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Management of
Land Search Operations
Course
Description:
Just like
good, down to earth, detective work is sometimes required to solve a
difficult crime, good investigation and the application of basic
“search theory” principles can make the difference on a difficult
search. It’s very hard to make the leap into the “big leagues” of
liability, the media and distraught relatives if you only have
cursory knowledge of search.
Who Should
Attend:
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Police
Officers
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Coast Guards
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Emergency
Planning Personnel
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Volunteer and
Professional SAR Team Leaders
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Air Support Unit
Personnel
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Search Team Members
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Dog Handlers
Course
Content:
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A National
and International SAR Picture. (Methodology and Best Practices)
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Case Study
Lessons Learned
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The Six Step
Management Process.
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Developing a
Plan, First Notice and Determining Urgency.
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Reflex
Tasking and Incident Management. (ICS)
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Investigation
and Interviewing.
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Latest
Missing Person Behaviour Data.
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Designating,
Tracking and Prioritizing the Search Area using Subject
Behaviour Data.
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Latest POD
Research and “Sweep Width.”
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Practical
Application of Search Theory.
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Target
Orientation, Vision and POD Data.
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Briefing and
Debriefing.
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Legal Issues
and Public Expectations.
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Searching in
the Urban Environment.
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Use of
Computer Technology and Search Management. Software.
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Aerial
Support with Digital Mapping.
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Review of
Research and Field Experiments.
Course
Objectives:
On successful completion of
this course, participants should:
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Have awareness of the technical knowledge needed
to run a major search incident.
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Understand the value of local lost subject data
applied to current strategies & search tactics.
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Learned lessons from research & “best practices”
from multi-country experience.
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Put into practice the comprehensive planning &
coordination based on multi-country police search success.
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Have gained specialist knowledge about the
behaviour of certain categories of missing persons such as
children & those suffering from Dementia of Alzheimer’s
disorder.
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Have benefited from networking with other police
personnel on common search incident problems.
Course Duration:
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5 day: The initial
“Managing Land Search Operations” 5-day course is designed for those
who have the responsibility to plan and prepare for search
operations in remote, rural or urban environments. This course and
its accompanying student materials are now the search management
“standard” in nine countries. This is not a field skills course; it
is management oriented. Participants will learn how to plan for,
organize and manage a search effort for missing persons using the
latest management principles and organisational structure. Emphasis
in the course is on resources needed to do the job right and a
recurring cycle of management processes that use the latest forms
and techniques. Small group discussion and 4 actual case study
tabletop map exercises are used throughout the course.
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3 day Advanced Refresher: The basic
course has changed & developed over the past few years to a
point that is almost beyond recognition for those that have
taken the course more than two years ago. Many of our students
requested a course to update & refresh their knowledge. We have
now designed a course specifically for the experienced Search
Manager who wishes to learn what is new. The course is based on
the new UK version of the “Handbook for Managing Land Search
Operations” and will lead students through the new concepts and
test their understanding with new search management problems.
Location:
Dates and cost:
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