Dignitary Security

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Course Description - This 36-hour course provides instruction on developing and implementing a dignitary security protection plan or participating as a member of a protection detail. Curriculum addresses such issues as: identifying threats; organizing and operating a motorcade; providing in-transit and site security; and identifying individual team member responsibilities. Instruction includes both classroom lecture and field exercises. Students will plan, conduct and participate in a role play of a motorcade scenario at the conclusion of the course.

Who Should Attend - Officers who are assigned responsibilities to either develop dignitary security plans for their agencies or participate as members of a security detail.

Course Objectives - This course provides the students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to plan operations involving the protection of dignitaries, e.g., public officials or other “high profile” persons, and/or to participate as a member in a dignitary security detail.

Course Outline

  • Local Law Enforcement
  • Threat Identification
  • Advance Surveys and How to Conduct Them
  • Motorcade Operations
  • Close Proximity Operations and Deployment Considerations
  • Self Defense Techniques

Note: It is highly recommended that students wear casual clothes for the first three days of instruction to participate in scheduled exercises. Professional attire, e.g., suit, should be worn on the fourth and fifth days while preparing for and conducting a simulated motorcade. Students will be required to perform at a moderate level of physical activity. Students are encouraged to bring the service weapon and holster that they will use during an actual dignitary security protection assignment. Failure to adhere to required safety procedures may be grounds for immediate dismissal from the course and notification of the student's agency. Students with laptops are asked to bring them to class on Wednesday. Students are encouraged to bring departmental cars which can be used in the motorcade exercises.

Additional Information - For further information contact the ATC at (916) 464-1200, and ask for the Program Training Officer or Secretary for this course.