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	Advanced Patrol & Officer Survival	As one of the nation's leading experts on officer homicide, Criminologist James Davis provides students of this compelling distance learning course with important advice and tips for managing the dangers of police patrol and response.
	Anti-Terrorism Officer Program	The distance learning version of the S2 Anti-Terrorism Officer (ATO) Program is designed to prepare frontline security and police officers for deployment in environments where terrorism is a critical threat. This program provides an exploration of contemporary terrorist methods and basic anti-terrorism skills and knowledge that all officers should possess.
	Assessing Terrorism Related Risk	This interactive online workshop is designed to aid security and public safety planners in developing an effective methodology for evaluating terrorism-related risk. This program introduces the various types of terrorism-related risk and uses numerous exercises to walk students through the process of conducting a qualitative risk assessment.
	Attack on Jedawal: Critical Lessons for Anti-Terrorism Professionals	On the night of 12 May 2003, three housing compounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia were struck simultaneously by Al-Qaeda in a wave of bombings and armed assaults that echoed throughout the Kingdom. In this two-hour program, Consequence Management Expert and Al-Jedawal bombing survivor Wally Braden provides a first hand look at Al-Qaeda operations in Saudi Arabia and describes the successes and failures of security and crisis management that influenced the outcome of these events.
	Bomb Security for Executive Protection	The S2 Bomb Security for Executive Protection distance learning course provides students with essential skills for protecting individual principals against assassination by the use of explosives. In this 12-hour advanced-level course, anti-terrorism expert Craig Gundry explores IED technology, explosive assassination methods used by professional adversaries, and measures for preventing, detecting, and mitigating explosive attacks.
	Bomb Threat Management	Bomb threats persist as the most common bomb-related problem encountered by organizations worldwide. In this distance learning course, bomb security expert Craig Gundry provides a detailed examination of the problem and practical strategies for safely managing bomb threat situations.
	Chem-Bio Weapons Inspection Technology	In the S2 Chem-Bio Weapons Inspection Technology module, CB Weapons Expert Harvey J. McGeorge provides a description of the field inspection technology used by weapons inspectors during the 2003 UNMOVIC mission in Iraq. This course also provides future weapons inspectors and EOD experts with advice on best utilization of various technologies based on the experience of the UNMOVIC team.
	Chemical & Biological Terrorism for Security Professionals	This distance learning course explores the threat of chemical and biological terrorism as it specifically applies to security professionals. In this seven-hour program, anti-terrorism expert Craig Gundry provides a detailed examination of the threat, possible facility attack scenarios, and measures for preventing and responding to chemical and biological attacks in a workplace environment.
	Crisis Negotiations for First Responders	In many hostage and suicide threat situations, the urgency of the crisis requires that first responding police or security personnel initiate and maintain dialogue until the arrival of professional negotiators. In the face of an emotionally-escalated crisis, one wrong statement can easily turn a dangerous situation into tragedy. In this 2-hour distance learning course, former hostage negotiator and FBI Unit Chief Vince McNally provides frontline police and security personnel with critical guidelines and advice for managing initial communications in crisis situations.
	Defense Against Anti-Vehicle Explosive Attacks	Attacks against vehicles in transit by the use of explosives have emerged in recent years as some of the most popular methods of assassination by terrorists and professional adversaries. In this two hour distance learning program, bomb security expert Craig Gundry examines the spectrum of explosive related threats to vehicles in transit and provides effective strategies for countering these risks.
	Defense Against Hazardous Mailings	Postal bombs, contaminated mailings, and even postal devices designed to activate firearms ammunition have all been used to target VIPs, employees, and even ordinary citizens. In this distance learning course, S2 terrorism expert Craig Gundry explores the risks of hazardous mailings and appropriate countermeasures for mail-related threats.
	Dynamics of Jihadist Kidnapping	In recent years, Islamist terrorist groups worldwide have discovered kidnapping as a highly effective tool for financing their operations and pressuring target governments into conceding to their demands. Furthermore, in locations such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia, graphic video executions of kidnap victims have been used as powerful psychological weapons against expatriate Westerners and the American public. In this three-hour distance learning course, former Iraq Hostage Working Group Coordinator Daniel O'Shea explores this growing problem of jihadist kidnappings, kidnapping prevention, and advice for surviving kidnapping situations.
	Entry Point Screening	Even the best designed access control system can fail if the procedures used by security personnel are ineffective in addressing the spectrum of deceptive and covert techniques used by terrorists to penetrate entry points. In this distance learning course, force protection expert Craig Gundry unravels the methods used by terrorists and provides effective guidelines for screening and searching people and vehicles at access control stations.
NEW	Human Intelligence for Law Enforcement	The S2 Human Intelligence for Law Enforcement distance learning program is designed to provide new and experienced homeland security and law enforcement intelligence professionals with a deeper understanding of the HSINT intelligence process and successful strategies for solving domestic counterterrorism problems through effective use of human intelligence. The instructor, former CIA Senior Field Operations Officer David Hornberger, draws on his previous experience in dismantling Al-Qaeda operations overseas and his time as Chief of Station for a domestic CIA station to present students with practical strategies for planning and executing domestic HUMINT operations in addition to valuable advice about working in collaboration with the US Intelligence Community.
