Building search
New technology could provide vital information during breaching operations, trafficking searches, or hostage situations
We must provide patrol officers with the knowledge, techniques and tactics to make building searches as safe as possible
Is a suspect more likely to go to the blind corner or somewhere else in a room in an attempt to ambush an officer?
Taking a homeowner’s word that a house was clear after a break in could have been a fatal decision for this officer
SWAT
Whether or not you’re part of a SWAT team, at some point all LEOs — from narcotics to investigations to patrol — enter structures with the intent to locate suspects
Lack of education and training on both SWAT and K-9 elements can paralyze and frustrate the members of a combined group