This four-hour course is designed to offer insight into the behaviors, characteristics, and warning signs of an active shooter prior to an active shooter event. We will examine specific behaviors that may precede an attack and which of those behaviors dispatchers and law enforcement might find useful in identifying, assessing, and managing those who may perpetrate these acts of violence. The course objectives are to:
Explore the 5 stages of an active shooter event
Look at statistics surrounding active shooters
Review active shooter demographics
Examine the planning and preparations of an active shooter event
Investigate stressors and their affect on an active shooter
Study pre-attack behaviors and communications
Identify suicidal ideation and attempts
Discuss what dispatchers can do to improve documentation, detection, research and identification of a potential active shooter
This is a half day (four hour) course that will run from 8 am to noon in our virtual classroom featuring LIVE instruction and interaction with the instructor and other course attendees. The cost is $150 per person and the course is SNC approved (MNA2025-6067).
Faculty: Rich Thacker brings over 19 years of dispatch experience to MACNLOW courses, including 16 years at Eaton County Central Dispatch where he served as CTO, supervisor, and training coordinator. A CMCP and ENP-certified professional who also has a military police background and three Army Commendations for Meritorious Service, Rich instructs in MACNLOW's Basic and Advanced 40-Hour Dispatch Schools along with specialized courses on Active Shooter Incidents, Tactical Dispatching, the Opioid Crisis in Dispatch, and more. A highly-rated instructor with hundreds of five-star reviews, Rich infuses his expertise, energy, and humor into every class.
Location
Virtual Classroom with LIVE instruction and interaction
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