector.

Command or Command/Community Policing Training

Agencies are recognizing that even the best officers might manifest bias and therefore even the best agencies must be proactive to achieve fair & impartial policing. This training presents what is known about human biases and provides guidance for promoting fair & impartial policing in the areas of policy, police leadership, training, supervision/accountability, leadership, recruitment/hiring, outreach to diverse communities, and measurement.

Topics Covered

Rethinking racially biased policing
The social science of human bias and its implications for policing
The benefits and elements of a comprehensive program to facilitate fair & impartial policing
Meaningful policy
Supervision and accountability
Recruitment/hiring
Education/training
Assessing institutional policies and practices
Measurement
Responding to disparity charges
Data Collection: The issues, the facts
Outreach to diverse communities
How to implement a comprehensive program.

Training Information:

Course is 1.5 days.
Class accommodates up to 30
Command / Community version includes community stakeholders.

Train-the-Trainer Program

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) supported the development of two training programs based on the Fair & Impartial Policing perspective—one for recruits/patrol officers and one for first-line supervisors. The project is directed by Dr. Lorie Fridell of the University of South Florida and Anna Laszlo of Circle Solutions, Inc. The Fair & Impartial Policing TOT Program allows teams of trainers, from academies and other law enforcement training organizations, to learn to implement both the recruit/patrol officers’ and first-line supervisors’ curricula. This 2.0 day TOT “walks” trainers through every aspect of the Fair & Impartial Policing Training Program and provides opportunities to “practice” teaching the modules of both curricula. Participants will receive both the recruit/patrol officers’ and the first-line supervisors’ curricula, including comprehensive lesson plans, trainers’ guide, and Power Point presentations to implement these two training programs.

Training-of-Trainers (TOT) Program

At the conclusion of the TOT, trainers will be able to:

Understand and effectively communicate the science of implicit bias and the fact that it cans impact on what we perceive/see and can (unless prevented) impact on what we do;
Understand and effectively communicate that fair & impartial policing leads to effective policing; and
Use the Fair & Impartial Policing Training curricula to teach academy recruits/patrol officers and first-line supervisors to (1) recognize their conscious and implicit biases; (2) implement “controlled” (unbiased) behavioral responses; and (3) promote fair & impartial policing in their daily work.

Training Information

Class accommodates up to 30.
Trainers, who successfully complete the Training-of-Trainer course (TOT), will be certified and licensed to train the copyrighted FIP curricula in their agencies or academies for a period of two years from date of certification.

Implicit Bias Training for Juvenile Justice Professionals

The Fair & Impartial Policing (FIP) training programs apply the modern science of bias to decision-making; it educates training participants on the impact of implicit bias on their perceptions and gives them the skills they need to reduce and manage their biases. This seminal, science-based training program is now customized specifically for juvenile justice professionals, including juvenile probation, juvenile detention, and administrative personnel. The Fair and Impartial Juvenile Justice Training Program (8 Hours) helps participants to:

Understand that even well-intentioned people have biases;
Understand how implicit biases impact on what we perceive/see and can (unless prevented) impact on what we do;
Understand that fair & impartial decision-making leads to more accurate, effective and just outcomes; and,
Use tools that help him/her (1) recognize his/her conscious and implicit biases, and (2) implement “controlled” (unbiased) behavioral responses.

In addition, the training addresses the critical role of supervisors and helps them to:

Identify subordinate behavior that may be biased–including those well-meaning staff whose biased behavior may not be consciously produced;
Intervene with staff members to thwart biased behavior and;
Consider how bias might manifest in their own operational and managerial decision-making.

The training curriculum address, not just racial/ethnic bias, but biases based on other factors, such as gender, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status and examines types of biases and their implications for decision-making, including implicit associations, attentional bias, confirmation bias, and we/they bias.

Training Information

Class accommodates up to 30.
Agency provides training facility with U-shaped seating, high-speed internet and audio-visual equipment.

Implicit Bias Training for Probation Professionals

The Fair & Impartial Policing (FIP) training programs apply the modern science of bias to decision-making; it educates training participants on the impact of implicit bias on their perceptions and gives them the skills they need to reduce and manage their biases. This seminal, science-based training program is now customized specifically for Juvenile and Adult Probation Professionals. The Fair and Impartial Probation Training Program (8 Hours) helps participants to:

Understand that even well-intentioned people have biases;
Understand how implicit biases impact on what we perceive/see and can (unless prevented) impact on what we do;
Understand that fair & impartial decision-making leads to more accurate, effective and just outcomes; and,
Use tools that help him/her (1) recognize his/her conscious and implicit biases, and (2) implement “controlled” (unbiased) behavioral responses.

In addition, the training addresses the critical role of supervisors and helps them to:

Identify subordinate behavior that may be biased–including those well-meaning probation officers whose biased behavior may not be consciously produced;
Intervene with officers to thwart biased behavior and;
Consider how bias might manifest in their own operational and managerial decision-making.

Training Information

Class accommodates up to 30.
Agency provides training facility with U-shaped seating, high-speed internet and audio-visual equipment.

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Police Officer Training