Course Code: REL-PSC-0-BSPPO
Hours: 2
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 6/30/2025
Learning Objectives:
Recognize 7 ways your safety may be threatened during your work as a community corrections officer.
Identify 8 general considerations for officer safety.
Recall strategies for enhancing officer safety during office and field contacts, as well as for protecting safety on social media and when off-duty.
Identify 4 situations when use of force is appropriate and the standard used to determine if use of force is reasonable.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Safety on the Job
Parole Officer Down
Overview of What We Know About Safety for Community Supervision Officers
Predicting Dangerousness
Ways Your Safety May Be Threatened
Review
Summary
Section 3: Considerations for Officer Safety
General Considerations for Officer Safety
Enhancing Safety in the Office
Knowledge Check
Enhancing Safety in the Field
Be Aware of Potential Hazardous Environments and Situations
Quick Check
Enhancing Safety Off-Duty
Do You Ever?
Enhancing Safety on Social Media
Review
Summary
Section 4: Use of Force
What Should You Do?
When to Use Force
The “Reasonable” Standard
Use of Force Continuum
Things to Keep in Mind
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributors
References
Congratulations!
Writer: Kimberly Cobb, MS
Mrs. Cobb is a Lead SME Writer/Trainer at Relias. Her primary writing responsibilities are in the content areas of public safety and behavioral health. Mrs. Cobb is also the onboarding trainer for new staff joining the Relias Content Department. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She has over 25 years of experience working in criminal and juvenile justice. Her work includes direct service, research, publication development, and training and technical assistance development and delivery.
Disclosure: Kimberly Cobb, MS has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
Instructor: Robert L. Thornton
Robert L. (Bob) Thornton, M.Ed., is Director of Community Corrections Institute, LLC, a company dedicated to providing training and consultation specifically designed for community corrections. Previously, he served as a Pretrial, Probation, and Supervising U.S. Probation Officer for over 27 years, and served as a faculty member of the Federal Judicial Center. He also conducts training for the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) and the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA). He co-authored the NIC monograph, New Approaches to Staff Safety, and authored New Approaches to Safe Safety-Second Edition, and was recently awarded a cooperative agreement to co-author a third edition.
He also authored the publication Guns, Safety and Proactive Supervision: Involving Probation and Parole in Project Safe Neighborhoods, co-authored the 2014 publication Gang Courts: An Innovative Strategy for Gang-involved Offenders, and was contributing author for the APPA publication Practical Action Tips on Officer Safety for Tribal Probation Personnel.
Additionally, he is a Federal/State Court certified expert in community corrections and a Certified Force Analyst through Force Science Institute.
Disclosure: Robert L. Thornton has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Probation/Parole Officers; in the following settings: Law Enforcement.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.