SYNOPSIS

How do we think? How do we make decisions? are two important questions for law enforcement personnel and analysts. The process by which LE professionals make decisions can impact and affect scores of lives, both internal to our departments and the public at large. In a concise two-day course, personnel are active in discussing and applying the concepts by which we make our decisions.

Who Should Attend: This class is designed for detectives, patrol officers, and analysts.

OBJECTIVE

Day One: Define Critical Thinking; Common Intellectual Principles; Critically Reading/Writing; Claims/Arguments; Thinking; Where do we get our information (Data)?; Sources; How to distinguish good data.

Day Two: Allowing the data/evidence to lead; Problem Identification; Decision Making; Systems/Processes/Procedures; Impact of Technology; Creating Intelligence Products using Critical Thinking; Speaking Truth to Power.

COURSE FLYER

INSTRUCTORS

Instructors are provided by Police Technical

REGISTRATION

This course is free and limited to 45 students. Registration instructions can be found on the course flyer.