Tag: Management

R4 161L Use of Force Liability – Idaho Falls

January 5, 2026 0800-1700

Credit Hours: 8
Course Number: R4161l

Description:

This course satisfies the Idaho POST Legal/Liability training:
• Revisiting Graham v Connor and the “Most Important Factor”
• Review of Barnes v Felix and the “Totality of Circumstances”
• Reasonableness and the Trier of Fact
• Current “Hot Topics” in Law Enforcement Use of Force
• Grounding a subject
• Prone Restraint
• De-Escalation
• Duty to Intervene
• Threat and Variability
• Memory
• Writing reports to reduce liability and increase accuracy
• Video analysis
• Evidence collection

Instructors: Matt Bloodgood, Matthew Lovell (Lovell Law)

Location:

Idaho Falls Police Department
775 Northgate Mile
Idaho Falls State 83402

Registration Details: Click the following link for course and registration information

Use of Force Liability

To register contact Matt at: matt@police-trainer.com or call: 907-406-8200

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Point of Contact – Sgt. Jason Hendrian              208-612-8662            jhendrian@idahofalls.gov

R4 Front Line Leadership- Idaho Falls

July 22-24, 2025

Credit Hours: 24
Course Number: R4805

Description:

Course Description
This Track II course is for those who would like to enjoy more out of their
career and their life. Students completing this course will develop their
understanding of leadership and self to improve their work and personal
relationships with others. Information and skills developed in this course
will assist in gaining a broader perspective of the law enforcement
profession, the personalities that exist in it, functional vs
dysfunctional teams, culture, history, building trust, building credibility,
building teams, and real-life modern leadership. Topics of instruction will
include Assessing Leadership, Positive Teamwork, Police Cultures, the
Challenging Employee, Integrity of Policing, 360 Relationships, and Resilient
Leadership. This course is a “must” for all Front Line Leaders!

Target Audience
All commissioned peace officers, corrections officers, non-commissioned
personnel, FTO’s, supervisors, middle managers, command staff, and
executive staff of all ranks, tenure, and assignment will benefit from this
Front Line Leadership course. This course is for everyone in our profession.

Instructors: Ron Bayne

Location:

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Ammon Field Office
3750 E Lincoln Road,
Idaho Falls, ID
83406

Registration Details:

Call 866-855-6772 or at http://joppatraining.com

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