2016 Writers’ Police Academy Workshop Descriptions
We are pleased to present the 2016 Writers’ Police Academy
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
10 COMMON MISTAKES WRITERS MAKE ABOUT THE LAW
INSTRUCTOR: LESLIE BUDEWITZ
ARSON INVESTIGATION
Yes, there will be fire and smoke, and firefighters!
ASIAN AND NATIVE GANGS
INSTRUCTOR: MATT NINHAM & CHEE VANG
Gang culture, signs, symbols, and language.
BALLISTICS
INSTRUCTOR: JOHANN BODEN
Internal, external, and terminal ballistics. Live fire.
BLOODSTAIN PATTERNS AND SPATTER
The science behind bloodstain patterns and spatter.
BUILDING/ROOM CLEARING
In this heart-pounding session you and your partner respond to an alarm where you, as a team, must enter and clear the building. Be prepared for gunfire at any moment.
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Learn and experience how rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court are carried out by law enforcement.
COURTROOM TESTIMONY
Experience what’s it’s like to testify in court as a police officer. Actual courtroom setting.
DEATH SCENE INVESTIGATIONS
Walk through the scene to determine the type and manner of death and where the investigation goes from there.
DOMESTIC CRIMES
Learn the statutory elements, dynamics, impact, responses, and the unique investigative strategies of domestic crime.
DRONES
INSTRUCTOR: BILL BONGLE
How drones are used in law enforcement. Legal and privacy issues. Features actual drone flights.
EMERGENCY DRIVING
INSTRUCTOR: COLLEEN BELONGEA
Experience the difficulty of multitasking while driving, observing, and communicating, and all while utilizing lights and siren. You will drive the patrol vehicle under extreme conditions!
EMS/HEALTH SIMULATOR
INSTRUCTOR: HOLLIE BAUER
Interactive patient’s life depends on YOU! Actual medical training. Intense ER session and setting!
EXPERT WITNESSES AND THEIR TESTIMONY
Who are expert witnesses and how do they become experts in the eyes of the court? Session also delves into Grand Juries.
EXPLOSIVES/IED’S
Explore the dynamics of making an explosion.
FINGERPRINTING
Dusting, fuming, and difficult to print surfaces are just a few of the fingerprinting techniques you’ll learn in this detailed hands-on session.
FIRE 101
Examine fire basics, Fire Triangle, and specific components of a fire.
SHOOT/DON’T SHOOT SCENARIO TRAINING
A heart-pounding, eye-opening, and extremely realistic session where you must decide, within a fraction of a second, whether or not to use deadly force. Heart-pounding action!
FORENSIC ART AND THE COGNITIVE INTERVIEW
INSTRUCTOR: ROBIN BURCELL
Interviewing techniques used by sketch artists. Demonstrations of craft and more!
GETTING STRAPPED: HOW THUGS GET THEIR GUNS – ARMED IN AMERICA
The TV myth of “The gun was registered to the suspect.”
HANDGUN: LIVE-FIRE
Learn the fundamentals of a Glock pistol. Become familiar with sight picture, sight alignment, stance, grip, and trigger control. Fire live ammunition on the academy pistol range.
HOW TO THINK LIKE A BAD GUY
INSTRUCTOR: DET. MARCO CONELLI
A journey into the minds of dangerous criminals to learn what it is that enables them to kill, rape, and rob with ease and without remorse.
POLICE K-9’S – TRAFFIC STOPS
Legal requirements for K-9 searches of vehicles. Alerts, kinds of drugs recognized, training, and more. Participate in actual traffic stops.
LONG GUN: LIVE-FIRE
INSTRUCTOR: NWTC STAFF/RANGE INSTRUCTORS
Learn the basics of the .223 patrol rifle, nomenclature, field stripping, fundamentals, and live fire on the rifle range.
MARTIAL ARTS FOR WRITERS
INSTRUCTOR: ESOMA KUNG FU MASTER INSTRUCTOR HOWARD LEWIS
What is it that writers do that drives martial artists nuts? Training time on the mat.
