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Canine Supervision 365

Canine Supervision 365

December 9 – 11, 2024
Palm Springs, CA
Hosted by Palm Springs Police Department

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Canine Supervision 365 is a 3-day (24 hours) comprehensive interactive course designed and instructed by Sergeant Bill Lewis II (Retired) and Sergeant Gregg Tawney (Retired) for K9 supervisors to address liability and supervision of programs associated with patrol dogs tasked primarily to locate suspects and secondarily assist in the apprehension of suspects. Supervision of a law enforcement K9 unit nowadays is a full-time responsibility even when shared among others and it is required 365 days of the year. Participants will learn from cases and incidents past and present as they are reviewed, discussed, and the lessons learned shared, and will include assessments of scenario-based training and a few “it’s time to examine and discuss a controversial recorded incident” exercises.

Course topics include:

  • Reasons We Get in Trouble”
  • Defending your patrol K9 program
  • “Time on a bite”
  • Policy & Operational Manuals
  • “K9 incidents in the news”
  • “Case Law and Control”
  • Selection and Retention
  • Proficiency testing
  • Report writing
  • “The Court of Public Opinion”
  • Deployments and Debriefs
  • Scenario-based training
  • K9 Use of Force
  • Monthly performance evaluations
  • Training and documentation

FEE: $525 per person

CONTACT: Bill Lewis II at sgtblewis2@aol.com

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