| Services Division | |||
| TRAINING BRANCH | |||
| FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER | |||
| Division Commander - Mr. K. Brodie | |||
| Commander - Major V. Chapman | |||
| Commander (FLETC) - Captain N. Schirmer | |||
| Force Training Officer - Lieutenant R. Brown-Ankney | |||
Sergeant
D. Whitehorne - Training Supervisor (DC)
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Sergeant
R. Kolsch - Training Supervisor (FLETC) |
Sergeant
P. Smith - Training Supervisor (DC) |
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BASIC TRAINING Currently, the basic training for the United States Park Police newly appointed officers is held at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia. The 12-week program is a Uniformed Police Training Program designed to provide new officers with the specific knowledge and skills necessary to perform at the entry level in a Federal law enforcement position. The Uniformed Police Training Program is 59 instructional days in length and the students receive a total of 428 course hours of training in a variety of areas. Criminal and traffic law, firearms, emergency and non-emergency vehicle operations, physical tactics, EMS awareness and human behavior are some of the major areas of instruction during this course. A variety of other police related subjects such as accident investigation, criminal investigation, Standardized Field Sobriety Test, crime prevention and drug and narcotics are included in areas an officer must study prior to graduating. FIREARMS TRAINING: Basic police recruits receive lecture and practical firearms instruction from veteran firearms instructors. Subject matter includes topics such as handgun safety and maintenance, fundamentals of shooting, malfunctions, shotgun and the force continuum. Students must shoot a minimum qualifying score with their weapons and pass a comprehensive written examination. |
BEHAVORIAL SCIENCES Today’s law enforcement personnel, in addition to operational, technical, and legal skills, must possess knowledge and understanding of human behavior in order to function effectively. As a result of this training, the student will be able to identify the source of apparent or potential problems calling for human relational skills: indicate the responsibility of the law enforcement officer in a given situation; and indicate various means by which law enforcement personnel can avoid potential conflicts or resolve existing problems by using recommended human relational skills. |
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PHYSICAL TACTICS Basic police recruits receive lecture and practical training in physical tactics from certified veteran physical tactics instructors. This includes training in pressure points, joint locks, handcuffing, strikes/blocks/combinations, straight baton, ground fighting and weapon retention. Students must demonstrate a proficiency in each of the areas and pass all practical examinations. |
Agency Specific Basic (ASB) |
| Upon completion of the Uniformed Police Training Program, the newly graduated United States Park Police Officers remain at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for a additional five weeks for a course of instruction that is geared towards the operations, policies, and procedures of the United States Park Police. This course of instruction focuses specifically on report writing, operational procedural labs, practical exercises, written exams, motor vehicle accidents, and incident reporting labs. In addition to the classroom presentations, the students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge and ability of the course study through labs, written exams, and practical exercises. |
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