West Point Leadership Academy

Critical Incident Response for Patrol Corporal Craig Miller

801 Shade Tree Drive

Patrol was dispatched to a shooting call Hostage situation and a possible Homicide Call came out 10:30pm SWAT called out at 11:00pm

801 Shade Tree Drive

801

801 Shade Tree Drive

801

801 Shade Tree Drive

801

801Shade Tree Drive

801

Identify

Areas of Interest Shooting Call Possible Hostage or Homicide Containment is unknown Hostage Situation unknown Negotiator Calling in w/o Containment Officer involved shooting Poor Communication Officer could not communicate position after shooting Poor use of barricades – outer wall of target Chaotic staging area Inadequate Outer perimeter

WPLA Theories

Adult Development Attribution Equity Managing Conflict Situational Leadership Expectancy Group Development

WPLA

Response Strategies

Expectancy Expectancy Clarifying path by breaking job into smaller parts Instrumentality Identify objectives Valence Identify rewards

WPLA Response Strategies

Equity

Changing the comparison other

Managing Conflict

Goal Orientation Ambiguous Work Assignments

Group Development

Task Issues Relationship Issues

Taking Action

Provide a formalized format for Critical Incident Response

Training course for Sergeants and Corporals

2 hour course taught by SWAT Supervisors or Team Leaders Identifies what situations require a SWAT call up Defines and differentiates between containment and inner/outer perimeter Communications between containment teams

Taking Action

Training course for Sergeants and Corporals

Identify and Sectorize a target Command and Control – Managing the event Intelligence Briefing Incident Commander, Sector Lt., SWAT

Taking Action

SWAT General Order

Outlines Critical Incident Response for all officers Lists incidents requiring SWAT Notification procedures I.C.E.

Establishing Inner/Outer Perimeters Briefings Communications Chain of Command Responsibility of Arrested persons(s)/Victim(s)

Goals

Give Sergeants and officers tools to handle initial phase of a critical incident Increase Expectancy

by breaking job into smaller parts

Increase Instrumentality

by providing clear objectives

Increase Valence

by rewarding with praise, shift reputation and commendations

Establishing Equity Increase Competence and Commitment

of Supervisor and Officer

Increase effectiveness and efficiency

of critical incidents making it safer for suspects, all involved officers and the Community

Assess

Debrief After Action Communications at scene of Critical Incident Reoccurring “issues” would be compared to Lesson Plan Update training utilizing Show Up training Motivation Through Consequences