When patrol officers face a barricaded subject or a non-compliant occupant in a vehicle, time, distance and decision-making matter. Officers need options that can help create compliance while preserving officer safety and maintaining control of the scene.
This on-demand Police1 training course provides practical guidance on the deployment of pepper projectile systems in residential barricade incidents and vehicle-based standoffs. The course focuses on how these tools can be integrated into patrol response, less-lethal strategy and team communication to support safer, more disciplined outcomes.
The outline emphasizes modern barricade challenges, deployment through windows and doorways, controlled angles around vehicles, coordination with contact and arrest teams, and the operational limitations officers must consider before deployment.
Access this on-demand training by completing the registration box on the Police1 course page.
In this course, you will learn
- How pepper projectile systems can fit between verbal commands and higher levels of force during barricaded and vehicle-based incidents.
- Key deployment considerations in residential barricades, including use through windows, doorways and pre-entry softening concepts.
- How to address non-compliant vehicle occupants using controlled angles, containment tactics and coordinated less-lethal deployment.
- Why communication with lethal cover, contact teams and arrest teams is essential before and during deployment.
- The primary limitations, environmental considerations and policy issues officers should evaluate before using pepper projectile systems.
- How to apply these concepts through a short scenario-based incident review.
Who should attend
- Patrol officers
- Field training officers
- Patrol supervisors and sergeants
- SWAT and tactical team personnel
- Use-of-force instructors
- Agency trainers responsible for less-lethal deployment and barricade response
Course details
- Format: On-demand online training
- Length: Approximately 10 to 15 minutes
- Topic focus: Barricaded subjects, vehicle standoffs, less-lethal deployment, officer safety and team tactics
- Training style: Operational overview, tactical application and scenario-based reinforcement
Meet the trainers
Kyle Shoberg: Kyle Shoberg is a police sergeant serving in Northern California with 20 years of law enforcement experience and 7 years as a K9 handler. He has worked numerous critical incidents, has direct officer-involved shooting experience, and has presented to law enforcement agencies across the country on officer wellness and incident debriefing.
Mark Redlich: Mark Redlich served 13 years with Sacramento PD in patrol, crime suppression, gang enforcement, professional standards and full-time SWAT assignments. He has led or supported more than 110 high-risk deployments and instructed in patrol tactics, officer rescue, mass casualty response and patrol clearing.
Why this training matters
Barricaded and vehicle-based incidents create compressed timelines, elevated stress and significant risk for officers, subjects and bystanders. Pepper projectile systems can provide officers with another tool to influence behavior, disrupt non-compliance and create opportunities for safer resolution. But effectiveness depends on judgment, positioning, communication and disciplined team execution. This course is designed to help officers think through those decisions before they are forced to make them in real time.
