Avoiding Preventable Use of Force

Registration Deadline: March 6, 2026 

This course has been approved by ILETSB for the following mandates:
Crisis Intervention - .50
Legal Updates – 1.50
Procedural Justice 3.0
De-escalation Techniques – 1.50
Officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment, and time – 1.0

During this 8-hour ILETSB-certified free course, highly experienced national trainer, Lt. Jim Glennon (ret.), will dissect real-world force encounters, recorded on body cameras, with the goal of identifying what, if anything, could have been done to reduce or avoid the need to use force.

He will explore an array of important topics including acute stress and its impact on officer decision-making and performance; high-tension interaction strategies designed to depressurize subjects in crisis; legal, ethical and tactical considerations regarding use of force; effective
tactical communication; myths and realities of de-escalation; responsibilities of command staff and trainers to thoroughly prepare officers to apply a force-avoidance skillset to forestall the need for force when possible, and more.

This course is designed to realistically take into account human factors limitations that impact officers’ mental and physical performance in high-stress, time-compressed circumstances.  This complimentary training is courtesy of your friends at ILEAS, funded by The Less Lethal Alternatives for Law Enforcement Grant, and administered in cooperation with ICJIA.

THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC MEETING