MASHED POTATOES OF DEATH: ARE YOU GOING TO EAT THAT?
INSTRUCTOR: DR. DENENE LOFLAND
Toxins of biological origin – weapons made from natural sources that could easily be placed in food and drink.
MEDICAL EXAMINER V. CORONER
A medical examiner’s perspective of their daily tasks, roles, and responsibilities, and whether or not you’re accurately describing those details.
ONEIDA TRIBAL
INSTRUCTOR: ONEIDA NATION POLICE CHIEF RICH VAN BOXTEL
Experience the unique culture of the Oneida Tribe as well as the history of the Oneida Tribal Police and American Policing—not always cooperative.
PRISON TOUR
Tour one of the oldest maximum security prisons in the state of Wisconsin, the Green Bay Correctional Institute. You will enter the section housing some of the worst inmates in the state. Be prepared for…
PRIVATE INVESTIGATION, OR HOW TO BE A DICK FOR FUN & PROFIT
INSTRUCTOR: DAVID CORBETT
In this one-hour workshop former private investigator David Corbett—who worked on such headline cases as the first Michael Jackson molestation prosecution, the Cotton Club Murder Case, a major Teamster organized crime litigation, and more—will march you through the various aspects of the life of a real PI.
PTSD – POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
INSTRUCTOR: SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL AGENT MIKE ROCHE
The effects and consequences on the officer, department, career and family.
PURSUIT IMMOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE (PIT)
INSTRUCTOR: COLLEEN BELONGEA
High Speed Pursuit! You will drive the pursuit car, and you will indeed make contact with the fleeing suspect’s vehicle! A “spinning, tire-squealing” good time!
REAL COPS FOR REAL WRITERS: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COPS
INSTRUCTOR: SECRET SERVICE SPECIAL AGENT MIKE ROCHE
How do cops think? Workshop addresses Thin Blue Line, Code of Silence, Fear, Bravado, and the Ferguson effect, and much more.
SPECIAL OPS SHOW AND TELL
Hands-on with Special Ops (SWAT, Bomb Squad, etc.) equipment, gear, and vehicles. Mingle with the pros. This is a HOT ONE!
SURPRISES!!
Each year we incorporate surprise sessions that are designed to excite the senses of WPA attendees. The purpose is to allow you to experience “events” that unfold in real time, just as officers and other first responders experience in the real world.
TASERS
Tasers will be deployed. Class participation is encouraged…if you dare.
THE CLINICAL INTERVIEW
INSTRUCTOR: DR. KATHERINE RAMSLAND
Learn the tools of the trade and the methods that elicit information. Components of a psychological evaluation.
THE STEVEN AVERY CASE: ANALYSIS OF INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION BY INVESTIGATORS
INSTRUCTOR: WISCONSIN MUNICIPAL JUDGE KEVIN RATHBURN
Experts dissect the Interview and Interrogation of Steven Avery and Brendon Dassey – explore the art/skills/dynamics of interviews and interrogations.
THE UNDERCOVER EXPERIENCE
INSTRUCTOR: DET. MARCO CONELLI
The dangerous life of an undercover officer infiltrating major New York City drug gangs and massive Organized Crime figures.
TRACE EVIDENCE
Collecting and processing trace evidence.
TRAFFIC STOPS
When and how to approach and contact the driver/passengers.
WHY THEY WERE BAD
INSTRUCTOR: DR. KATHERINE RAMSLAND
This lecture gets behind the stereotypical motives for mass and serial murder to examine psychological nuances in specific cases.
POLICE BASICS 101: THE WAY WE TALK, THE WAY WE WALK
INSTRUCTOR: ROBIN BURCELL
Lingo and action accuracy without boring the reader.
“GOTCHA, BADGUY!”—PROACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
Police detectives conduct two types of investigations – reactive and proactive.
More workshops on the way!!
Registration opens Sunday February 21, 2016 at noon EST.
Remember, slots fill extremely quick so please, please, please be at your computers ready to sign up the moment the registration link goes live!
For all event details please visit writerspoliceacademy.com