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THE CHALLENGE
Cop watchers have been active for more than 30 years, and First Amendment Audits have been on the rise for a decade. Yet each day, new videos are posted to social media featuring officers who appear completely unprepared for the encounters. “Failed” audits undermine public trust in our already embattled institutions and, too often, result in increasingly costly civil suits. All public servants, peace officers in particular, must be equipped with the most current case law, the requisite communication skills, and the right mental attitude, if we are to expect them to meet this challenge and uphold the public trust.
First Amendment Auditing has grown into a cottage industry that shows no sign of slowing.
What do you really need to know?
RECOGNIZE AN AUDIT
What do they look like?
Where do they take place?
What are typical Auditor strategies?
CURRENT CASE LAW
Which activities are protected?
When is camera evidence?
Who may film? Where? When?
What is a “journalist”?
STRATEGIES AND TACTICS
What to say, what not to say.
Avoid traps and pitfalls.
Recognize and deflect Auditors’ attempts to provoke.
How to be better at what you do than they are at what they do.
THE LATEST INFORMATION
Course materials are continually updated as
Auditor tactics evolve.
Student feedback is incorporated following each presentation.
HOW
The seminar consists of a 4-hour, in-person, instructor-led presentation that is organized around the same research based presentation principles employed by TED Talks. The multimedia presentation incorporates both video clips of actual audits and enhanced student engagement activities. “Death by PowerPoint” will NOT be tolerated.
At the conclusion of the training series, we will provide the client agency a PDF copy of the full CJSTC compliant lesson plan documenting the material covered.
We will also provide a PDF copy of our End of Course Handout, summarizing the key points of the course, that the client may print for each attendee, and a Certificate of Completion for each attendee.
In addition to the course material that my legal counsel and I have prepared, we can set aside a portion of the course to cover any of your agency’s policies or bulletins that pertain directly to members’ response to auditor activities (ex., Trespassing Persons from Public Property, Interacting With the Media, Accessing you Legal Advisor,etc.)
WHEN: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
First Session: 0800‐1200 Second Session: 1300‐1700
This course will be offered in two sessions to allow for different shifts to attend.
WHERE: HENDRY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
4425 West SR80
Fort Denaud (LaBelle), Florida 33935
PLEASE REGISTER BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO: [email protected]
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