HOTEL
ACCOMMODATIONS
The Ritz Carlton, Dearborn,
located at 300 Town Center Dr., Dearborn, Michigan 48126,
is the host hotel. Reservations can be made by calling 313-441-2000.
Be sure to ask for the special OpTac International Program
rate of $105.00 per night, for single or double occupancy
rooms. Reservations must be made prior to November 21, 2008,
to guarantee these rates.
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COURSE
DESCRIPTION (3 days):
The OpTac International Tactical
Command Program
will be held December 8-10, 2008 in Taylor, Michigan.
This program is designed
to provide commanders with realistic guidelines and practical
exercises to prepare for and enhance their command of Special
Weapons and Tactics teams. Hands-on training will allow
tactical commanders the opportunity to formulate tactical
team policy, plan the execution of high-risk search and
arrest warrants, manage command post operations, legal and
ethical decision making, and tactical applications on emergency
response operations. An emphasis will be placed on legal
updates for tactical team management to include the relationship
between the selection and training requirements of tactical
team personnel, and departmental liability.
The cost to attend the OpTac
International Tactical Command Program is $599 per person.
There is limited space available, therefore paid reservations
will be accepted on a priority basis.
Subject Areas:
- Overview of emergency response operations
- Guidelines for establishing administrative policy and
procedures
- Legal and ethical decision-making
- Legal updates
- Liability concerns for command staff personnel
- Operating a tactical command post
- Command responsibilities regarding officer-involved shootings
- Selection of SWAT team personnel
- SWAT team training concerns and requirements
- Physical standards for SWAT team personnel
- Raid planning and execution
- Dynamic entries
- Stealth entries
- Tabletop exercises
Upon completion of this program, attendees will:
- Understand the responsibilities of a SWAT team commander
- Be able to formulate tactical team administrative policy
and procedures
- Understand recent court decisions and their impact on
tactical teams
- Understand the resulting liability for improper training
and poor decision making
- Be able to properly supervise the selection and training
of SWAT team personnel
- Establish criteria for SWAT team physical fitness
- Understand the dynamics of officer-involved shootings
- Understand command post operations
- Be able to critically analyze weapons qualification courses
- Understand the fundamentals of raid planning and execution
- Understand the concepts of dynamic and stealth entries
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