Peace Officer Use of Force Legislation
Increase your understanding and confidence in using force in Canada as a Peace Officer
The Use of Force Legislation course deepens the understanding of Use of Force in the context of Canadian federal law for any Peace Officer working in Canada, how it applies to their appointment and how it applies in day-to-day decision making.
Use of Force Legislation Training
In your role as a Peace Officer in Alberta, it is important that you maintain your competency level in the high risk, low frequency skill areas, and high consequence situations of your career, particularly regarding using force. Using force bears large responsibilities so it is crucial to understand the authorizations and limitations of this concept, for your safety, the safety of the subject, and the integrity of your job.
Tip of Spear is proud to partner with Control Concepts Canada to deliver a Canadian Use of Force Legislation program, to assist Alberta Peace Officers in doing what they love: continuing to keep their communities safe as peace officers. The program has been carefully developed over the past few years and utilizes the most innovative, best practices from multiple subject matter experts in the field of use of force and law enforcement high-risk situations, to help you stay safe. This online program provides a next-level learning experience to ensure your agency’s officer competencies are exceeded as per the legislative requirements. This training prepares an officer to bring a new lens of diversity and inclusion to the ever-changing environments an officer experiences in their career.
Who must take this training?
Who is the course for and their qualifications? Any officer defined as a peace officer in Alberta that has authority by their appointment to use force. This includes Alberta Peace Officers (Correctional Services Peace Officers), Municipal Peace Officers, Military Officers, Bailiffs, Process Servers.
Why do they need to take this course? This is a mandatory requirement of certification and re-certification for officers that are actively employed in the province of Alberta.
About the Course
The Use of Force Legislation course includes all educational content required to understand Canadian federal law regarding using force in a peace officer role. It is the most comprehensive and current Canadian content that is available. The online format allows officers to complete the course in their own time and at their own pace. This essential course is a pre-requisite for any officer certification or re-certification program and is included in handcuffing, baton, and oleoresin capsicum courses.
Duration: 9+ hours total
Tuition: $245
Certificate Issued by: Tip of Spear & Control Concepts Canada
Accredited by: Training Academy - Alberta Public Safety and Emergency Services
Recertification: Required every 3 years
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Online Modules
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6+ hours
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Online, self-paced
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Review & Exam
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2 hour in-person instructor-led review
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1 hour written exam
Course Curriculum
The Use of Force Legislation course includes the following Learning Objectives:
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Define the terms: legislation and force.
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Describe each of the core principles in the use of force.
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Define what burden of proof means in Canada.
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Discuss impact factors.
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Identify which section(s) of the Criminal Code of Canada authorize the use of force, justify the use of force, provide defences for the use of force, and holds an officer accountable for the amount of force used.
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Discuss common situations where resistance may occur.
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Summarize what reasonable doubt means in the Canadian legal system.
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Explain correct response options to subject behaviour.
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Explain what the objective reasonable test is.
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Explain each of the component parts of the use of force training aid to see and apply the correct response options to a particular situation.
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Assess subject behavior categories by identifying and determining the correct use of force response options in given scenarios.
Why take this training through Tip of Spear?
Highly Qualified Instructors
The team of instructors for this program have been involved in developing and instructing Peace Officers in Alberta for over a combined 50 years. They are considered subject matter experts in their field, offering real-world experience to their students. The knowledge and expertise they possess offers employers the ability to have training custom tailored to the needs of their officers.
Flexible Scheduling
This combined online and in-person format saves your agency time and money by minimizing training time and therefore time away from the field, yet doesn't compromise on content. This highly interactive training is accessible, convenient, and allows the learner to go through the content at their own pace, whenever it is convenient for their schedule.
Above and Beyond Content
We commit to provide high quality training that maximizes both the safety of officers and the communities they serve. This program will not only teach the required essential basics, but emphasize leadership, communication, effective decision making under pressure, and ensures that officers are prepared for a wide array of scenarios on the job. Through online training, officers are given the opportunity to continue learning, refine their skills and access the instructors long after the course has ended.
