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Identify the FTO major responsibilities (6 Total)
Role model/instructor/valuator/consoler/mentor/supervisor
Discuss the FTO program
must have a basic LE understanding of training and course curriculum
Identify the roles and expectations agency of FTO and recruits(2 models)
Reno and San Hose Model
FTO Program Expectations
Beware of Pygmalion Effect, Avoid perception
Liability
actually, or potentially subject to an obligation/being responsible for a possible or actual loss
Types of Liability
Admin/Criminal/Civil
Steps in Civil ( 6 steps)
Compliant/Answer/Motion/Discover/Pre-Trial Conference/Trial
3 Types of Negligence
Simple/Gross/Willful
4 D’s to Prove Negligence
Duty/Deviation/Direct Link/Damages
Negligent Causes of Action
Training/Entrustment/Supervision/Retention
Wrongful Termination
Being terminated improperly/dissemination/emotional distress
Intentional infliction of Emotional Distress
must show action were to terrifying or insulting that they would obviously humiliate embarrass or frighten
42 USC Sec 1983
Deprivation of Civil rights under color of law
Disparate Treatment Discrimination
Treating EE’s, or trainers different b/c of their inclusion in a protected class
Disparate Impact Discrimination
Facially neutral but impact more severely on a protected class
Defenses to Civil Suits (4)
Intervening Cause/Lack of Foreseeability/Good faith/risk management
Risk Management
Conduct Training/ Maintain up-to-date materials/Have written guidelines/Evaluate against a written set of standards/document everything
Risk Assessment
SWOT (Strengths/Weaknesses/Outcome/Treats
Leo in Criminal Justice System
Most visible member of the Criminal Justice System
Ethics
Ethos/LE greatest training/good or bad
Professionalism
following a line of conduct and acquiring special knowledge to instruct and guide
Characteristics of a profession
Common Fund of knowledge/Minimum Standards/Organization/Standards of Conduct
3 Parts of Police Code of Ethics
Self Restraint/Honesty/Attitude
Fair and impartial Policing
No Profiling
Ways to Prevent Unethical Conduct
Carful Screening/Adequate Training/Probation periods/Elimination of unethical behavior
Emotional Survival for LEO’s-Circle of Concern
All the things we worry about such as: Health Children Money
Emotional Survival for Leo- Circle of influence
Things that we can actually control
Emotional Survival for LEO Reactive
Focusing on the things outside of our control
2 Elements of effective communication
a. meaning intended by sender is understood and received
b. the sender gets feedback from receiver that he/she understands
5 Elements of Communication Process
Encoding/Transmission/Reception/Decoding/Feedback
3 Factors that influence perception
Past Experience/Motivation/ Social Context
Factors in Symbolic Communication
Clothes/Jewelry/Hair Styles
Barriers to verbal communication
Absence of common experience/Failure to make accurate descriptions/Concrete words vs abstract
Non-Verbal Communication Percentages
7% Verbal
39%Vocal
55%Visual
93% Non-Verbal Communication
What is Proxemics
Once’s perception of personal space/use this space to show attitude towards someone
Fixed v. Semi-Fixed Space
Fixed immovable objects/Semi Fixed movable objects
4 Vocal Characteristics
Pitch/Rate of Speech/Silent pauses/volume
2 types of body language
eye contact/body gestures
Definition of Effective Listening
trying to grasp what the speaker is saying from their viewpoint
2 Components of Effective Listening
Listening for Total meaning/Responding to feelings
Inference v. Observation
inference subjective opinion/Observation statement of fact verifiable
What is Blooms Taxonomy
Cognitive (Knowledge) Development of intellectual skills/Attitude (Feeling) How people deal with things emotionally/Psychomotor (Skills) Same as kinesthetic learning
3 Adult Learning Types
Visual/Auditory/Kinesthetic
Inductive Learning Method
Learner-Centered, Giving the trainee the tool and letting them figure it out/Active Learning
The Addie Model of Field Training (think of creating something from a problem)
Analysis/Design/Development/Implement/Evaluate
2 Types of Evaluation
Formative/Summative
SMART
Specific/Measurable/Achievable/Results/Time Bound
3 Parts of Evaluation Documentation
Be Clear/Be Concise/Be Complete
Fatal Errors
Threat to their own safety/Bring discredit/Not responding
The FTO is the _________ _________ between a new officer’s academy training program and the real world
critical link
FTO’s serve as the ______ _______ between the Basic Law Enforcement Training course and the agency’s FT program.
critical link
The essential of the FTO role are that they apply the techniques of coaching by providing a
role model
A tort is a
private or civil wrong, other than a breach of contract
The process of communication
Encoding, Transmission, Receiving, Decoding, Feedback
Perception is the process by which
decoding occurs
The average listening effectiveness rate is only
25%
The proper speech rate is
155-160 words per minute
As a field training officer, we are considered the _____ _______ in the training/education chain
second link
What are two types of teaching methods
Deductive and Inductive
