IACP Project Safe Neighborhoods: Characteristics of Armed Persons Delaware-Maryland Training

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in collaboration with the Department of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Executive Office of U.S. Attorney’s, the United States Attorney’s Office District of Delaware, the United States Attorney’s Office District of Maryland, and the Middle Atlantic-Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network, present the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Characteristics of Armed Persons training event.

This no-cost training will be offered to sworn law enforcement officers/personnel and prosecutors over three days throughout the Delaware-Maryland Area.

• Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - Wilmington Police Station, Multi-Purpose Room, 300 N. Walnut Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
• Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - Police Services Complex, 7600 Barlowe Road, Palmer Park, MD 20785
• Thursday, May 26, 2016 - Baltimore Police Department Training Center, 3500 W. Northern Parkway, Baltimore, MD 21215

Course Description

The IACP PSN Initiative works to improve law enforcement’s capacity to interdict firearms trafficking and disrupt gang activity. In collaboration with state, local, tribal, and federal partners, the IACP provides site specific, regional technical assistance sessions, and resources to improve law enforcement’s gun/gang violence reduction and prosecution efforts. Course attendees walk away with tips on making observations of an individual’s body movement, clothing behaviors, crime gun recovery, keen observations during traffic stops, and testimony for successful prosecution. This course includes detailed instruction on identifying persons who carry concealed firearms, legal issues regarding stop and frisk, and articulating probable cause for searches.

Course Instructor

Retired Lt. Richard Hobson has developed and administered several DOJ-sponsored Gun Recovery and Enforcement Training Program seminars. He retired as a lieutenant with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC. Working with the IACP, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ component to the Project Safe Neighborhoods Anti-Gang Enforcement, Mr. Hobson has trained more than 35,000 members of the law enforcement community.

To register for the IACP PSN Characteristics of Armed Persons training double click on the event url link listed below or copy and paste the following link into your web browser https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PSNDEMD.