Managing Patrol Operations – Texas Police Chiefs Association Training Site

Rationale:

This class will prepare you to understand the options available for organizing the patrol function within your department to be most productive and to use your resources to the greatest extent. Our citizens expect the police to be there when they call, and our city governments expect us to do so with the least resources possible. Walking that tightrope is always a challenge.

Overview:

This 16-hour course is designed for Chiefs, Patrol Commanders, as well as Patrol Supervisors. This course allows agencies to understand and manage the forces that impact your ability to provide patrol services in your community. The class addresses most of the contemporary issues that trouble Patrol Operations.

Course Goals:

At the conclusion of this course, the participant will:

Understand the major police patrol experiments and results from national studies.
Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different Patrol Shift options.
Understand effective patrol tactics and strategies.
Understand staffing options and methods of determining appropriate staffing.
Relate useful leadership cues to patrol operations to provide a healthy organizational culture.

Instructor: Andy McKinney

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