This course will examine the different types of interviews and how officers should approach each unique situation with a plan. Participants will hone their interview and interrogation skills and learn new approaches that will lead to more confessions. This course will provide real examples of successful interviews and interrogations. Participants will engage with each other while interviewing victims and interrogating suspects.

Drafting a search warrant can be a daunting task for those who are not routinely involved in applying for these warrants. Participants will learn the basics of search warrant drafting, how to chose relevant information for the affidavit, types of warrant executions, and tips to use while submitting to a judge. Each participant will draft a search warrant and provide the affidavit to a real judge. You will learn what can go right and how any situation can do terribly wrong.

Change is emotional. Change is a process. Change is personal. Staff are usually the first contact that someone has with your organization. Not only does this mean that they need to manage changes from your organization to get work completed, but they also need to handle questions that others have on these changes both from those who work in the organization and from those the organization serves.

Use of force is the premier topic on every law enforcement officer's mind. Am I going to get charged? What if I am sued? These are common questions plaguing the entire profession. This course will examine use of force laws, look at critical incidents and ways to articulate if you are involved, and analyze less than lethal and all legal implications of using restraints. The second part of the course will examine a civil lawsuit and how to best prepare if this happens to you.

Greater Minnesota's communities are changing and this can cause new problems and present new opportunities. Join the Center for Rural Policy and Development (CRPD) as they explore the topics that matter to you most from workforce shortages, child care, and economic development. Topics will be highlighted in 10 minute segments, giving you the information you need.