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A MESSAGE FROM NCPST'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAVID D. TAYLOR, JD

national center for public safety programs update: in addition to the our standard law enforcement online courses and instructor led training options, ncpst is pleased to announce the addition of a new professional development-certification program with nearly 200 new partner courses online.

ncpst is undergoing an expansion into a professional development online course series that will offer a variety of training courses, including classes to prepare students seeking to qualify for national certification exam testing in selected disciplines. we have worked very hard to develop this new professional development program and make this new line of courses available to you.

over the last 10 years as i have traveled the country lecturing to law enforcement, so many officers have asked where they could take online training classes in topics other than purely police based training courses. many have stated they want to increase their knowledge into other fields so they could respectively increase their marketability in the professional market place in other disciplines. many have also noted they wanted to develop new skills to take with them into a new career as they would soon be entering retirement and they wanted a new career direction. now, ncpst has developed partnerships nationwide that have enabled us to accommodate all of these requests by our new series of partner courses. you will not be disappointed.

ncpst partner couses consist of many new classes that are still in the development phase; ready to launch soon. as you will see here below, ncpst will feature three signature courses every month. click on programs and courses or the graphic links shown above and scroll through the nearly 200 new partner courses we now offer.

to support your participation in these programs, we have been able to secure financing options for those needing financial assistance in paying for our certification courses. we have partnered with loan-to-learn for the financing program. click here for our financing program information.

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Available Courses

• Surviving the Cross Examination

  • Instructor: Al Ramirez, M. Ed.

  depositions – four types of defense attorneys – goals of cross examination – defense attorney tactics – maintaining a professional demeanor – tips for testifying on cross examination

   video podcast is included with this course. 

  instructional time: 30 minutes

  THIS IS A FULL COURSE PROVIDED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE AT NO CHARGE. ENROLL FREE TODAY!

• Flying While Armed for Law Enforcement

  • Instructor: Brian Jarvis

  Cost: $14.95

  
  

  carrying a firearm on commercial aircraft – determining the need to carry – check in procedures – prisoner escorts – carrying a firearm in checked baggage – ground security coordinator duties – pilot in command duties – airline crew member security training – federal air marshal program – flight crew response – hijackings – in-flight disturbances – firearms discharge – proper demeanor – denial of carry-on

  video podcast is included with this course.

  instructional time: 2 hours

• Identity Crimes Investigation

  • Instructor: Brian Jarvis

  Cost: $14.95

  
  

  what is identity crime – what to do – types of identity crimes – types of personal identification – id crime facilitates other crime – how identity crimes originate – investigative techniques - ftc theft database – stolen check cases

  video podcast is included with this course.

  instructional time: 45 minutes

• Interview & Interrogation

  • Instructor: Brian Jarvis

  Cost: $14.95

  
  

  the interview – interrogation defined – types of interviews and interrogations – interactions – victim interviews – witnesses – informants – suspects – goals – the successful interrogation – the successful interview – general considerations

  instructional time: 47 minutes

• Legal Considerations for Interrogation

  • Instructor: David D. Taylor, JD

  Cost: $24.95

  interrogation goals – legal requirements – defining custody – defining 'interrogation' – why confessions occur – the interrogator – planning – documentation – legal considerations: admissibility

  instructional time: 81 minutes

• Report Writing & Field Notes

  Cost: $9.95

  preparing field notes – preparing offense reports – drafting reports – supplemental investigations & reports

   video podcast is included with this course. 

  instructional time: 30 minutes

• Victimology & the Crime Scene

  • Instructor: Captain Thomas Tittle (Ret.)

  Cost: $9.95

  
  

  risk factors – force used – victim resistance factor – injuries to the body – wound examination – bodies of evidence

  instructional time: 30 minutes

• Characteristics of the Batterer

  • Instructor: Captain Thomas Tittle (Ret.)

  Cost: $9.95

  
  

  beliefs of the batterer – power and control techniques – characteristics of the batterer – assessment of behavior – batterers in the courtroom – 12 stages of violence – the cycle theory – treatment of the batterer

  instructional time: 30 minutes

• Estimating the Time of Death

  • Instructor: David D. Taylor, JD

  Cost: $19.95

  legal significance of time of death – time of death issues – livor mortis – rigor mortis – body temp – decomposition – ocular fluid – stomach contents – insect activity – animal activity – plant evidence – scene markers

  video podcast is included with this course.

  instructional time: 62 minutes

• Establishing Identity

  • Instructor: David D. Taylor, JD

  Cost: $9.95

  
  

  non-law enforcement experts – reconstructive dental determinations – bones – personal identification – clothing – x-rays – medical and dental records – dna – tentative identification – jewelry – fingerprints

  video podcast is included with this course.

  instructional time: 30 minutes

• Sharp Force Injuries

  • Instructor: David D. Taylor, JD

  Cost: $14.95

  
  

  common weapons – wound characteristics – common findings – stabbing – cutting – seven possible mechanisms for offender self wounding – reconstruction considerations

  instructional time: 53 minutes

• Public Safety Stress Management

  • Instructor: Al Ramirez, M. Ed.

