What attendees said about our past seminars:
- “Best closing of any course ever”
- “Very moving”
- “Personally familiar with several of the officers who died. Very accurate”
- “Detailed case examples and incident videos allow officers to gain valuable experience. Causes serious consideration”
- “Very knowledgeable, Ann has done the legwork for a topic that needs to be brought to the forefront”
- “Very well organized”
- “Good emphasis on scenario-based training and fighting mindset… the closing video was excellent. We honor them by learning”
- “Moving… very well presented”
- “Great instructor! Would take this course again next year”
It's a privilege to have this kind of feedback for a new seminar on such a difficult topic. What is the Officer Down seminar all about? Read on.
Officer Down 2012 Seminar:
Lessons Learned From Line-of-Duty Deaths
What can be learned from officers who were killed in the line of duty in the past year? Do you know their stories?
Spend a day examining the lessons learned from recent line-of-duty deaths due to gunfire-related incidents in 2011. The presenter has done the research to identify the commonalities of these 50+ incidents. At the end of the course, attendees will better understand the trends in violent encounters between suspects and officers and the confluence of deadly circumstances and behaviors that have led to the most recent police officer casualties.
Hear their stories. Understand the reasons. Train to survive critical incidents.
Officer Down 2012 examines the human factors involved in officer deaths from the perspective that mistakes were not necessarily made by fallen officers, but the lessons to be learned from the loss of police officers are many. Going beyond the timeless concepts of “tombstone courage” and “don’t rush in,” attendees will analyze actions taken by suspects and officers in depth to better prepare themselves to avoid, or at least survive a critical incident.
The seminar is designed to compress the lessons contained in the book, Officer Down 2012 into an 8-hour training session.***Attendees will receive a student resource guide to address the 2011 incidents in their own training programs and departmental policies. ***
Spend a day examining the lessons learned from recent line-of-duty deaths due to gunfire-related incidents in 2011. The presenter has done the research to identify the commonalities of these 50+ incidents. At the end of the course, attendees will better understand the trends in violent encounters between suspects and officers and the confluence of deadly circumstances and behaviors that have led to the most recent police officer casualties.
Hear their stories. Understand the reasons. Train to survive critical incidents.
Officer Down 2012 examines the human factors involved in officer deaths from the perspective that mistakes were not necessarily made by fallen officers, but the lessons to be learned from the loss of police officers are many. Going beyond the timeless concepts of “tombstone courage” and “don’t rush in,” attendees will analyze actions taken by suspects and officers in depth to better prepare themselves to avoid, or at least survive a critical incident.
The seminar is designed to compress the lessons contained in the book, Officer Down 2012 into an 8-hour training session.***Attendees will receive a student resource guide to address the 2011 incidents in their own training programs and departmental policies. ***
Final Officer Down 2012 Seminars
OD12 is coming to:
- Allentown, PA on November 27, 2012 and
- Baltimore, MD in December/January (Date TBD).
By hosting the seminars, these agencies are managing the registration for these venues independently. You will have to contact them directly if you want to attend.
Missed the opportunity to attend this year? Look for next year's edition: Officer Down 2013. Venues beginning in June 2013. Want to host? Contact us.
- Allentown, PA on November 27, 2012 and
- Baltimore, MD in December/January (Date TBD).
By hosting the seminars, these agencies are managing the registration for these venues independently. You will have to contact them directly if you want to attend.
Missed the opportunity to attend this year? Look for next year's edition: Officer Down 2013. Venues beginning in June 2013. Want to host? Contact us.
Don't have time to attend training? Looking for the Officer Down 2012 book instead?
It is located under the Training Tools tab.
Cancellation policy: If a class is cancelled by us for any reason, your paid tuition fees are 100% refundable. No fine print.
Once you register and pay for a class, you will receive electronic confirmation and further information on the class specifics, directions to the venue, and other details. If you need to cancel or are unable to attend a class you have paid for due to a scheduling conflict, illness or other legitimate reason, you may attend a future session on a space available basis at no additional cost or send another officer to attend in your place.
Advance notice is appreciated in these situations whenever possible. Cop-to-cop, we will work it out and make it right!
If you have questions about a seminar, send me an email at abumbak@yahoo.com.
Once you register and pay for a class, you will receive electronic confirmation and further information on the class specifics, directions to the venue, and other details. If you need to cancel or are unable to attend a class you have paid for due to a scheduling conflict, illness or other legitimate reason, you may attend a future session on a space available basis at no additional cost or send another officer to attend in your place.
Advance notice is appreciated in these situations whenever possible. Cop-to-cop, we will work it out and make it right!
If you have questions about a seminar, send me an email at abumbak@yahoo.com.