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T ere were nine live-fi re courses conducted on two diff erent off -site police ranges. T ese included patrol rifl e; backup guns; white light, night vision, thermal imaging; ballistic shield deployment; vehicle ambush; and a number of basic to advanced pistol courses.


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diff erent instructor development courses. T ese classroom sessions are the very core of ILEETA because they are all about in- structor growth and improvement. T ese train-the-trainer classes included the most up-to-date use-of-force data, adult training techniques, and instructor skills polishing. The instructor development courses


ranged from the application of force sciences principles and student performance assess- ment to force-on-force guidelines and reach- ing diff erent generations of offi cers; from the science of motor control and improving presentation skills to verbal persuasion tech- niques and using video for better retention of the training and material.


ILEETA includes everyone from FTOs and training offi cers to chiefs and senior offi cers. With this range of attendees in mind, the con- ference off ered nine diff erent management and leadership classes. T ese ranged from under- standing toxic leadership and the role of men- tors/role models to leadership development and frontline leadership to the power of attitude, motivation, and infl uence plus a gut-check for those who want to be chief.


ILEETA conferences have always had an emphasis on offi cer survival and tactics. T is


S HANDS-ON PHYSICAL TRAINING IS A PART OF EVERY ILEETA CONFERENCE.


year it included courses like ambush awareness techniques; proper body searches; the com- bined police-fi re-EMS response into an Active Shooter warm zone; pre-emptive strategies and threat assessments for Active Shooters; offi cer survival during traffi c stops; the ever- changing counter-terrorism tactics. Other training tracks included 10 things police commanders need to know about autism; courtroom de- meanor, preparation and testimony; the emerging technology of unmanned aerial vehicles; in-custody death re- search; understanding and investigat- ing mistake-of-fact shootings; eff ective use-of-force report writing, and the sci- ence of arrest-related deaths. Some offi cers attend ILEETA just for the armorer courses. This year those certifi cation courses were for the AR-15/M4 rifl e, Glock Safe-Action pis- tol, Sig Sauer striker-fi red pistol, Smith


& Wesson M&P pistol, and Springfi eld Armory XD/XDM pistol. Many of these armorer courses were on diff erent days. For example, this year you could get an armorers cert on the AR-15, Glock and S&W M&P at the ILEETA conference. T e ILEETA training conference is prob- ably the single best conference to attend for tactical-minded patrol offi cers of all ranks and instructors of all psychomotor skills. From Active Shooter strategies to training oriented to top admin, the ILEETA confer- ence literally had something solid for every sworn police offi cer of every rank. T e 2016 conference will be March 13-18 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill. No airport in the world is easier to reach than Chicago O’Hare. It is a must-attend for police instructors of all disciplines and tactical-minded offi cers of all ranks.


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W EACH ILEETA CONFERENCE HAS BOTH INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION COURSES AND A VARIETY OF FIREARM ARMORER CERTIFICATIONS.


X THE ILEETA CONFERENCE COVERS ALL OF THE PSYCHO-MOTOR SKILLS: DEFENSIVE TACTICS, FIREARMS, AND EMERGENCY DRIVING. PHOTO COURTESY OF MASSAD AYOOB.


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