NEW	Human Intelligence for Special Operations Personnel	The online version of the S2 Human Intelligence for Special Operations Personnel course is designed to aid US Military special forces in planning successful Title 50 HUMINT operations. In this four-hour course, former CIA Senior Field Operations Officer David Hornberger explores the HUMINT process and provides practical advice for maximizing operational success and avoiding critical mistakes.
NEW	Human Intelligence Targeting	Experienced HUMINT professionals know that trolling for recruitment targets is a low percentage strategy that usually results in sources with little access to priority information. Nevertheless, "trolling" and waiting for targets-of-opportunity remains a common targeting method used in law enforcement and military intelligence communities. In this two-hour program, former CIA Senior Field Operations Officer David Hornberger presents focused targeting as an alternative and superior method for identifying and prioritizing high-value targets for recruitment.
	Identification of Iraqi Chemical & Biological Munitions	In this two-hour distance learning course, former UNMOVIC weapons inspector Harvey J. McGeorge provides a detailed survey of Iraqi chemical and biological weapons and unique features of Iraqi WMD that can aid in field identification.
	Introduction to Handwriting Analysis	Handwriting Analysis (“Graphology”) can expose many traits and characteristics that make up the personality of a writer. This insightful distance learning program is designed to provide security and public safety professionals with a foundation for understanding graphology. Through multimedia, case studies and hands-on analysis of actual writings, participants in this program will learn how to spot loyalty, trustworthiness, and initiative as well as signs of addiction, abuse, stress, and much more.
	Maritime Security Awareness	This distance learning course provides port employees with an essential understanding of port security threats and requirements for protecting port facilities under current Federal regulations. This program is specifically designed to address the training requirements for port employees established under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) in 33 CFR 105.215.
	Suicide Terrorism	Since the early 1980s, the use of suicide terrorist tactics has expanded far beyond the Middle-East and Sri Lanka into a global phenomenon. In this five-hour course, Israeli terrorism expert Howard Linett explores the tactical and strategic dimensions of suicide terrorism and approaches for minimizing the risk from security and public safety perspectives.
NEW	Terrorist Tactics: Israel & Palestine	In this six-hour distance learning course, Israeli terrorism expert Howard Linett provides a detailed examination of the methods used by terrorists in Israel and Palestine, tactics internationally exported to other terrorist groups, and techniques pioneered by Israeli authorities and private security to combat terrorism.
	Weaponization of CB Agents	In this advanced-level distance learning program, UNMOVIC Weapons Inspector and former EOD technician Dr. Harvey McGeorge provides students with a detailed understanding of chemical and biological agents and CB dissemination and delivery concepts.
	WMD & The Intelligence Function	In today's threat environment, law enforcement and national-level intelligence professionals are increasingly called on to gather and assess information about chemical and biological terrorism or suspected weapons programs. In this 13-hour distance learning course, former UN Weapons Inspector Harvey J. McGeorge demystifies the complex world of chemical and biological WMD and provides effective strategies for identifying, collecting, and analyzing CBW information.

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	Critical Incident Management In-Production	For over two decades, Criminologist James Davis has trained thousands of police officers in high risk patrol and response to critical incidents. In this 4-hour distance learning course, Mr. Davis explores the challenges of critical incidents and provides effective strategies and tactics for managing complex situations such as barricaded suspects, hostage takings, and more.
	Threat Analysis Through Graphology In-Production	Graphology ('Handwriting Analysis') can be an extroardinary tool for identifying the personality traits of a writer. In this six-hour course, veteran graphologist and protection specialist Barry Wilson surveys handwriting analysis techniques for use in identifying potentially dangerous individuals. To aid students in using graphology principles in practical threat assessment applications, Mr. Wilson also presents a comprehensive scoring system designed to assess collective handwriting characteristics that may indicate an individual with heightened propensity for violence.
	Money Laundering & Terrorism Financing	One of the most powerful approaches to preventing terrorist attacks is to deny extremists the financial resources necessary to fund operations. In this 16-hour distance learning course, former DEA agent and criminologist Tony Attanasio provides a detailed examination of terrorist financing and money laundering schemes and strategies for unraveling and disrupting terrorist financial networks.
	Chemicals & Agents of Biological Origin	Unfortunately, very few WMD training programs for emergency responders provide a comprehensive, detailed, and rational understanding of the chemical and biological threat. The S2 Chemicals and Agents of Biological Origin course is designed to fill this critical gap in responder training. This distance learning course provides students with a detailed analysis of potential chemical and biological agents and a thorough understanding of agent dissemination and employment scenarios. This program picks up where most other programs leave off, and surveys a wide spectrum of potential agents and employment methods that may be used by terrorists in attacking civilian targets.