2008 Woodie Awards
Program addresses public safety, law enforcement services
Austin Kitch
Issue date: 8/29/02 Section: Campus
Team-T, a program designed to improve the way in which public safety and law enforcement services operate, has been added to the Criminal Justice Department.
Team-T, which stands for Tactical Emergency and Management Training, is composed of courses that imitate real situations. Scenarios are set up to give trainees experience in real-life situations without real danger.
"Everything from dispatch to driving simulators to interactive shootouts is incorporated," Heather Norman, co-president of the criminal justice honor society, Tau Epsilon Lambda, said. "They actually shoot you with neoprene pellets that go over 100 mph and hurt very bad. We have a class—Forensic Wound ID—in which we make our own makeup wounds look like the real things, and we use students as mock victims so it all looks very real."
According to Linda Morgan, criminal justice instructor,
although the program is a part of the Criminal Justice Department, it is not focused solely on law enforcement training. Other available courses include fire fighting, EMS, and dispatch training.
Morgan said Team-T is structured primarily to train public safety workers and law enforcement officers who all ready have experience in the field.
"Team-T itself is actually structured toward the in-service officers," Morgan said. "Although students can participate in many of the classes that are there."
According to Morgan, Team-T attracts public safety personnel from various Southwestern Kansas agencies. Since the establishment of Team-T in January, 15 courses have been taught to 118 trainees.
"Integrated procedures have been able to bring all these people together and to take training above just sitting in a classroom," Morgan said.
There are 15 trained instructors in the Team-T program. They come from all over Southwest Kansas, including Dodge City, Liberal, Kearney County, and Garden City.
Sam Garrison, co-president of Tau Epsilon Lambda, is elated at the creation of Team-T.
"It's awesome," Garrison said. "It's the first one in the nation."
For a current training schedule visit www.team-t.org. Acrobat Reader is required. Questions about the program can be sent to the program e-mail address, team-t@team-t.org.
Team-T Courses
(since Jan. 1, 2002)
Dispatch Simulator Training
1 class — 8 students
EVOC* Instructor Training
1 class — 5 students
CJIS** Software Applications
4 classes — 34 students
Datamax***
5 classes — 39 students
Dispatch I
2 classes — 14 students
Instructor Development
1 class — 12 students
EVOC I
1 class — 6 students
(since Jan. 1, 2002)
* Emergency Vehicle Operator's Course
** Criminal Justice Information System
*** National Crime Intervention Center software
Source: Linda Morgan, criminal justice instructor
Team-T, which stands for Tactical Emergency and Management Training, is composed of courses that imitate real situations. Scenarios are set up to give trainees experience in real-life situations without real danger.
"Everything from dispatch to driving simulators to interactive shootouts is incorporated," Heather Norman, co-president of the criminal justice honor society, Tau Epsilon Lambda, said. "They actually shoot you with neoprene pellets that go over 100 mph and hurt very bad. We have a class—Forensic Wound ID—in which we make our own makeup wounds look like the real things, and we use students as mock victims so it all looks very real."
According to Linda Morgan, criminal justice instructor,
although the program is a part of the Criminal Justice Department, it is not focused solely on law enforcement training. Other available courses include fire fighting, EMS, and dispatch training.
Morgan said Team-T is structured primarily to train public safety workers and law enforcement officers who all ready have experience in the field.
"Team-T itself is actually structured toward the in-service officers," Morgan said. "Although students can participate in many of the classes that are there."
According to Morgan, Team-T attracts public safety personnel from various Southwestern Kansas agencies. Since the establishment of Team-T in January, 15 courses have been taught to 118 trainees.
"Integrated procedures have been able to bring all these people together and to take training above just sitting in a classroom," Morgan said.
There are 15 trained instructors in the Team-T program. They come from all over Southwest Kansas, including Dodge City, Liberal, Kearney County, and Garden City.
Sam Garrison, co-president of Tau Epsilon Lambda, is elated at the creation of Team-T.
"It's awesome," Garrison said. "It's the first one in the nation."
For a current training schedule visit www.team-t.org. Acrobat Reader is required. Questions about the program can be sent to the program e-mail address, team-t@team-t.org.
Team-T Courses
(since Jan. 1, 2002)
Dispatch Simulator Training
1 class — 8 students
EVOC* Instructor Training
1 class — 5 students
CJIS** Software Applications
4 classes — 34 students
Datamax***
5 classes — 39 students
Dispatch I
2 classes — 14 students
Instructor Development
1 class — 12 students
EVOC I
1 class — 6 students
(since Jan. 1, 2002)
* Emergency Vehicle Operator's Course
** Criminal Justice Information System
*** National Crime Intervention Center software
Source: Linda Morgan, criminal justice instructor