CJS 2233 Firearms-Tactical Management

CJS 2233: Firearms-Tactical Management

Description

Firearms-Tactical Management examines the physiological, psychological and emotional effects of stress on peace officers in their careers and during critical incidents to allow students to recognize these effects and develop skills to deal with stress. This course will focus on familiarizing students with the safe handling, nomenclature, and proper shooting of handgun’s, shotgun and patrol rifles requiring students to demonstrate proficiency after receiving instruction in the handling and use of handguns, shotgun, and patrol rifles. Students will then examine and complete exercises in critical incident management and different tactical responses to situations which may occur in the course of their duties.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Formally accepted into Peace Officer Program

Corequisite

None

Topics to be Covered

1. Officer Survival, Safety and Health

2. Conducting Searches and Seizures

3. Active Shooter and In-Progress Crimes

4. Persons in Crisis Response

5. Defensive and Control Tactics

6. Firearms Operations

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to successfully identify the knowledge base, respond to and properly handle all tasks associated with the following Professional Police Officer Education (PPOE) Learning objectives required by the Minnesota POST Board:

  • 1.8.1    Discuss ways peace officers can identify and explain additional safety measures for law enforcement officers, e.g., use of safety equipment and body armor, situational awareness, physical, psychological, and emotional wellness, de-escalation techniques and effective communication skills.
  • 1.8.2 Identify the physiological, psychological and emotional effects of stress on people. 
  • 1.8.3    Identify common sources of career-related stress for peace officers, e.g., trauma, shift work, decision-making pressure, and conflict with community members, affecting officers and their families. Additionally, discuss strategies for managing and reducing stress while balancing peace officer roles, interests, and responsibilities outside of work.
  • 1.8.4    Discuss how high risk or traumatic experiences may physically and psychologically affect officers and identify strategies that support critical thinking and decision making in high risk or traumatic situations.
  • 1.8.5    Discuss critical incident debriefing and identify support services and resources for peace officers.

  • 1.8.6    "Discuss Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and acute stress

    disorders, their symptoms, and other contributing factors such as chronic exposure to traumatic events, prior trauma, and coping mechanisms."
  • 3.13.1  Discuss the peace officer’s role in active shooter situations.

  • 4.2.1    "Explain and demonstrate weapon retention and disarming techniques including:

    - tactical positioning for gun retention defense,

    - retention of holstered weapons,

    - drawn handgun retention techniques,

    - disarming techniques, and

    - long gun retention techniques."
  • 4.2.2    Demonstrate basic principles of safe handling, operating, and shooting handguns and long guns including stance, grip, trigger pressure, sight alignment, and sight picture in standing, kneeling and roll over prone shooting positions.

  • 4.2.3    "Demonstrate proficiency (minimum score of 70% at each required distance) with shooting handguns including:

    - close quarter shooting skills with a handgun including ability to rapidly fire multiple rounds from close quarters (no more than 2 yards from target) position,

    - medium range shooting skills with a handgun including the ability to shoot with dominant and with non-dominant hand in both supported and unsupported shooting positions in a medium range (no closer than 5 yards and no further than 7 yards) position, and

    - longer distance shooting skills with a handgun including the ability to draw and fire at a target that is (15 to 25 yards) away."
  • 4.2.4    Demonstrate weapon handling including close quarter unsupported, weapon hand supported and unsupported, reaction hand supported and unsupported, and proficiency with a handgun from standing, kneeling or prone position.

  • 4.2.5    "Participate in exercises and live fire or simulation drills involving:

    - shooting from a down position,

    - non-dominant hand drawing and shooting,

    - use of non-traditional sight picture for aiming at close range (3 to 5 yards)."

  • 4.2.6   "Participate in malfunction drills using dummy rounds that include:

    - open and closed chamber malfunction drills with handgun,

    - weapons transition drills, and

    - one-handed malfunction drills with both dominant and non-dominant hand."
  • 4.2.7 Define the terms cover and concealment as they pertain to peace officer firearms drills.
  • 4.2.8 Demonstrate shooting from behind cover and on the move.

  • 4.2.9   "Practice decision making skills while participating in firearms simulation scenarios including:

    - multiple opponents (live fire on multiple targets),

    - targets that fail to stop,

    - low light/night shooting techniques including use of flashlight techniques in live-fire drills in low light/night conditions, and

    - reloading under fire including pistol, rifle, and shotgun."
  • 4.2.10 Demonstrate proficiency in basic long gun shooting skills, including proper handling and operation of the firearm, accuracy in shooting, and adherence to safety protocols.

Credit Details

Lecture: 0

Lab: 4

OJT: 0

MnTC Goal Area(s): None