August 18, 2008
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Instructor Course at
Home Office
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Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Hats Finally Here
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Update on Freddy Training Unit
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C-FORCE.US Virtual Competition Team
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Transfer of
Certification Policy
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National Training Schedule
INSTRUCTOR COURSE AT HOME OFFICE
Departmental Instructors from agencies throughout the Chicago area and as far away as northern Michigan participated in the Level 1 & 2 Instructor Certification Course at the Controlled F.O.R.C.E. Home Office in Elburn, IL on August 4-7. Situated about 55 miles west of Chicago (which translates to a 1-3 hour commute depending on traffic), Elburn's central location is ideal for officers coming for training from across the Midwest and beyond.
Officer Andy Ramirez, criminal justice program instructor at the Wilco Area Career Center in Romeoville, IL, attended the course based on what he saw at a training demo that Controlled F.O.R.C.E. National Instructor Toby Flaget provided to the criminal justice students there earlier this year [Click Here for "Reality Training for Wilco CJ Students" article]. Now Officer Ramirez is certified to pass his knowledge of the Mechanical Advantage Control Holds™ and the M.A.C.H.-based subject control system to future law enforcement officers.
Officer Tom Stepanek from Bolingbrook Police Department was trained in Controlled F.O.R.C.E. for the first time during the August course, and within a week of becoming certified, had successfully used his new skills on the street. In one incident, Officer Stepanek performed a M.A.C.H. 1 and 2 with good results on a subject that was off his medications and was fighting and biting family members. In another incident, Officer Stepanek performed a M.A.C.H. 3 on a subject that was threatening others with a knife. The technique helped Officer Stepanek to subdue the subject without injury, though, in the knife-wielding subject's own words, "I don't know what a number three is, but it sure hurt."
Controlled F.O.R.C.E. thanks everyone that attended the training to become certified or re-certified. The next training scheduled at the Home Office is a Level 1 & 2 Instructor Course being held on November 3-6. All U.S.N.S.T.A. Members enrolling in this course can receive 20% off the regular tuition if they submit registration on or before September 30.
Controlled F.O.R.C.E. is working with local agencies on scheduling a Level 3 Instructor Course for early 2009. Dates and location pending.
CONTROLLED F.O.R.C.E. HATS FINALLY HERE
In response to popular demand, Controlled F.O.R.C.E. now offers CF Xtreme Baseball Hats. CF Xtreme Baseball Hats come in several fit options, with various styles to choose from.
Go
to
www.controlledforce.com/products/hats.html
for more details.
Call now to order: 1-800-301-9292
UPDATE ON FREDDY TRAINING UNIT
Due to rising costs, Controlled F.O.R.C.E. has made a slight increase to the purchase price of the Freddy S.T.A.T. Training Unit™. For updated pricing on this powerful tool that actually reduces costs associated with training injury, go to www.controlledforce.com/freddy.html. When you click on Freddy, you will have the option to view our informative Freddy promo video. If you haven't done so already, check it out.
ATTENTION XBOX 360 PLAYERS:
If you are a Controlled F.O.R.C.E. certified departmental instructor and you play Xbox 360, please contact Tony Grano or Lorenzo Catanag to learn more about joining the C-FORCE.US Virtual Competition Team. C-FORCE.US currently has teams for Halo 3, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, and Call of Duty 4. See team listings at www.controlledforce.com/VIRTUAL/c-force-us.htm.
Interested? Call Tony or Lorenzo at 630-365-1700.
TRANSFER OF CERTIFICATION POLICY
We at Controlled F.O.R.C.E. understand that officers can transfer to several different law enforcement agencies throughout their career. In order to track those officers that are transferring their skills and knowledge of the Controlled F.O.R.C.E. system, we have instituted a policy for certified departmental instructors that transfer agencies within the two-year certification term.
CONTROLLED F.O.R.C.E. TRANSFER POLICY
Any Controlled F.O.R.C.E. certified departmental instructor that transfers agencies within the two-year certification term must transfer their certification with the Controlled F.O.R.C.E. home office in order to teach the system to officers within their new agency.
JUSTIFICATION FOR TRANSFER POLICY
A) In order to maintain the integrity of the system and to provide support to those who are properly trained in the system, Controlled F.O.R.C.E. must track everyone who is certified to teach the system. By maintaining adequate documentation on everyone who may potentially be teaching the system to others, Controlled F.O.R.C.E. can be fully prepared to respond should an incident ever occur where Controlled F.O.R.C.E. is asked to support an officer based on his/her use of a Controlled F.O.R.C.E. technique.
B) By completing the certification transfer process, Controlled F.O.R.C.E. certified departmental instructors are providing proper documentation that their new agency approves of the system being used by their officers.
C) By completing the certification transfer process, Controlled F.O.R.C.E. certified departmental instructors are providing proper documentation that they are approved by their new agency to transfer their skills and knowledge of the system to other officers within the agency.
If you have changed departments
since your last certification, please call Controlled F.O.R.C.E. at
630-365-1700, or download our full policy from the Instructor Support page on
our website:
www.controlledforce.com/instructor_support/TransferLetter.pdf.
Go to www.controlledforce.com/schedule.htm for an up-to-date listing of Instructor Courses.
If there are no courses scheduled near your location, we would like to hear from
you.
Call 630-365-1700 today for details on hosting. Ask for Toby Flaget,
National Training Coordinator.
United States National Standards of
Training Association
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