Line Supervision Instructors Guide

Last Updated: 7/26/2024

To begin the line supervision course, there is some preparing courses that take place before beginning the training.

Phase #001 - Preparation Phase

Ensure all law enforcement officers are in the Class A uniforms according to their primary department.

• Long shorts

• Dress shirt with a tie

• Shiny Boats

• Campaign hat

Key Points of this Course

Situational Awareness

the understanding of an environment, its elements, and how it changes with respect to time or other factors. Situational awareness is important for effective decision making in many environments and its changes that may occur.

Example

• If there is two people on scene and someone across the street that needs to be scanned over frequently to ensure no sort of element of surprise occurs.

Reactionary Gap

The gap between yourself and any sort of threat that you may run into while on a situation. The gap must be approximately 10 feet so you have time to react and deploy your firearm or any sort of less-then-lethal process.

Example

• You are on a traffic stop and the driver steps out and runs at you with a knife. You need to set your distance from the threat so you can utilize your use of force if necessary.

Phase #002 - Supervisor Request Scenario

During this phase, the officer who is taking this course will need to respond to a supervisor request from a civilian who is dealing with a new hired officer. This new hire is being extremely disrespectful, escalating the situation. The job as a upcoming corporal is to respond to the scene, speak with the officer in relation to the scenario, then speak with the civilian involved.

Setup the Scenario

Location	Setting of Call	Call Title
Any place for a Traffic Stop	During the scenario, the acting civilian will be stopped for a minor traffic stop infraction but the acting officer of the scenario is being extremely aggressive and disrespectful. The civilian then requests a supervisor for the officer extremely disrespectful behavior.	Traffic Stop
Park or Wilderness	During this scenario, the civilian will be camping in a area that was granted permission from the state. A park ranger will report a individual for being in an unauthorized area. The acting officer will arrive on scene and reconize the civilian from a off-duty occurance. This acting officer will then put his personal life to decipher decisions in his job which results in a disrespectful demeanor towards the civilian.	Trespassing

Instructors Checklist

• The way the officer approaches the scene, and immediately makes takes action.

• De-escalating techniques

• Problem-Solving Skills

• Approach with care and understanding of both situations.

• Speaks with officer in relation to law enforcement ethics and standards.

• Calms down both parties, and deals with the situation thoroughly.

Phase #003 - Managing of a Scenario & Scene Management

During this scene, the officer involved in this course will arrive on scene in relation to a possible domestic violence call. This call involves two parties of a husband and wife, and an officer on scene. During this scenario, the officer is being very aggressive, and not self aware at all of the environment taken place when speaking to both parties. The officer needs to respond to the scene as a active supervisor and correct officer on scenes demeanor, de-escalation aspects, and solve the scenario without any further actions from escalating. If things do escalate, the acting supervisor must give orders to result in officer safety, and safety of others surrounding.

Setup of the Scenario

Location	Setting of Call	Call Title
Any residential location w/ interior	There will be a husband and wife who are having reoccurring incidents of noise complaints of loud sounds from the residence. Neighbors constantly notice crying from the wife when exiting the home, and the husband always getting home late with a bottle in his hand.	Possible Domestic Violence

When setting up the scene, you can use /scene to setup prompts of weapons on the couch, a knife on the kitchen table, or any sort of weapon to test the officers environmental awareness. Use the prop menu also to spawn in props to signify different things to lookout for as well

Phase #004 - Proper Handling of a Officer Involved Shooting

During this scenario, a new hired officer will be on a traffic stop with a extremely non-compliant driver who does not like the police. The driver then will step out, and have a dark object in his hand but due to it being dark, the officer discharges his firearm due to thinking it's a firearm due to dark time conditions.

As a officer taking this course, you need to respond to the scene and figure out what occurred, and complete the procedures of filing a Officer Involved Shooting Report.

Setup of the Scenario

Location	Setting of Call	Call Title
Any area for a Traffic Stop	You as a driver had lost your son due to a drug bust and resulting in the life of your son. During a routine traffic stop the other instructor acting as a new hire doesn't know how to act or respond to this aggressive behavior. As the officer steps back to his car the driver will then step out with a dark object in hand. The new hire officer then discharges his firearm resulting in the falling of the driver. The acting officer of this scenario will be scared and at shock of the incident that occurred.	Officer involved Shots Fired on a Traffic Stop

Instructors Checklist

• Responding

• Handling the Scenario

• Proper communication with the officer and help maintain calmness to the officer involved.

• Investigation skills and gathering evidence of what occurred and if it was justified use of force.

• Handling of the OIS Report.

• Handling of the Officer