  Cost: $9.95

  eustress/distress – fight or flight response – general adaptation syndrome – stressors – levels of stress – stressors in police work – physical effects of stress – tmj syndrome – occupation stress – stress and disease – occupational stressors – job dissatisfaction – workaholic – signs/symptoms of stress – five stages of burnout – emotional problems – signs of alcohol abuse – critical incident stress – exercise and health

  video podcast is included with this course.

  instructional time: 31 minutes

• Sexual Harassment Prevention & Response

  • Instructor: Frances Taylor

  Cost: $19.95

  
  

  sexual harassment defined – types of sexual harassment – quid pro quo – hostile environment – who could be harassers – elements of sexual harassment - unwelcomeness: what does it mean – intent versus impact – responses to sexual harassment – individual responsibilities – supervisor responsibilities – sexual harassment prevention

  instructional time: 60 minutes

• Workplace Violence

  • Instructor: Frances Taylor

  Cost: $9.95

  
  

  workplace violence trends and statistics – classifications of workplace violence – risk factors that contribute to wpv incidents – behaviors that constitute workplace violence – engineering & administrative controls – a model workplace violence policy – employer post-incident procedure – employee compliance measures – recognition & response to escalating behavior – surviving the workplace violence incident – employee reporting activities – post-incident services for employees

  video podcast is included with this course.

  instructional time: 32 minutes

• Patrol Survival Techniques

  • Instructor: Al Ramirez, M. Ed.

  Cost: $9.95

  factors leading to officer injury or death – profile of cop killers – six stages of deadly encounters – officer safety tips – observation fatal rules to live by – expect the unexpected – tactical integrity – reaction time – startle response – mental color codes – survival star heart disease

  instructional time: 38 minutes

• Low Man-Power Checkpoints

  • Instructor: Ron Hoague

  Cost: $9.95

  
  

  benefits – legal considerations – selecting locations – traffic incidents – preparing for the checkpoint – the operations plan: blueprint of a good checkpoint – equipment considerations – announcement of the checkpoint – personnel structure – statistics: the key for continued success – statistical benefits – review – conclusion

  instructional time: 30 minutes

• Arrest and Custody

  • Instructor: Al Ramirez, M. Ed.

  Cost: $9.95

  
  

  patrol officer assessment – officer attitude – arrestee profile – physical control training – contacting the suspect – interviewing – making the arrest – liability issues – transporting the prisoner – officer safety – special considerations – basic mistakes

  instructional time: 30 minutes

• Property Crimes: Burglary

  • Instructor: David D. Taylor, JD

  Cost: $19.95

  
  

  legal considerations – introduction – offender profile – the amateur – the semi-skilled – the professional – the juvenile – investigative considerations – preliminary - supplemental - burglary tool recognition - fraudulent complaints – recovery of stolen property

  video podcast is included with this course.

  instructional time: 60 minutes

• Property Crimes: Larceny

  • Instructor: Frances Taylor, M.P.A.

  Cost: $19.95

  legal issues – investigative considerations – retail theft – dealing in stolen property – fraud and confidence games – embezzlement & employee theft – baggage theft – white collar crime – fraudulent complaints – stolen property recovery

   video podcast is included with this course. 

  instructional time: 67 minutes

• The Looting of Archeological Sites

  • Instructor: David D. Taylor, JD

  Cost: $9.95

  nationwide problem – why this crime occurs – archeological resources – locations where crimes occur – locations where items are sold – legal considerations – tools of the looter – work hours of the looter – damage & offender assessments – search warrant considerations

  instructional time: 30 minutes

• Sex Crimes Investigations: Terms & Concepts

  • Instructor: Captain Thomas Tittle (Ret.)

  Cost: $9.95

  paraphilias: terms and definitions – atypical paraphilias – diagnoses of sexual disorders – the organized lust murderer – the disorganized lust murderer

  instructional time: 35 minutes

  warning: portions of the training materials, publications and/or audio-visual segments of this course may contain content of a graphic and disturbing nature that is intended for a mature audience only in accordance with the published site policy.

• Sexual Deviants

  • Instructor: Captain Thomas Tittle (Ret.)

  Cost: $9.95

  deviant characteristics – organized and disorganized characteristics – psychopaths – psychotics – women and self-destructive behaviors – additional paraphilic studies – the elderly

  instructional time: 38 minutes

  warning: portions of the training materials, publications and/or audio-visual segments of this course may contain content of a graphic and disturbing nature that is intended for a mature audience only in accordance with the published site policy.

• The Four Types of Rapists

  • Instructor: Captain Thomas Tittle (Ret.)

  Cost: $9.95

  behavior styles – rapists – behavior assessments – anger-excitation rapist – power assertive rapist – power reassurance – anger retaliatory – potential future behavior

  instructional time: 39 minutes

• Sex Crimes: Investigative Assessment

  • Instructor: Captain Thomas Tittle (Ret.)

  Cost: $9.95

  
  

  sexual battery statistics – the three defenses to rape – victim interviews – investigative concerns – methods of approach – stages of victim recovery

  instructional time: 35 minutes

• Criminal Investigation for New Detectives Web Companion Materials

  

  this section is the web companion resource for the instructor led criminal investigation for new detectives course provided on-site by ncpst. students who have taken the criminal investigation for new detectives instructor led course can access this section with the user access key provided by your instructor in class to view supplemental course materials associated with this training topic. students must register/establish an ncpst user account online and then enter the enrollment key in the space provided to enter this section. access will remain available for up to six months from the date of course completion on-site.

• Death & Homicide Investigation Web Companion Materials

  

  this section is the web companion resource for the instructor led death and homicide course provided on-site by ncpst. students who have taken the death and homicide instructor led course can access this section with the user access key provided by your instructor in class to view supplemental course materials associated with this training topic. students must register/establish an ncpst user account online and then enter the enrollment key in the space provided to enter this section. access will remain available for up to six months from the date of course completion on-site.