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Transformative Curriculum with the New Community Policing Model at its Core

The Veritas Institute will develop original curriculum, partner with outside training organizations with outstanding curricula, and employ specifically mandated model curricula already in use:

Integrated Communications and Tactics (ICAT)

Created by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) in conjunction with working police officers, ICAT offers the most innovative and evidence-supported techniques to de-escalation of high-risk events involving people armed with non-firearm weapons. Incorporating scene safety with tactical communications, ICAT equips officers with the skills needed to put everyone in a winnable position, with the ultimate goal of everyone going home safely. New Jersey has instituted a policy that every law enforcement officer in the state must receive a minimum of 12 hours of ICAT training.

Policing as a Community (PAAC)

The old community policing model attempted to blend the enforcement and crime-fighting duties of police officers with personal engagement between the police and within the community in which they worked. Bicycle patrol, foot patrol and youth-centered activities were some of the focus of that model. PAAC is based on the New Community Policing model which takes the burden off police as the sole solution to a community’s problems and establishes a framework for integrated public services where the police are the first order of a layered response. Policing as a community fosters partnerships between public services and the community while allowing the police themselves to focus on emergencies that demand an emergency police response.

Police Response to Substance Use Disorder

Assault, vehicle burglaries, domestic violence, DWI, shoplifting and child abuse are just some of the types of reports that officers respond to everyday that are highly likely to have a substantial connection to drug and alcohol abuse. The percentage of these types of incidents, and others, that have a nexus with substance use disorder is high. This training educates officers on the physiology and social conditions associated with addiction, resources available to that officer and the subjects they come across, and aims to reduce the harm done in our society from the drug epidemic.

Cultural Diversity

The most valuable asset an officer has is his or her ability to communicate, but often communication faces barriers due to cultural differences or misunderstandings. Our Cultural Diversity training equips public servants with knowledge of a variety of co-cultures. The class is framed in the greater context of the importance of understanding other cultures for the sake of a healthy relationship between public services and the community at large.

Policing & the LGBTQ+ Community

A four-hour interactive workshop taught by police professionals who happen to be part of the LGBTQ+ Community. After this workshop participants will be able to describe the concerns of the LGBTQ+ Communities in order to better deliver safety services and cultural competence. This workshop will also explain terminology and what to avoid while working/dealing with members of the LGBTQ+ Community.

How to Interact with the Police: A Citizen’s Guide to Positive Police-Community Relations

This program provides an orientation for understanding and appreciating the role of the police officer in society. It also provides a foundation to thoughtfully interact with the police for the purpose of maintaining a safe environment in consideration of both the police and the public. As the students become more familiar with these respective roles, they will be better prepared and equipped to avoid engaging in conduct that could be misconstrued and result in unnecessary escalation of force leading to an otherwise avoidable arrest, physical confrontation, or tragedy.

Methods of Inspirational Instruction (MOII) to develop motivated inspiring mentor-instructors

This program provides a review of the New Jersey Police Training Commission’s Methods of Instruction course as a refresher in the fundamental principles of learning and teaching, researching and preparing lesson plans, and public speaking in the delivery of instruction. This program expands this foundational knowledge to emphasize the crucial component of inspiration in the learning process. As such, areas of concentration are motivation, leadership, enhanced communication skills, advanced learning theories, and an introspective self-analysis to formulate a teaching strategy to tap into what drives students to perform their best, be their best, and ultimately want to transition to teaching to help others inspire future generations of students to become inspirational instructors.

Future mandated training informed by the new comprehensive community policing model

Are you an agency chief or head of training? Request a course or offer to host a training at your site by contacting us here. Have a grant for training your personnel? Partner with us to supply qualified instructors and organize the course. Click here for details.